The British Vulcan bomber plane - news and discussion

[2hats]

The Vulcan is up and about right now and flying over Leicestershire en route to RNAS Yeovilton - currently at about 4000 feet in the vicinity of Rutland Water.

 

[SpookyFrank]

I thought it had flown its last at Cosford air show?

 

[2hats]

It's flying all summer. Tomorrow around Somerset and South Wales. All the following weekend at Fairford for the RIAT. Various other displays in July and August until maybe a last flight later in September.

 

[2hats]

Vulcan just taking off from Doncaster right now and about to fly around the north. Due Blackpool (display) at 1430, Croft (flypast) 1500, Elvington (display) 1520 before landing back at Doncaster at 1530BST. Rough route is here:

 

[2hats]

Out over Bournemouth today.

 

[Bakunin]

They should send it over Moscow, just for the lols.

Nuclear trolling, fuck yeah!

 

[1927]

They should send it over Moscow, just for the lols.

Nuclear trolling, fuck yeah!

What could possibly go wrong? Lol

 

[DotCommunist]

What could possibly go wrong? Lol

the soviets built to last. They could bring out some vintage equipment and it'd still be more functional than the vulcan I recon. pow-pow.

 

[2hats]

Last flying weekends coming up tomorrow over Gaydon, Warwickshire and Old Warden, Bedfordshire. The last weekend, 10/11th October, is supposed to be a north and then south farewell flypast.

 

[Quartz]

As I understand it, even at the last they're ignoring northern Scotland. A shame. Did they ever make it to Northern Ireland? If they're going to do a farewell tour they ought to do it properly.

 

[2hats]

As I understand it, even at the last they're ignoring northern Scotland. A shame. Did they ever make it to Northern Ireland? If they're going to do a farewell tour they ought to do it properly.

I think it was on show in NI and western Scotland early in September.

 

[pogofish]

As I understand it, even at the last they're ignoring northern Scotland. A shame. Did they ever make it to Northern Ireland? If they're going to do a farewell tour they ought to do it properly.

As above, it flew at Prestwick on the 5th of September:

 

[ska invita]

According to that video that Vulcan is only flying thanks to 22million of public donations and 2million of lottery money , used to maintain it. That has got my blood boiling. Thats just for that one particular hunk of shit. I dread to think how much non-tax money is being ploughed into keeping other war planes in the air (when theyre not crashing on people). I'll never understand this fetishisation of military equipment - feels utterly perverse to me. At most stick it in a museum where it cant hurt anyone.

 

[Quartz]

As above, it flew at Prestwick on the 5th of September:

Completely the other side of the country, and half a day's travel away (each way).

 

[2hats]

Final two flights this weekend. Northern loop tomorrow. Each waypoint is given in minutes after take off from Doncaster which is scheduled for 1300BST Saturday:

The southern loop on Sunday starts from Doncaster at 1250BST.
Click each image for the interactive Google map original.

 

[Mogden]

There is an app to track the Vulcan this weekend so it'll pop up alerts rather than my usual cursing because I forgot. XH558 it's called. Surely I can't be the only one spoddy enough to install it.

 

[1927]

Will be at Rhoose Airport today to see the old gal for the last time!

 

[bendeus]

Spotted it today out the back of my house. While I'm uncomfortable glorying in a machine designed to drop nuclear payloads on Eastern Bloc cities I have to say that I'd forgotten what a majestic sight a vulcan is - amazing looking aircraft

 

[2hats]

It may yet make one further flight later in the month.

 

[discokermit]

that looked immense.

 

[2hats]

Flew for the last time this afternoon.

 

[editor]

*threads merged

 

[editor]

Caption reads: A Vulcan and a B-52 in flight over Edwards AFB. July 10th 1961. The Brits were so well advanced in aviation design and concepts.First taking to the skies above Britain in May 1960, XH558 was the first B2 variant to enter service. https://planehistoria.com/cold-war/vulcan-xh558/

The Vulcan looks like something from another planet!

 

[ska invita]

 

[Leafster]

The reason for its existence is, to say the least, troubling but there's no denying it was an amazing piece of aviation engineering.

The howl and grumble from the engines on near full power doing low level manoeuvres was breath-taking. It was almost graceful watching it but you could feel the power resonate through your whole body.