Eyes on the sky this weekend UK peeps Vulcan XH558!!
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Eyes on the sky this weekend UK peeps Vulcan XH558!!
The Vulcan bomber will be making some of its last flights this weekend *sniff* Check these maps to see if you are lucky enough to have it fly over your house!
Northern Route 10th Oct Saturday
https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mi ... _QAWQWnmes
Southern Route 11th Oct Sunday
https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mi ... u8IUZTll6M
Awesome sight and the noise is amazing! It flew over my house unexpectadly when I was on the drive washing the car. I nearly bolted and ran for cover! You will hear it long before you see it!
Northern Route 10th Oct Saturday
https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mi ... _QAWQWnmes
Southern Route 11th Oct Sunday
https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mi ... u8IUZTll6M
Awesome sight and the noise is amazing! It flew over my house unexpectadly when I was on the drive washing the car. I nearly bolted and ran for cover! You will hear it long before you see it!
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Re: Eyes on the sky this weekend UK peeps Vulcan XH558!!
Bah its only staying to the right of Edinburgh
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Re: Eyes on the sky this weekend UK peeps Vulcan XH558!!
My best man's dad was a Vulcan engineer at Scampton, I think. He once had to change the gyro in one which had been sitting shut down on the tarmac for 24 hours.
After removing the faulty one, he climbed down the access ladder and turned around to take it to engineering. The thing was still spinning and threw him flat on his back.
Sadly, he suffered a pretty major stroke some years go and has since died. He was a brilliant engineer.
Cheers,
Norm.
After removing the faulty one, he climbed down the access ladder and turned around to take it to engineering. The thing was still spinning and threw him flat on his back.
Sadly, he suffered a pretty major stroke some years go and has since died. He was a brilliant engineer.
Cheers,
Norm.
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Re: Eyes on the sky this weekend UK peeps Vulcan XH558!!
It's sad that it cannot be kept flying when there are much, much older aircraft still flying
But the southern fly past goes over Flat Holm, which means I may be able to see it on Sunday
Mark
But the southern fly past goes over Flat Holm, which means I may be able to see it on Sunday
Mark
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Re: Eyes on the sky this weekend UK peeps Vulcan XH558!!
We need vids and photos!1024MAK wrote:It's sad that it cannot be kept flying when there are much, much older aircraft still flying
But the southern fly past goes over Flat Holm, which means I may be able to see it on Sunday
Mark
Re: Eyes on the sky this weekend UK peeps Vulcan XH558!!
Was originally supposed to fly over North Wales but that part got scrubbed - probably sour grapes coz we beat the English at Rugby, but in truth it was the high cost of operating the plane coupled with the long flight time...see here http://www.dailypost.co.uk/search/simpl ... ing=vulcan.
Suspect these planes are so loud we might hear (or feel) it at some point over the weekend
Suspect these planes are so loud we might hear (or feel) it at some point over the weekend
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Re: Eyes on the sky this weekend UK peeps Vulcan XH558!!
It would be amazing to work on one of those for a livingNormanDunbar wrote:My best man's dad was a Vulcan engineer at Scampton, I think. He once had to change the gyro in one which had been sitting shut down on the tarmac for 24 hours.
After removing the faulty one, he climbed down the access ladder and turned around to take it to engineering. The thing was still spinning and threw him flat on his back.
Sadly, he suffered a pretty major stroke some years go and has since died. He was a brilliant engineer.
Cheers,
Norm.
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Re: Eyes on the sky this weekend UK peeps Vulcan XH558!!
This video is amazing with the howling noise, it's like an animal. The bit at 1.45 is like a whale!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_ARSE8jEHQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_ARSE8jEHQ
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