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18 October 2007, 20:13
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Vulcan
Its flying. Can't wait to see it again.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/new...m&news=1&ms3=6
I remember seeing lines of these at RAF bases and nows there is only one.
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18 October 2007, 20:25
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Superb news, a shame they couldn't do the same with Concorde but the bureaucrats fixed her I think.
We might end up with a Vulcan down here, they tried to buy David Morgan's Sea Harrier to put on display here but it went to a higher bidder 
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18 October 2007, 21:04
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There's another one just here. The engines run-I've seen it taxiiing within the last couple of years.
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19 October 2007, 00:04
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They are an awesome sight - and the noise..............
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19 October 2007, 11:52
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Sadly xh558 is the only one capable of being returned to flight - IIRC 426 was also a candidate but they've got no flightworthy 301 engines left for it (558 is the earlier 201 engines).
That was an amazingly short take off - shows how light she is flying.
Concorde? There are still rumours, but in order to ever be possible the design authority role will need to be delegated to someone like Marshalls who are design authority now for the vulcan. The fact that the design authority actively revoked support suggests they would be unlikely to delegate it to anyone.
The vulcan was restored with a meagre 6.5 million squid - imho move the decimal along to the right a bit to get a concorde flying again.
I understand that one of the french aircraft is being kept "hot" in the hope something can be done, plus I'm hearing that a number of people are being approached. I wish em the best of luck, but can't help but think it's anything more than a pipe dream.
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20 October 2007, 06:55
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Isn't there one laying in shallow waters in the Bahamian Sea?
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20 October 2007, 07:22
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Interesting clip. Nice to see those old things restored to glory,
The plane looked awesome too.
btw was that Lily Savage in the Union Jack outfit? 
K & P
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20 October 2007, 08:22
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Bond: That looks like a women's gun.
Largo: Do you know a lot about guns, Mr. Bond?
Bond: No, but I know a little about women.
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Isn't there one laying in shallow waters in the Bahamian Sea?
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20 October 2007, 08:22
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i gotta pile of Vulcan chrimbo (just for you Timw) Cards if anybody want's them
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20 October 2007, 09:03
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Originally Posted by The Jackeens
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Nah, it's just a while since Geri Halliwell's been seen on TV
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20 October 2007, 10:17
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we were out in the boat fishing when they flew one on its final flight into Blackpool airport and was to be sat out there on display in front of the terminal before they finally got rid of it a couple of years ago. Did a really low level flyby down the coast and then back again right over our heads. Helluva sight(and sound) right over the boat twice accompanied I think by a spit and a hurricane. Nice to see they have got one in the air again. 
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20 October 2007, 13:10
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BBC link was just sound and hardly any picture for me but it is on the Tube here
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20 October 2007, 13:15
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this is a good 'un too, hopefully see this sort of thing again
remember seeing a takeoff like that at Farnborough air show when I was a kid, bloody amazing felt like your internal organs were going to be liquefied by the noise 
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20 October 2007, 18:10
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20 October 2007, 18:17
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Matt,
Nice one. I take it you were lucky enough to be there 
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20 October 2007, 18:19
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No, unfortunately not, that was the local news.
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28 October 2007, 14:09
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When I was a lad, we were canoeing of Mull in the sea when a Vulcan did some low flying practice around the islands there. No that was impressive ground/sea shaking stuff!
I thought the one in the Bahamas was just a load of scaffolding poles now?
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28 October 2007, 14:14
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