BlackProjects From United Kingdom, joined Jul 2007, 594 posts, RR: 1 Posted (8 months 1 week 1 day ago) and read 6659 times:
It appears that The Avro Vulcan thats done one test flight is due for a couple more next week as the TVOC has got enough £ to do some more test flights.
For a while it looked like the Vulcan Project mite grind to a complete halt but the good people of the UK have dug deep into there pockets and ensured that the Big Delta gets a chance to WOW the Airshow crouds this year.
Baroque From Australia, joined Apr 2006, 7839 posts, RR: 29 Reply 2, posted (8 months 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 6423 times:
Quoting BlackProjects (Thread starter): It appears that The Avro Vulcan thats done one test flight is due for a couple more next week as the TVOC has got enough £ to do some more test flights.
They looked so sinister when the overflew our house when I lived near St Andrews as they went into Leuchars - probably for a weekend of golf!
GDB From United Kingdom, joined May 2001, 10162 posts, RR: 70 Reply 5, posted (8 months 3 days 22 hours ago) and read 6325 times:
Good news, but with the two instances, within two years, of the project grinding to a halt for lack of funds, makes me question if it is really a viable concept even in the near term.
They have themselves admitted that they need a corporate sponsor, I hope it was a typo when I read it needs £10,000 per month to keep running, because that is never going to be achieved by donations alone.
Elsewhere, there is a petition for government support, I won't sign it since if this did happen, it would at least in part, come from the Ministry Of Defence, since I cannot see the Dept of Culture, Media and Sport, wanting to fund it to anything like that extent.
So can we justify, however much we love the Vulcan, the MoD paying anything when the armed forces are so heavily deployed in action, others would object to DCMS depriving grass roots sports and arts projects too.
There has already been a National Lottery donation, but that was to help get it in the air.
So really, we have to hope that a company or companies agree to sponsor it, let's just hope this is not prevented by any economic downturn.
Thanks for that link, BlackProjects!! That was so thrilling to watch!
The Vulcan made an occasional visit to Lajes, Azores, during the 4 years I was stationed there in the 1970's. It was the most exciting plane to transit there of all. Whenever it was in, we made sure to be at the top of the hill by the control tower whenever it took off. The sound of the engines on takeoff was amazing, and as it climbed out in the distance it would almost disappear due to the slim profile as seen from the rear, but then when he dropped a wing and did a sharp turn, the entire delta suddenly appeared and we watched it do its thing during that climbing turn.
What an incredible view that was!! I am so glad that I've gotten to see the Vulcan fly in person!
Restricted area(temporary) for vulcan test flying at
bruntingthorpe. Restriction of flying regulations made under
Article 96 of the ANO 2005 (military aircraft should comply with
JSP552 201.135.9). No aircraft is to fly within area bounded by circle
rad 3 nm centred at 522913N 0010750W except aircraft flying
with permission of operator of bruntingthorpe aerodrome
or in the service of the leicestershire police.
Aus 08-04-0262/899/AS7
BlackProjects From United Kingdom, joined Jul 2007, 594 posts, RR: 1 Reply 11, posted (7 months 1 week 3 days 11 hours ago) and read 5542 times:
If you can get to RAF Cottesmore to day by 3PM then GO as She is due in to day from her Home base and She is due Back Home around the Same time Tomorrow!
BlackProjects From United Kingdom, joined Jul 2007, 594 posts, RR: 1 Reply 17, posted (7 months 1 week 5 hours ago) and read 5177 times:
A main gear Door failed to retract so my mate at Cottesmore got a multiple Over Shoot fest while the Vulcans flight test team tried to get the Door to follow the rest of the gear into retracted position!
OA260 From Ireland, joined Nov 2006, 11046 posts, RR: 22 Reply 18, posted (7 months 6 days 4 hours ago) and read 5091 times:
Quoting BlackProjects (Reply 17): A main gear Door failed to retract so my mate at Cottesmore got a multiple Over Shoot fest while the Vulcans flight test team tried to get the Door to follow the rest of the gear into retracted position! old
I hope it works out for them . Alot of people have put so much in to this project. Kudos to them and good luck for the future. Imnot that much into military AC but I have to say this did excite me .
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