Vulcan to fly tomorrow
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From: Pleasley, Derbyshire, UK
On the news tonight it had to make an emergency landing from this flight due to fire warning light coming on.
As usual the media blowing it out of all proportion and rendering this as having doomed the entire project.
As usual the media blowing it out of all proportion and rendering this as having doomed the entire project.
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From: Europe
Did it land at Brunty or Cottesmore? No flight duration or other details on the VTS web-site just the fact that it flew and had to land a wee bit early due to the minor glitch with the fire warning.
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From: Isle Du Cyber
Think Positive
She landed at Cottesmore at about 1620 after a flight time of an hour and a half or so after testing the avionics.
All must have gone well other than the APU problem otherwise she would have returned to Brunty I would have thought.
So think positive, things are heading in the right direction to get her permit to fly back.
Good luck to team.
All must have gone well other than the APU problem otherwise she would have returned to Brunty I would have thought.
So think positive, things are heading in the right direction to get her permit to fly back.
Good luck to team.
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From: East Midlands
Looks/Sounds like an Emergency to me!
G-Chicken - BBC Regional news quote - After the plane took off a warning light indicated that the aircraft was on fire and the pilot declared an emergency.
The plane landed safely about 4.20pm. It was discovered there was a fault in the system and no fire on board."
What aspect of "Fire Warning" and "Emergency" do you have difficulty understanding?
The plane landed safely about 4.20pm. It was discovered there was a fault in the system and no fire on board."
What aspect of "Fire Warning" and "Emergency" do you have difficulty understanding?
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From: Between EGAA, EGAC & the wilds of England
The aircraft gave a lovely low-level flypast of Thomas Cook's Peterborough HQ on its inbound leg to Cottesmore!
I was just finishing off & going home from TCX land when she flew by - fab sight - shame my phone camera isnt better!!
I was just finishing off & going home from TCX land when she flew by - fab sight - shame my phone camera isnt better!!
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From: Sandhurst, Berkshire
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From: Esher, Surrey
My local news reporting it was open (undercarriage?) hatch warning light
Some info.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/l...re/7350861.stm
