I was lucky enough to run the engines of Vulcan XM655 up to 80% and then to take it taxying at Wellesbourne Mountford last Saturday. The next run will be on 19 Jun - hopefully a full power run along the RW.
But the best news is that XM558's restoration to flying condition at Bruntinghthorpe aerodrome is going ahead and it should be flying this time next year with luck!
The 'rutting dinosaur' intake howl was a characteristic of the Vulcan at high power and low speed which many remember with affection - as I do the Starfighter afterburner shriek - that sort of "Ah - hwoooooooh - argh" sound often heard in Germany in the mid-'70s.
Then there was the wonderful Hunter 'blue note', of course!