Vulcan Roll-out at Bruntingthorpe yesterday - Not 56k friendly

[rich99]

Originally Posted by Captain Scarlet

Would have loved to have been there for that, but I have no idea where it is.

"Bruntingthorpe is conveniently located near to Junction 20 of the M1 and nearby Leicester, Coventry and Birmingham within the rollings fields of rural Leicestershire."

From here


There is also a running Vulcan at Wellesbourne, just off the A429, about 5 miles East of Stratford-upon-Avon. It doesn't fly but once a year they do a fast taxi run (like taking off but cutting out just before it gets to that point), they also run the engines quite often which is nice

[Flibster]

I've got some video - yet to see what it's like though.

Bruntingthorpe isnt that easy to get too - a fair distance stuck on little country roads. It's where the Vulc will operate from though, fairly central so it makes sence.

There's also a Taxiing Vulcan at Southend - that one does fairly regular runs iirc.

Bruce Dickinson from Iron Maiden was the co-pilot last weekend actually.

Simon/~Flibster

[vix]

I wish I could have seen it. I have never seen a moving Vulcan

Seen a flying and Taxiing Victor though

[Flibster]

Try this for a bit of video.

http://www.itvlocal.tv/

Select News and Weather on the top right.
Then choose - Meridian Tonight - South East - 31/08/2006

Just past half way though there's a lovely bit about the roll-out.

Simon/~Flibster

[Flibster]

It's the only airworthy example of this aircraft in existance.
There's less than 20 left and at the moment they're all grounded. There's a two that do fast taxi's but they're not allowed to take off *although there is thoughts that the one at Southhampton has left the ground on more than one occasion.. *

This will be the first 'complex' class aircraft operating in private hands. To make the CAA doubly nervous - it's a bomber that actually better than all of our current bombers - and it's nuclear capable.

It's a piece of our aviation history - the Avro Vulcan is our last heavy bomber. It's also one of the last aircraft to be a complete British design.

It's also better than the American's attempts.

It was also our last heavy bomber to see combat. Falkland Islands on the Black Buck missions.

The main reason though is as a flying tribute to all the servicemen who served throughout the Cold War. When this aircraft flies there's going to be a mobile education center going around with it teaching about the cold war *as thats now on the National Curriculum as well*

Simon/~Flibster

[Flibster]

Video of roll-out now available thanks to someone on youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1ZlT3oJGQc&NR

Simon/~Flibster

[Fayshun]

Originally Posted by rich99

There is also a running Vulcan at Wellesbourne, just off the A429, about 5 miles East of Stratford-upon-Avon. It doesn't fly but once a year they do a fast taxi run (like taking off but cutting out just before it gets to that point), they also run the engines quite often which is nice

I saw that one yesterday, I showed it to Josh from the edge of the market. He went "Wow big plane".

Vulcans make me aroused.

[Flibster]

Originally Posted by fatiain

I saw that one yesterday, I showed it to Josh from the edge of the market. He went "Wow big plane".

Vulcans make me aroused.

Good boy. Get him into the big'uns early.

As for the second bit...
*backs slowly out of thread....*

[rich99]

Originally Posted by fatiain

Vulcans make me aroused.

wow to think I was only a few hundred metres from an aroused fatiain

is that a safe distance you think?

[Fayshun]

Originally Posted by rich99

wow to think I was only a few hundred metres from an aroused fatiain

is that a safe distance you think?

Nope.