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Benzine

posted on 16/4/08 at 09:21 PM Reply With Quote
Vulcan

I saw the Vulcan take off today at RAF Cottesmore. Blimey, the noise was amazing Dad said he saw 9 fly over him once, I can't imagine what that would have sounded like

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onzarob

posted on 16/4/08 at 09:25 PM Reply With Quote
I remember seing one at a RAF airshow when I was a child, it took off then when vertical.........never forgot it amazing
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onzarob

posted on 16/4/08 at 09:25 PM Reply With Quote
I remember seing one at a RAF airshow when I was a child, it took off then when vertical.........never forgot it amazing
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mookaloid

posted on 16/4/08 at 09:28 PM Reply With Quote
Awesome things - i used to see them at airshows when i was a kid.

i hope they get it back on the airshow circuit cos i'll be watching





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Volvorsport

posted on 16/4/08 at 09:29 PM Reply With Quote
noisy gits , living next door to them can be a PIA





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LBMEFM

posted on 16/4/08 at 09:30 PM Reply With Quote
It's really amazing isn't it, I have seen them at airshows it's almost surreal, so graceful. I thought they had all run out of hours but obviously not.
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mookaloid

posted on 16/4/08 at 09:58 PM Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by LBMEFM
It's really amazing isn't it, I have seen them at airshows it's almost surreal, so graceful. I thought they had all run out of hours but obviously not.
Barry


I think that one has been fully rebuilt





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Mr Whippy

posted on 16/4/08 at 10:11 PM Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by mookaloid
quote:
Originally posted by LBMEFM
It's really amazing isn't it, I have seen them at airshows it's almost surreal, so graceful. I thought they had all run out of hours but obviously not.
Barry


I think that one has been fully rebuilt


yeah just finished it aswell if it the same one in my plane mag. Looked a nightmare to do





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onzarob

posted on 16/4/08 at 10:33 PM Reply With Quote
http://news.bbc.co.uk/mobile/bbc_news/england/nwyl/midlands/leicester/734/73478/story7347858.wml

It fully restored, which is great, I think the last time they were used was the Fauklands.

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Chippy

posted on 16/4/08 at 10:58 PM Reply With Quote
Flew in one in 1959 when in the RAF, most boring 14 hr's I have ever spent. They used to do a radar calibration run for the ground stations, so fixed height, fixed speed and fixed track. Only good part was got to sit in the captains seat for an hour, "just don't touch anything", Cheers Ray





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trextr7monkey

posted on 17/4/08 at 06:13 AM Reply With Quote
One crashed near us when I was at school- one guy who'd been naughty- was standing outside and saw it go over with bit sof glowing metal coming off.
I'm afraid I was inside at the time!





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locoR1

posted on 17/4/08 at 06:23 AM Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by onzarob
I remember seing one at a RAF airshow when I was a child, it took off then when vertical.........never forgot it amazing


Same here my main memory was the noise and the ground shaking as it went vertical don't think i will ever forget it probably because i almost shit my self





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