The AVRO Vulcan XH558 is at Volkel for the "Luchmacht dagen" show.
It gave a flying display yesterday.
With thanks to Arjan who posted these elsewhere.
The Vulcan at Volkel
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Marvellous Robert, thanks.
Am much looking forward to RIAT display !
Am much looking forward to RIAT display !
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More.
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What are the things sticking up out of the wings over the engines? (Or is that an optical illusion?)
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These are handles. Makes it easier to carry around by.What are the things sticking up out of the wings over the engines? (Or is that an optical illusion?)
Not.
Spoilers/airbrakes I would say.
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Speed brakes.What are the things sticking up out of the wings over the engines? (Or is that an optical illusion?)
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On PPrune, someone's posted a piccy of 558 on the way back from Volkel, flying over Xm655, long time since anyone's seen that....
http://www.pprune.org/military-aircrew/ ... today.html
http://www.pprune.org/military-aircrew/ ... today.html
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ah! it all becomes clear.Speed brakes.What are the things sticking up out of the wings over the engines? (Or is that an optical illusion?)
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Memories.
I have seen the Vulcan back in the good old days when small-town flying clubs with a bumpy grass runway held big-time airshows, featuring the Red Arrows, Frecce Tricolori and Patrouille France. Plus displays of Westland Wessex helos, several T6's, Pitts Special, an F4 squadron, two or three Harriers and yes, the Vulcan, all in one single day.
That was in Germany, 1976.
I have seen the Vulcan back in the good old days when small-town flying clubs with a bumpy grass runway held big-time airshows, featuring the Red Arrows, Frecce Tricolori and Patrouille France. Plus displays of Westland Wessex helos, several T6's, Pitts Special, an F4 squadron, two or three Harriers and yes, the Vulcan, all in one single day.
That was in Germany, 1976.
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Unfortunatley it will not fly at Waddo.
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XH 558
Allowed to fly after passing its annual CAA inspection
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