Vulcan final flight live broadcast now.
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On the Periscope feed the plane did a touch and go and back around to a full stop landing.
Decades ago in Sigonella a transiting Vulcan crew let me climb up and take a look around the flight deck. Thanks guys, it was awesome!
As the Vulcan retires I'm betting yet another delta wing bomber will emerge with Northrop Grumman's award of the LRS-B contract.
Decades ago in Sigonella a transiting Vulcan crew let me climb up and take a look around the flight deck. Thanks guys, it was awesome!
As the Vulcan retires I'm betting yet another delta wing bomber will emerge with Northrop Grumman's award of the LRS-B contract.
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Remember she was built to handle Britain's deterent, along with the Victor and Valiant.
I worked on the things that turned a beautiful feat of engineering into a devastating weapon.
Very glad it was never used, except in that Falklands raid.
I worked on the things that turned a beautiful feat of engineering into a devastating weapon.
Very glad it was never used, except in that Falklands raid.
A truly dreadful piece of TV.
I hope some amateur out there will post something better.
I hope some amateur out there will post something better.
So Sean (with whom I flew on Belfasts) tells us that it cost £23 million to operate XH558 over 8 years. He also tells us that she flew 346 hours over that period. My cheap Russian calculator tells me that this comes in at just under £66,500 per hour.
Ouch!
Ouch!
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A truly dreadful piece of TV.
I hope some amateur out there will post something better.
I hope some amateur out there will post something better.
Also, hope there were some good still photographers, I didn't see much in the way of professional camera equipment in the linked video.
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JW411 suggests:So Sean (with whom I flew on Belfasts) tells us that it cost £23 million to operate XH558 over 8 years. He also tells us that she flew 346 hours over that period. My cheap Russian calculator tells me that this comes in at just under £66,500 per hour.
Well, it is not cheap but mentioning that a C-17 is a quarter of the cost makes it seem good value.
Well, it is not cheap but mentioning that a C-17 is a quarter of the cost makes it seem good value.
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Oh well, looks like somebody pulled out the cable to the video equipment just as the plane was about to land... 
This recording was broadcast live, an unfortunately timed connection problem means Vulcan XH558's final landing is at 47:42 in the video.
Also, I saw a couple of pro still photographers toward the end of the clip, hopefully there were more near the runway.
