Originally Posted by
ZeBedie
Is there any experience of dismantling and then reassembling a Vuilcan? Has it ever been done?
In reverse:
Yes
Sort of. It was done by the RAF years back when they moved the vulcan to Hendon. That skillset is likely long gone. The airframe can be broken into significant size sections and transported, however with todays street furniture etc, even if the sectioning can be done, road closures and clearance and replacement of the furniture would be a massive cost. Assuming that can be covered, the airframe at its new location wouldn’t be a runner, apart from relatively few ‘simple’ systems that could practically be reconnected.
So is it possible, yes, likely, no.