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Rigex 15th Jan 2010 07:57

'sno(w) problem!
 
Oops!:bored:

BBC News - Snow tips North East Air Museum Vulcan bomber skyward

BBC - Vulcan bomber in Sunderland tips over with heavy snow

Wensleydale 15th Jan 2010 08:00

Is this why the Nav calculates "Drift"?

cornish-stormrider 15th Jan 2010 09:04

That headline should read " Proof that god is a skater, pops a manual roll with a vulcan"

For his next trick - a 360 kickflip pop shovit.

Ok, have to take less drugs tomorrow. Weeeeeeeee

ChrisN2008 15th Jan 2010 09:08

"V1...Rotate" :}

pulse1 15th Jan 2010 09:11

May I suggest that they leave it displayed with the nose raised, maybe not quite as high as that though. It means that the public can see more of it and one can, at least, imagine the noise it would be making at that point.

Pontius Navigator 15th Jan 2010 11:55

Acually that angle is pretty close to aerodynamic breaking. There is a small sensor under the tail about 6 inches long. That could touch with the tail almost on the ground!

ZH875 15th Jan 2010 12:45

That's an old trick by the snow.

This is Vulcan B1 XA900 at RAFM Cosford around 1979, when snow lifted the aircraft and its two 25ltr sized concrete blocks in the air.

With a brush and a thaw, she came down fairly gracefully.

Sadly, after being left out in the open for too long, and with the arrival of B2 XM598, XA900 was unceremoniously towed round the back and scrapped.


Mactlsm1 15th Jan 2010 14:55


This is Vulcan B1 XA900 at RAFM Cosford around 1979, when snow lifted the aircraft and its two 25ltr sized concrete blocks in the air.

With a brush and a thaw, she came down fairly gracefully.
Yep,
Agree that's an old trick,I remember marching past it as well!

Mac

green granite 15th Jan 2010 15:11

God you lot are slow, this has been running in jet blast since Tuesday. :p

http://www.pprune.org/jet-blast/4018...ulcan-sky.html


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