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Vulcan XH558 at the Goodwood Festival Of Speed.
Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2011 6:27 pm
by Mark
I suppose there's half a chance people may be interested in this:
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set= ... a3a1fa0ca2
Gave me a chance to try out my new cheapo Monopod. Works a treat.
Re: Vulcan XH558 at the Goodwood Festival Of Speed.
Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 3:46 am
by Gardenshed
I remember 3 of these flying low up the sound of mull during a WHYW or Tob weekend and then powering up over Ardnamurchan. Awe inspiring.
Just read "Empire of the Clouds" which is about the post war British aviation industry. Brilliantly incompetent. Amazing that something like the Vulcan actully survived the politics and was brought into service!
Re: Vulcan XH558 at the Goodwood Festival Of Speed.
Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 2:03 pm
by cpedw
Gardenshed wrote:Amazing that something like the Vulcan actully survived the politics and was brought into service!
Many years ago, I worked in the factory where Vulcans had previously been built. Occasionally one would turn up for an oil change or something. The old hands reminisced about night shifts spent in the fuel tank of a Vulcan under contruction, watching blue movies projected onto the wall of the fuel tank!
They don't make 'em like that any more...
Derek
Re: Vulcan XH558 at the Goodwood Festival Of Speed.
Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 8:05 pm
by sahona
And we wonder why we don't have a manufacturing base any more...