A little over the top there Maxibon don't you think? Even if this were confirmed as actually happening, it is not as if he flew under Tower Bridge inverted in the dark and in IMC.
There is absolutely no correlation between the Shoreham accident and a Vulcan being barrel rolled.
There was no 'getting away with it' the aircraft allegedly did something which it is absolutely more than capable of doing, in the hands of someone who was absolutely more than capable of doing it.
Unless you have an inside scoop on the actual cause of the Hunter crash to compare it with, then i suggest that we just calm down a little.
Counting one's 'lucky stars' that they got away with it seems a trifle dramatic.
Even the CAA spokesman has said
BBC News:
"A spokesman for the CAA said it was looking whether the Vulcan "may have performed a roll manoeuvre".
He added: "This did not occur during an air display. Although not normally allowed under its current permissions to fly, a roll is a benign manoeuvre and the Vulcan's maintenance support organisation has confirmed that the aircraft is safe to fly."
and
"The CAA said the measures taken in the wake of the Shoreham air crash were primarily applicable to air displays."
Last edited by the_flying_cop; 6th Nov 2015 at 08:32.
Reason: added CAA quotes