Farnborough Airshow - Friday

[Hedge]

Like you I was born and raised very close to Scampton and can remember driving past them with my parents when I was young.

Yes the Vulcan was a cold-war nuclear bomber, but not anymore, now its just a thing of beauty.

[RedRobin]

I used to live in a small village relatively close to RAF Scampton as a boy and recall these beasts on midnight scrambles - several at a time flying frighteningly low above our house. The noise and look of these black moth like shapes in the moonlit sky were just undescribable. I think they carried nuclear payload in the 70's too! 

....Nah, that was in the 50's, Phil - Don't you remember?   

[Tarmac_Terrorist]

I used to live in a small village relatively close to RAF Scampton as a boy and recall these beasts on midnight scrambles - several at a time flying frighteningly low above our house. The noise and look of these black moth like shapes in the moonlit sky were just undescribable. I think they carried nuclear payload in the 70's too! 

....Nah, that was in the 50's, Phil - Don't you remember?   

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[DaveB@Vagbremtechnic]

Hedge,

They running derate on the Vulcan engines at the moment? I mean its bloody impressive, but when I think back to the displays in its hey-day it just seemed to be a bit more spritely off the runway, I cant imagine then flying it heavy for performace and fatigue purposes.

So are they using  a little less coal??

[Hedge]

Hedge,

They running derate on the Vulcan engines at the moment? I mean its bloody impressive, but when I think back to the displays in its hey-day it just seemed to be a bit more spritely off the runway, I cant imagine then flying it heavy for performace and fatigue purposes.

So are they using  a little less coal??

Not sure what derate means old chap. I think they have concerns regarding spare engines as these are 201's and the other 'runners' are 301's and they don't fit without a lot of help.
They also have concerns regarding the airframe and are petitioning the CAA to allow them to transit at much higher altitudes to reduce the stress but that opens a whole different can of worms.

It's still damned impressive watching it take off mind. 

[Hurdy]

Apparently it's capable of 0-120mph in 4 seconds. No NOS. 

 

Great pics Ian

One daymaybe I'll do 0-120 in 10 seconds....if I'm lucky

[Didit]

Loving the Vulcan pictures etc.
Reminds me of going to air shows when I was young and all the car alarms going off whenever it took off.

[B3n]

Hedge,



Not sure what derate means old chap. I think they have concerns regarding spare engines as these are 201's and the other 'runners' are 301's and they don't fit without a lot of help.
They also have concerns regarding the airframe and are petitioning the CAA to allow them to transit at much higher altitudes to reduce the stress but that opens a whole different can of worms.

It's still damned impressive watching it take off mind. 

Derating an engine is basically the same as detuning and after what youve just said above i imagine they have it would make alot of sense.

[RedRobin]

^^^^
Aha.. De-rating. Now the word makes sense.

[MAW73]

Thanks for the pics and great photo's. 

I used to love going to airshows when I was a kid and keep meaning to go again every year. I've got a 2 year old who love planes, so I'll defiinatly take the little feller next year....