Andrew_McP Posted October 18, 2007 Posted October 18, 2007 A good day for aircraft enthusiasts everywhere. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/leicestershire/7049694.stm Hopefully there'll be some youtube footage uploaded soon. Andrew McP... very disappointed by the latest BS developments, but elated by the real world stuff. On balance it's been a good week after all!
Andrew_McP Posted October 18, 2007 Author Posted October 18, 2007 A recent fast taxi run. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSboTXYrgJg I haven't found any flight footage yet. There must be some, because Sky News covered it briefly, apparently. Some photos hot off the press here... http://forums.airshows.co.uk/cgi-bin/ukarboard/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=36;t=39547 Andrew McP
Trident Posted October 18, 2007 Posted October 18, 2007 Excellent! I'm so looking forward to seeing one of my favourite aircraft in the air, my only exposure to the Vulcan sofar is the static example at RAF Hendon :)
TorwaK Posted October 18, 2007 Posted October 18, 2007 Fat and ugly but nice! :D [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Intel Core i7-6700K, @5GHz | Asus Maximus Hero VIII | 2 x eVGA GTX 970 SLI | Kingston Predator 16GB DDR4-3000Mhz | 2 x Samsung 850 PRO 240GB RAID-0 | AOC G2460PG G-SYNC LCD | OCULUS RIFT CV1 VR | THRUSTMASTER HOTAS WARTHOG | CH PRO PEDALS
Azrayen Posted October 18, 2007 Posted October 18, 2007 Nice one ! Always liked those V-bombers. :) Thx Az' PS : There is a Military and Aviation room where this thread should not be "OT"... If a mod comes around and can move it... ;)
jonob66 Posted October 18, 2007 Posted October 18, 2007 She just stunning. I remember seeing the Vulcan flying low level in the Highlands of Scotland as a kid during the 70's and early 80s. Brings a lump to the throat seeing a Vulcan back in the sky where she belongs. :thumbsup: [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
ED Team Groove Posted October 18, 2007 ED Team Posted October 18, 2007 Thanks for sharing this with us, but marking your topic OT by yourself you should also post it on the Off Topic section of the forums. Moved to OT. Our Forum Rules: http://forums.eagle.ru/rules.php#en
crazyeddie Posted October 18, 2007 Posted October 18, 2007 Fantastic aircraft, great to watch and that engine noise is something else on a low pass - nothing else like it - really looking forward to seeing it on the circuits again. Saw one crash in Malta many moons ago when I was serving on HMS Hermes - pilot missed the runway apron on landing and drove a wheel unit up throught the wing - he managed to get it airborne again but it caused a huge fire and the fuel tanks exploded blowing the thing into several bits - the engines kept going in an almost straight line out to sea - he managed to bang out throught the roof with the co pilot but the others got stuck inside - including his daughter who was on a jolly - really sad.
jonob66 Posted October 18, 2007 Posted October 18, 2007 Note to mods. This thread surely belongs in the Military and Aviation section and not chit chat?? The Vulcan is an Aircraft is it not. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Andrew_McP Posted October 18, 2007 Author Posted October 18, 2007 Thanks for sharing this with us, but marking your topic OT by yourself you should also post it on the Off Topic section of the forums. Moved to OT. Sorry to make work for you, but I hate this policy of moving (potentially) interesting posts away from the only forum where people actually look regularly. My experience with movies shows that if you post in the movie forum, hardly anyone notices. Post in the main forum and you'll get a lot of interest. I certainly never look here unless I see a "moved" link and follow it. I understand your position though. Next time I'll forget the "OT". ;-) Andrew McP
Andrew_McP Posted October 18, 2007 Author Posted October 18, 2007 Saw one crash in Malta many moons ago That's an interesting, but awful story, especially the last bit. Fancy having to make that split-second decision about leaving your daughter behind or dying yourself. Obviously there'd be little time to think about such things, but... what a truly awful predicament. My only connection with the Vulcan is seeing them fly overhead occasionally when I lived in Buxton. It's one of my few early memories, stood in a field watching a big V-shaped aircraft going over... I assume it would've been a Vulcan anyway. Andrew McP
Andrew_McP Posted October 18, 2007 Author Posted October 18, 2007 A thread with more pictures and some movie clips of the flight. The movie clips may not behave very well though. They're certainly not working at the moment. (Edit: the first one didn't work, but the other two clips did) http://buccsociety.conforums.com/index.cgi?board=pfyt&action=display&num=1192736329 There's a very nice movie clip of a landing and takeoff on this page... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=488349&in_page_id=1770 And another great clip here... Andrew McP
Recommended Posts