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[wakeyomega]

I've also been following the vulcan story very closley. Coming form Lincolnshire, I grew up with Vulcans (Scampton and waddington), Lightnings (Binbrook) and distinctly remember watching the Canberra flying over my primary schools when I was about 6 (1956) and it only retired in 2005! (in fact the americans were dissapointed it was retired as it was the best camera platform for intelligence gathering that they had access to).

I saw Vulcan XH588's last flight over Waddington before 'retiring' to Bruntisthorpe, a sad day, but seeing it return will be fantastic.

One of the most memorable sights at an air display was seeing the '4 vulcan scramble' - 4 vulcans started, running and in the air within 2 minutes. Here is a very old clip of a scramble.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4c3TUXkkFtU
Look what you have done now Mark - you've set me off!!  

I'm just off to fetch me anorak  

[Jay w]

I think you carnt beat the sound of a Merlin

OMG, now you are talking my language  

We have a two seater Spitfire that flies round here from time to time, there isn't a better sounding engine in the world, she has been out today after coming back from a show, before landing she 'buzzed' round for about half an hour, almost a free show for the locals.......

i had to have a cold shower after that  

[theolodian]

I think you carnt beat the sound of a Merlin

OMG, now you are talking my language  

We have a two seater Spitfire that flies round here from time to time, there isn't a better sounding engine in the world, she has been out today after coming back from a show, before landing she 'buzzed' round for about half an hour, almost a free show for the locals.......

i had to have a cold shower after that  

You'd like tractor pulls in the states.

[Kevin Wood]

I'll be really glad to see the Vulcan back in the skies again. Too much of our engineering heritage gets forgotten. The powers that be would face a lot of criticism if works of art were not preserved despite painting a picture or writing a piece of music being a trivial endeavour in comparison to the achievements of British engineering (IMHO). It's about time (and probably too late) that some effort went in to preserving it, especially given the scarcity of any modern day achievements of note.

Kevin

[Martin_1962]

I think you carnt beat the sound of a Merlin

OMG, now you are talking my language  

We have a two seater Spitfire that flies round here from time to time, there isn't a better sounding engine in the world, she has been out today after coming back from a show, before landing she 'buzzed' round for about half an hour, almost a free show for the locals.......

i had to have a cold shower after that  

Lancasters sound better

Sounds good also includes the following vehicles

EE Deltic 2 x D18/25 on full power
GWR Castle when driven hard

[bertiecbx550]

i am currently reading vulcan 607..the story about the vulcans that bombed port stanleys airfield during the falklands conflict its pretty good stuff and i would really recommend it to all you guys... when will the general public be able to see the vulcan up close?

[TheBoy]

You'd like tractor pulls in the states.

I think I would prefer tractor crushing...

[familyman]

I think you carnt beat the sound of a Merlin

OMG, now you are talking my language  

We have a two seater Spitfire that flies round here from time to time, there isn't a better sounding engine in the world, she has been out today after coming back from a show, before landing she 'buzzed' round for about half an hour, almost a free show for the locals.......

i had to have a cold shower after that  

I remember the last display flight of a pilot in a mosquito, was supposed to be a quiet normal display over the De Havilland museum near London Colney/St Albans way but it started with the announcer saying " hear he comes form the left now sorry loss of pilot etcc.......  " next thing the sound of the merlins changed pitch and two screaming merlins dragging a mosquito along at full chat ratling everything as it went over and was followed by a fantastic display as if the old boy thought what the hell i'm retiring . But i'll remember that sound for ever. Long live Rolls Royce. and their aero engines

Lancasters sound better

Sounds good also includes the following vehicles

EE Deltic 2 x D18/25 on full power
GWR Castle when driven hard

[ffcgary1]

British engineering might be dead, but this reporter nearly thought he was.Clean underwear required.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=t6tJgdquU_M

[Golfbuddy]

British engineering might be dead, but this reporter nearly thought he was.Clean underwear required.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=t6tJgdquU_M

Kinelll.  

[ffcgary1]

 My thoughts exactly.

[Tony H]

I think you carnt beat the sound of a Merlin

OMG, now you are talking my language  

We have a two seater Spitfire that flies round here from time to time, there isn't a better sounding engine in the world, she has been out today after coming back from a show, before landing she 'buzzed' round for about half an hour, almost a free show for the locals.......

i had to have a cold shower after that  

Lancasters sound better

Sounds good also includes the following vehicles

EE Deltic 2 x D18/25 on full power
GWR Castle when driven hard

They will do being pulled along by FOUR merlins

[ffcgary1]

Can you imagine what one merlin sounds like passing your ear ole at 10feet?

[Kevin Wood]

EE Deltic 2 x D18/25 on full power
GWR Castle when driven hard

.. and I can't stop listening to the BRM V16 on my "Into the red" CD for some reason.

1.5 litres.. supercharged..  16 cylinders.. 11500RPM.. 500+BHP

OK. It doesn't fire on all 16 most of the time, but when it does the sound can raise the dead

Kevin

[Martin_1962]

Sea Fury is quite a soft sounding engine for its performance - I have seen at least 3 flying around - good plane though!!!

ANother sound I will never forget are a CLass 50 Diesel with a V16 in it working hard pulling 15 coach sleeper trains out of Plymouth (I was there on a course)