RAF Vulcan flies again!!

WR450_geezer · Nobody likes me Joined: 09 Jul 2005 Karma :

Hi,

For those of you, like me who love the vulcan.

BBC Video 18/10/2007 - https://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid_7050000/newsid_7051100/7051162.stm?bw=bb&mp=wm&nol_storyid=7051162&news=1

Vulcan to the sky trust - https://www.tvoc.co.uk/

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WR450_geezer · Nobody likes me Joined: 09 Jul 2005 Karma :

If you want to read one of the best books about the Vulcan try:

Vulcan 607 by Rowland White. Brilliant read about the Vulcans role in the Falklands.

Amazon review,

''Though the effectiveness of the Vulcan raids remains one of the lingering debates of the Falklands conflict, the tale of how this Cold War bomber was summoned from the brink of retirement to carry out a series of 8000 mile return missions in the twilight of its career is fascinating in itself. The Black Buck raids launched from Ascension Island over the Falkland Islands in 1982 were brave in the extreme, given that a lone Vulcan would require in-flight refuelling many times in order to complete its mission, and fly almost the entire distance over water. For the most part Vulcan 607 doesn't disappoint: describing the build up to the missions and the surprising number of hurdles that had to be overcome well. Rowland White's attention to detail and excellent research shows in every chapter.

The raid itself reads almost like a novel; with the tension, uncertainty and unfolding drama expertly written, flitting between various cockpits, airfields and other settings to give a complete picture of events. Always the reader is left thinking that disaster is bearing down on the aircraft, as it contends with excessive fuel burn, electrical storms, risky in-flight refuelling, and the strong defences the Argentinians had in place around Stanley airfield. Such was the pace and detail I genuinely found the book hard to put down, and went from cover to cover in three days. The only slight disappointment I had with the book is that, once the raid is complete and Vulcan 607 returns to Ascension Island, the book tails off rapidly. I would have liked to have read more on events after the raid and a more detailed summary of the subsequent Black Buck missions, particularly the one where a sister Vulcan was impounded in Rio de Janeiro after landing on almost empty tanks when its refuelling probe failed.

I've ploughed through most books published on the 1982 Falklands conflict and have no hesitation in saying that this was one of the most pleasurable to read; highly recommended. ''
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MementoMori · World Chat Champion Joined: 22 Aug 2004 Karma :

This makes me happy.

It saddened me watching them struggle with politics and funds to get the thing up in the air again.

Great to see they did it. Such a beautiful plane. Thumbs Up

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LeeR · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 Dec 2006 Karma :

Fantastic mate thanks for the link I'd been wondering how it had been progressing, I was almost choked when I heard the engines again. Cool

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thegubner · World Chat Champion Joined: 25 Mar 2007 Karma :

Great plane no doubt, but what the hell was that thing in the union jack vest?

Was it a man or a woman? it sounded like a man, but looked like both.

PsychoHippy · Jammy Git Joined: 02 Jul 2002 Karma :

That's really good news, I have always loved the Vulcan and was fortunate enough to have it do the fly past at my pass out parade at RAF Swinderby Cool

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Whosthedaddy · Super Spammer Joined: 11 Dec 2005 Karma :

They had (or maybe still have) a Vulcan at the RAF museum at Hendon and you can walk all around and underneath the bomb bay doors. Its a huge plane and the noise Shocked

at the airshows when doing a fly by would make the car alarms go mad and your chest hurt like heck.

Fantastic looking and nice to see it fly Thumbs Up

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Dischord · World Chat Champion Joined: 08 May 2005 Karma :

It's only a plane nothing to get excited about, damn you plane boys crack me up Laughing

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greatmoorred · Nearly there... Joined: 13 Jul 2005 Karma :

Thats brilliant.
I read Vulcan 607 in the summer, and it got me wondering how that project was getting on.
There is one at woodford in cheshire, but its never going to fly. You can see it from the little golf club down the road.

McJamweasel · BCF Junkie Joined: 22 Mar 2002 Karma :

Excellent to see that back in the air, it's a real engineering masterpiece.

Another vote here for Vulcan 607 too, a jolly good read.
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