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Originally posted by BlackbirdM3 View PostI got to see the Vulcan fly when I was a kid. They brought it over for the Abbotsford Airshow in the early '80s.
They should bring it here to North America and get it on the Airshow circuit as the rules that have grounded it in England do not apply here. Its a truly awesome sight to see. The other possibility is move all the good parts from that Vulcan to one of the few in the states and fly those.
Will
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Originally posted by FLYNAVY View PostI thought -53D and on all had 3 engines…..not the case?
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Originally posted by Kedge View PostIt really is a shame it's no longer allowed to fly. Are the regulations in the US not so strict regarding old planes then? My understanding is that once the funding companies pulled out, they deemed it too risky to allow it to continue flying due to being unable to detect potential airframe weaknesses.
Its a shame that its grounded due to legal reasons rather than an actual unrepairable problem.
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Originally posted by M-technik-3 View PostThis aircraft needs to go under expirmental designation but then again that will limit it immensely as well. Shame where does the UK Gov't store their dead aircraft? We have many sites and Davis Monthan comes to mind immediately, but UK stuff? Too wet to store aircraft there outside.
I got my pics done from the Reno Air races, have a look here. https://www.flickr.com/photos/473099...57660437403862
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i love the transitional mach shock wave.sigpic
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Originally posted by BlackbirdM3 View PostIts my understanding that to keep an aircraft airworthy here in the states it simply needs to pass its annual inspection. It doesn't matter who does the work on the parts as long as they are certified to work on them. For instance, one of the big hurdles is the lack of support from Rolls Royce on the engines. I'd be willing to bet there are people here in the states who can work on the engines, and if parts are NLA, perhaps engines could be substituted for different ones. (I understand that is illegal to do in the UK.) The ejection seats need to be inspected every year. I think those were part of the BAE contract. I'd bet there are people here in the US who can do the inspection. Sure there are Vulcan specific systems that are unknown here in the states, but I'd bet there are guys in the Vulcan program who do know them and could teach people here how to work on them.
Its a shame that its grounded due to legal reasons rather than an actual unrepairable problem.
Will
I've also heard that there are very few, if any now, that are still alive from the design/production teams, if they are they'll be damn old! I also heard a lot of original documentation from that period has also been lost.
My uncle was actually a mechanic on these back in the day, may have to ask him what he knows
Originally posted by M-technik-3 View PostThis aircraft needs to go under expirmental designation but then again that will limit it immensely as well. Shame where does the UK Gov't store their dead aircraft? We have many sites and Davis Monthan comes to mind immediately, but UK stuff? Too wet to store aircraft there outside.
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Originally posted by Eric View Postnevermind!
edit: Sorry for the spam, but at 4:45 on the lower left part of the frame is an SR-71 and it's humpback drone thing (I know blackbird will fill me in on the details). I'd never seen modern photo's of the little drone thing.
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'69 Alfa Romeo 105.51 1750 GTV (R.I.P)
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