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Old 5th Feb 2006, 17:57
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noisy
 
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Good Luck!

The two prime candidates for an attempt to return a victor to the air would be XL321 at Elvington and XM715 at Bruntingthorpe which are both 'live'.

My understanding is that H-P used a rather sophisticated spot welding technique to join together the Victor's corrugated skins. This required a massive effort with respect to QA. The effort required to return a Victor to the air would therefore be even greater (more expensive) than the process currently under way on XH558.

My perception is that the Victor is lesser known and less popular than the Vulcan; I would therefore say that we are very unlikely to see the Victor fly again.

I'd be happy to see them all in out of the weather to be honest.
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