By: Dog House Ldr.
- 12th March 2009 at 01:52Permalink- Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
pardon my ignorance but, is there anyother way to keep XH558 flying? could a company without destroying the charachtaristics of the vulcan, use it as test and evaluation aircraft? wouldnt that keep her flying?
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By: MrBlueSky
- 12th March 2009 at 13:04Permalink- Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
By: Peter
- 15th March 2009 at 23:41Permalink- Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
XJ825 being 'dismantled' at Waddington in Jan 1992. Taken by Peter Quicke.
Ah yes, lovingly massaged to death by the friendly JCB!! Good thing I wasn't home when this happened as I Would have been screaming from the fenceline!
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By: Chox
- 18th June 2011 at 11:08Permalink- Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Ahh yes, watching Vulcans being dismantled is a grim business. XM652 ended her days in a Sheffield scrap yard. I went over to take a look and the whole aircraft was laid there in a crumpled heap, some guy hacking it to bits with a saw. I often wonder what happened to the engines as they were on a trolley all safely bagged-up, which suggests that they might have had some hours left on them. Pity they didn't find their way to XH558, although I guess fitting them might have been tricky, given that they were 300 series engines.
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By: Dog House Ldr. - 12th March 2009 at 01:52 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
pardon my ignorance but, is there anyother way to keep XH558 flying? could a company without destroying the charachtaristics of the vulcan, use it as test and evaluation aircraft? wouldnt that keep her flying?
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By: MrBlueSky - 12th March 2009 at 13:04 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
;)
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By: pagen01 - 12th March 2009 at 19:08 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Superb shot, really does embody the beauty and serenity of all out stand-off nuclear combat
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By: Easyrider5258 - 13th March 2009 at 20:59 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Vulcan with wingtip restored
Plus, one of my pics from Rainy Waddington 2008
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By: Easyrider5258 - 14th March 2009 at 20:51 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
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By: Bruggen 130 - 15th March 2009 at 15:36 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Nice one, thanks. That pics been bugging me for years, just hope I can repeat
it this year, once again thank you.
Phil.
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By: Bruggen 130 - 15th March 2009 at 15:58 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
A few More.
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By: Peter - 15th March 2009 at 23:41 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Ah yes, lovingly massaged to death by the friendly JCB!! Good thing I wasn't home when this happened as I Would have been screaming from the fenceline!
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By: Chox - 18th June 2011 at 11:08 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Ahh yes, watching Vulcans being dismantled is a grim business. XM652 ended her days in a Sheffield scrap yard. I went over to take a look and the whole aircraft was laid there in a crumpled heap, some guy hacking it to bits with a saw. I often wonder what happened to the engines as they were on a trolley all safely bagged-up, which suggests that they might have had some hours left on them. Pity they didn't find their way to XH558, although I guess fitting them might have been tricky, given that they were 300 series engines.