Vulcan Alleged Barrel Roll being investigated
Yup its probably dangerous so lets meet to decide the punishment and review the evidence again, 7.30pm at Dog and Duck
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I don't see any registration details on the image above, are we sure it is the same Vulcan your honour?
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I seem to remember that the Bruntingthorpe based Victor became airborne whilst doing a fast taxi a few years back. Plenty of eye witness's, video and camera records of the incident and the CAA investigated.
Outcome - I believe a minor reprimand which seems like common sense prevailing.
A precedent maybe for the Vulcan investigation, or is that too much to hope for?
After all, its been done before without incident as the aircraft is capable of doing it without stressing itself to the point of destruction even though it has the highest airframe hours of Vulcan ever built. And no, it was not displaying at the time, so it is said.
Outcome - I believe a minor reprimand which seems like common sense prevailing.
A precedent maybe for the Vulcan investigation, or is that too much to hope for?
After all, its been done before without incident as the aircraft is capable of doing it without stressing itself to the point of destruction even though it has the highest airframe hours of Vulcan ever built. And no, it was not displaying at the time, so it is said.
P Nav. Not guilty. An open mind never assumes truth.
Apologies to Dave English re photo credit, which is here:- Inner Art of Airmanship Blog | Posting my perpetual pursuit of piloting perfection
rugmunch; invert the photo; did you move the sun?
Apologies to Dave English re photo credit, which is here:- Inner Art of Airmanship Blog | Posting my perpetual pursuit of piloting perfection
rugmunch; invert the photo; did you move the sun?
Olympus wrote
The original image of XH558 is at the following link. Taken at RAF Wyton, 2014.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/41028452@N05/15616611192/
Where can I get a jpeg of that photograph (without the cheesy caption) for my desktop?
https://www.flickr.com/photos/41028452@N05/15616611192/
Rugmuncher wrote
Not the same image. That one is of XH558 at RAF Fairford, 2011.
Photos: Avro 698 Vulcan B2 Aircraft Pictures | Airliners.net
Here you go, without the caption
Photos: Avro 698 Vulcan B2 Aircraft Pictures | Airliners.net
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RM, now prove that the succession of stills cobbled in to a barrel roll over Grantham is a genuine sequence.
No chance.
No find a credible observer that can identify the flight as performing a barrel roll.
No chance.
No find a credible observer that can identify the flight as performing a barrel roll.
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What would the world be without a bit of "They go Up Diddley-Up, they go Down Diddley-Down", done in the right place occasionally by someone who really knows what they're doing?
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The bottom line is fairly simple. IF they did execute barrel roll ivo Grantham whilst on a transit then, they should be hammered for it. Especially if it happened post Shoreham. If they had wanted to mess around, they should have done it feet wet where they would have been the only who would have suffered had it gone wrong.
Insenstive to recent events and foolish.
I don't think you can compare it the the accidental Victor take off...
Insenstive to recent events and foolish.
I don't think you can compare it the the accidental Victor take off...
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Re the Victor take-off..
Well, how about that one about the tech who, after a fast taxi in a Lightning, found himself
flying around, trying to work out how to get it (and himself) down again in one piece?
(Ejection was not an option, apparently - and he had only a PPL).
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Well, how about that one about the tech who, after a fast taxi in a Lightning, found himself
flying around, trying to work out how to get it (and himself) down again in one piece?
(Ejection was not an option, apparently - and he had only a PPL).
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Last edited by Stanwell; 12th Nov 2015 at 20:07.