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Rick Site Admin
Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22454 Location: UK
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lowdrag
Joined: 10 Apr 2009 Posts: 1585 Location: Le Mans
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Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2015 7:19 am Post subject: |
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I sent back my raffle tickets but more in sorrow than the hope of winning. I've only seen her fly once and that was at the Revival. A moment never to be forgotten as the after burners came on, the exhaust turned cherry red, conversation stopped and jaws dropped. So sad that she will be no more, but it is still amazing that she flew again at all, giving so many of so much pleasure. My hat is doffed to all involved. |
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minormatt
Joined: 03 Aug 2015 Posts: 48
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Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2015 10:04 am Post subject: |
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Is there anywhere giving approximate timings? |
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MikeEdwards
Joined: 25 May 2011 Posts: 2476 Location: South Cheshire
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kevin2306
Joined: 01 Jul 2013 Posts: 1359 Location: nr Llangollen, north wales
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Posted: Sat Oct 10, 2015 3:50 pm Post subject: |
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We are booked in to watch a show in the winter gardens tonight, arrived early and whilst having a stroll on the beach (Blackpool) the Vulcan flew over! Wasn't expecting it but what a fantastic sight.
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MikeEdwards
Joined: 25 May 2011 Posts: 2476 Location: South Cheshire
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Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2015 10:34 am Post subject: |
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I went for a walk alongside the canal on Saturday afternoon, by the time the plane came over there must have been about thirty people there, not bad considering the location.
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Rick Site Admin
Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22454 Location: UK
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MikeEdwards
Joined: 25 May 2011 Posts: 2476 Location: South Cheshire
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Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2015 12:59 pm Post subject: |
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I thought the timings thing was a bit poorly handled, though I guess they must have had a reason for it. They didn't announce the take-off time until Saturday morning, and there was a lot of negative stuff on Facebook and so on from people who were making a long trip to see it. That's one of the reasons I stayed local. My internet chose this weekend to be really poor as well, so I was just going on the Manchester Evening News thing that suggested 3pm. |
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Peter_L
Joined: 10 Apr 2008 Posts: 2680 Location: New Brunswick. Canada.
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MikeEdwards
Joined: 25 May 2011 Posts: 2476 Location: South Cheshire
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Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2015 11:45 am Post subject: |
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Some nice, albeit brief, footage of the Red Arrows flying in formation with the Vulcan in the BBC "Inside the RAF" programme from last Sunday evening. |
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Rick Site Admin
Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22454 Location: UK
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Penman
Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4765 Location: Swindon, Wilts.
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Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2015 6:40 pm Post subject: |
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Hi
Interesting in that if she took off upwind she then landed downwind.
So windspeed must have been quite low. _________________ Bristols should always come in pairs.
Any 2 from:-
Straight 6
V8 V10 |
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Rick Site Admin
Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22454 Location: UK
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Penman
Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4765 Location: Swindon, Wilts.
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Peter_L
Joined: 10 Apr 2008 Posts: 2680 Location: New Brunswick. Canada.
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Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2015 3:09 am Post subject: Vulcan's Role in the air |
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or in this case Roll.
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-34712346
So what they going to do ? Ground the plane ?
It landed safely, will very likely never fly again, so come on you "jobs worths" let it go, leave it alone and move on.
...and, if I had been flying it, I would have done the self same thing.. |
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