Vulcan set to fly next year
 

Vulcan bomber set for the skies

An East Midlands project to get a Vulcan bomber flying again has taken another step forward.
The Vulcan to the Sky Trust has signed a contract with Marshall Aerospace to get the plane airworthy.

The campaign has taken four years to raise money for the work, with £2.5m coming from the Heritage Lottery Fund.

It is now hoped the plane, which last flew from RAF Waddington near Lincoln more than a decade ago, could be back in the air in around a year.

Managers say engineers will start work immediately on what they say is the largest aeronautical restoration project of its kind.

Other industry leaders, like BAE Systems and Rolls-Royce, are also involved in the work, which is being carried out at a hangar in Bruntingthorpe, Leicestershire.

Vulcans were long-range bombers designed during the Cold War and were retired from service in 1993.

from bbc.co.uk

Great news! Does anyone know if the insurance issues that have affected other displays will be a factor? I certainly hope not. Looking forward to a top display from David Thomas.

I was wondering this myself, as aircraft such as Sally B are now unable to show due to insurance hikes of 500% it will be very sad news if the Vulcan, after years of raising funds and stripping it to bits, rebuilding it, testing it for airworthyness and then get a slap on the back saying "sorry, cant fly that here"....

Write to the MOD and say it is a prototype for FOAS.

:p :( :*

There is a thread running on Nostalgia on this subject already.HERE to make it easier for you.