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[Lizzie_Zoom]

It looks Entwood as though the Vulcan XH558 Team are working tirelessly to achieve their goals and one way or another this beautiful aircraft will be seen flying again soon. 

When that will actually be who knows, but this splendid team WILL do it!! 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-)

[Entwood]

XH558 is now safely on the gorund at Brize Norton after a 1 hr 45 min test flight today.

Having a compass swing done then, I believe, is the "validation" of the display by the CAA

VTTS have suddenly redone the whole website ... and I can't find the forums to check other details. Hopefully a phone call will sort things out for me !!

EDIT .. Sorted

further update ..

(From one of the engineers about 30 minutes ago) The compass swing is in progress as I write this post, the result affects what time she will be ready or not. As Wellington(Lord)said " a damn close run thing". It is always thus on the Vulcan, things go wrong we work harder to overcome them. I am sat here myself waiting to find out so I will know where I am working tomorrow, Brize Norton or maybe Waddo, hopefully the latter.

Fingers (arms, legs, toes etc etc) crossed

Further Edit :

http://www.vulcantothesky.org/club/forum.html

then down to "engineering"

then "558 Brize 01 Jul 10"  and a luverly set of photo's by mackrick of todays outing ..

[webby23]

Just had a look at the CAA website under her civil reg G-VLCN and noted that her new Permit To Fly application was received on 28th June 2010 but it is stated that the expected date of processing isnt until 6th July 2010

Fingers crossed for Waddo, but looking forward to a good time with or without !!!

 

[Nickbat]

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHoX-rygEhQ[/media]

Today's flight. 

[Marks DTM Calib]

It never ceases to amaze me how little runway shes needs to get off the ground

[Entwood]

It never ceases to amaze me how little runway shes needs to get off the ground

True .. but empty with just a 2 hour flight to do .. she's pretty light..

''twas somewhat different on Ascension Island a few years back ....

Hot, fueled to the gunnels, and with some very heavy "presents" to take South ...

They used most of the 10,019 ft available for those takeoffs !!

[tunnie]

sure those anti-radar pods they 'borrowed' and welded on weighed a bit too, i really must read 607 book again

[Lizzie_Zoom]

It never ceases to amaze me how little runway shes needs to get off the ground

That probably is down to her being unarmed, carrying no payload and only limited fuel on board.

[Lizzie_Zoom]

I have just researched the following Vulcan facts (for the B1 Mk1)

 Empty weight: 83,573 lb (including crew) (37,144 kg)
 Max takeoff weight: 170,000 lb (77,111 kg) (200,180lb for the Mk2)

Now as a comparison a fully loaded and fueled WW2 Lancaster for a raid on Germany was 68,000lb

The interesting point is though that the maximum bomb load for the Vulcan was 21,000lb.  The Lancaster had a maximum bomb load of 22,000lb.  The extra weight given over to the Vulcan was for the fuel load for long range missions, whilst the hydrogen or nuclear bombs carried were relatively light compared to the HE bombs of WW2, the heavist being Grand Slam of 22,000lb, which of course was at the maximum loading for a Lancaster.

The range of a Vulcan was 3,000 miles (3,450 miles for the Mk2),  but for a Lancaster it was just 1,660 miles

 

[Dishevelled Den]

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHoX-rygEhQ[/media]

Today's flight. 

That's a great video Nick - thanks.  This country produced some formidable aircraft at one time. 8-)

[Sixstring]

Slightly off topic, but worthy of a mension, read " the TSR-2" book....all about what might have been, if the government of the day hadn't pulled the money to build it.

Similarities to the new eurofighter wont be lost on you, looks the same, has the same qualities........

Then note the name of the design team.  Only 30 years difference!

[2woody]

the Vulcan was designed with HUGE wings, giving the lift required to operate in the very thin air at the original design altitude.

this had the useful benefit of having a great deal of surplus lift at low altitudes, which is why it needs little runway to get airborne and why it is so good at aerobatics.

ironically, it also explains why out of the three V-bombers, it was the longest serving (as a bomber), because the lift surplus enables better response at low altitudes.

[Dishevelled Den]

Slightly off topic, but worthy of a mension, read " the TSR-2" book....all about what might have been, if the government of the day hadn't pulled the money to build it.

Similarities to the new eurofighter wont be lost on you, looks the same, has the same qualities........

Then note the name of the design team.  Only 30 years difference!

This country produced some formidable aircraft at one time

I'm happy to repeat this from a previous post Six 8-)

[tunnie]

the Vulcan was designed with HUGE wings, giving the lift required to operate in the very thin air at the original design altitude.

this had the useful benefit of having a great deal of surplus lift at low altitudes, which is why it needs little runway to get airborne and why it is so good at aerobatics.

ironically, it also explains why out of the three V-bombers, it was the longest serving (as a bomber), because the lift surplus enables better response at low altitudes.

I found Vulcan 607 book fascinating, especially when they took on the Americans in War Games in states. American B52 pilots staggered at how nimble the Vulcan was and how low they flew and chucked it around. Made the B52's look like flying slugs in comparison

[Sixstring]

Slightly off topic, but worthy of a mension, read " the TSR-2" book....all about what might have been, if the government of the day hadn't pulled the money to build it.

Similarities to the new eurofighter wont be lost on you, looks the same, has the same qualities........

Then note the name of the design team.  Only 30 years difference!

This country produced some formidable aircraft at one time

I'm happy to repeat this from a previous post Six 8-)

Yes please, Zulu!!