Nice find

[Kris M]

I wet up to RAF Lyneham (Just up the road from me) today for a look around the vulcan bomber thats having its winter maintenance done there, Really impressive seeing something like that so close !!, Anyway tucked away in the corner of the hangar was a nice clio williams, Took afew pictures if anyones interested. Couldent get too close to it but still looked nice IMO. Lookes like its used to compete in

http://www.rtoc.org/boards/album.php?albumid=53&pictureid=10326

http://www.rtoc.org/boards/album.php?albumid=53&pictureid=10327

http://www.rtoc.org/boards/album.php?albumid=53&pictureid=10328

http://www.rtoc.org/boards/album.php?albumid=53&pictureid=10329

:)

[J$£5GTT]

that the same vulcan we seen do a fly past???

[Kris M]

yes mate, the only one flying :)

[The new Bill J]

that the same vulcan we seen do a fly past???

Aii, XH558. Awesome bit of kit :cool:

Will it fly again though? As per usual, the operators are on the 'We need £850,000,834,767,348.76 in donations by the end of the month, or she'll never fly again' beg :bored:

[car.crash]

Aii, XH558. Awesome bit of kit :cool:

Will it fly again though? As per usual, the operators are on the 'We need £850,000,834,767,348.76 in donations by the end of the month, or she'll never fly again' beg :bored:

bit like the postal service then.

[gtmatt]

nice plane , that they used to bulid them not far from where i live in woodford ,is that a c130 behind it ??:)

as for the clio is that an royal air force team clio

[The new Bill J]

bit like the postal service then.

Not quite - There is no postal 'service' these days :laugh:

:(

[mr white]

love the vulcan bomber see it fly a biggin hill air show years ago made the ground tremmer, my dads mate years ago flew one during the falklands war:)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Vulcan bad ass

[Kris M]

Yeah its certainly an impressive bit of kit, especially when you think its from the 50`s / 60`s !

[Ricardo]

We have a Vulcan bomber based at Southend Airport, pretty sure it works still. As Bill says rely on donations, volunteers etc to keep it going.

As for the Clio, love the Sparco wheels :cool: Indeed a nice little find Kris :)

[T.K]

Immense. There are a few about that do fast taxis, but this is the only one flying. So cool.

[The new Bill J]

I think the only one that does taxi runs is the one at Southend; XL426.

[Ricardo]

I think the only one that does taxi runs is the one at Southend; XL426.

Feckin expensive taxi :cooter: :D

Yeah i believe it is, i'm sure they use to fire it up at the Southend airshow :)

[D4WNO]

I think the only one that does taxi runs is the one at Southend; XL426.

:cartman: <---- G33333K

[Ricardo]

:cartman: <---- G33333K


And on the weekends you'll find Bill at the end of a train platform, binoculars, stripey wooly hat with a notepad collecting serial numbers :coffee: :D

[clee]

I thought that XH558 was housed at Bruntingthorpe :)

[The new Bill J]

And on the weekends you'll find Bill at the end of a train platform, binoculars, stripey wooly hat with a notepad collecting serial numbers :coffee: :D

:agree:

Would now be the time to admit that I'm a lifetime member of the Bluebell Steam Railway, in East Sussex? :ashamed:


I thought that XH558 was housed at Bruntingthorpe :)

It was, but not any more.

[Ricardo]

:agree:

Would now be the time to admit that I'm a lifetime member of the Bluebell Steam Railway, in East Sussex? :ashamed:

:laugh: :eek:

[The new Bill J]

Seriously, I am :)

I haven't been for about 15 years though :laugh:

[Mart]

http://www.rtoc.org/boards/album.php?albumid=53&pictureid=10329

Win! :agree: :cool:

[The new Bill J]

http://www.vulcantothesky.org/

Not long, until she's gone for good - again!

[Ricardo]

http://www.vulcantothesky.org/

Not long, until she's gone for good - again!

http://www.captain-vulcan.freeuk.com/orgs.htm

The aim of the Vulcan Restoration Trust is to restore their Avro Vulcan bomber - XL426 - back to airworthy readiness, so that this wonderful example of British aviation heritage can take to the skies once again.
The VRT - a registered charity - consists of ordinary men and women who share an extraordinary dream, and who are using their own individual talents and time to make this common dream come true. Their Vulcan, XL426, lives at London Southend Airport, Essex, England, where she arrived in December 1986. She spent a few years slowly rusting away until a group of like minded aviation enthusiasts clubbed together to buy the Vulcan from her previous owner, thus saving her from being turned into a pile of scrap metal.
This group of enthusiasts formed the Vulcan Restoration Trust. Over the past few years the VRT has transformed XL426 from a corroding exhibit to a living, breathing, noisy, high-speed taxiing aircraft, but they still need a great deal of help.

[The new Bill J]

As good as that would be Rickay, it'll NEVER happen :(

Excluding the millions and millions of $$ needed, as well as getting the permit to fly - The main problem is the engines, or lack of. Rolls Royce won't have anything to do with them any more. They won't make any more, won't make any spares, and they won't rebuild any current ones. Every jet engine has a cycle life, where it's only allowed to complete a set number of cycles before an overhaul is needed. XH558 has the last of the usable engines in existence. Four of them are currently fitted, and of the four '0 hour' spares that they had, only 3 are left. They've had one fail already.

Even if XH558 is kept flying, it'll NEVER fly again once the engine's have completed their cycles. It's predicted that that'll be around 2012 :cry:

[Ricardo]

It's a bit of a shame really, i was on the bus today and went past the ol Vulcan, seen better days.

A bit like the Concorde, IIRC Branson wanted to bring it back into commission but Air France or someone else won't release the paperwork or have anything to do with it

[rs250nut]

Saw the vulcan and the eurofighter at the Bournemouth airshow never heard anything like it, piece of enginering to be proud of:)