Victor Bomber XM715 on News at Ten

Bruntingthorpes Victor Bomber XM715, accidently becomes airbourne during the Cold War Jets day on 3rd May 2009. This clip was recorded from ITV's News At Ten programme, on the 8th Sept 09.

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[tn163ta]

Oh how i would of loved to see that roar into the air and do a full curcuit.

[phishstyx]

Sorry, I just don't get this. As a pilot I can't imagine a situation where you "accidentally become airborne". Those engines appear to be at full power from the start and the act of "rotation" (when the pilot pulls back on the elevator to take-off) is not some passive event. The aircraft rotates aggressively indicating the pilot pulled her off the runway.

[michaelfergusonuk]

@torquesport Whoops, i meant "Evidently"

[TSR1989FF]

@xh558able With the Victor & TSR-2 it's certainly possible, however with the Valiant it would be rather difficult, as all but one of the MK-1 Valiant's were scrapped by the Government, & the only MK-2 Valiant to have flown (nicknamed "Pathfinder") wasn't preserved either, the only MK-1 left in the World is at the

RAF Museum Cosford (if i remember right).

One day we Brit's shall have a "Cold War Memorial Flight", just a matter of time (& public support).

[TSR1989FF]

@kingdomofdalriada ... (the B.1) proved unadaptable to low level "Interdiction" Flights, although the Government is to blame for that as when they ordered the B.MK-1 they completely overlooked the

Co-current "B.MK-2"

(which unlike the B.1 WAS Designed with Low Level Flight in mind).

The Tornado as compared was/is just compensation to the RAF (Abet overdue & half assed) for the Cancellation roughly 15 years earlier of the "BAC TSR-2"

(which the "Tornie" is essentially a watered down version).

[TSR1989FF]

@kingdomofdalriada Wrong, they're Designs are still considered Futuristic even today, and it goes without saying NO Bomber Flying today can match a Vulcan on Maneuverability ; )

If your Logic Applies then Why do the USAF / Russian & Chinese Airforces still operate Bomber Forces?

The Vulcan & Victor were Re-purposed due to a combination of Government Cutbacks & the Cancellation of "Skybolt" & "Z59" Stand off Missiles, the Valiant was retired early because the version the RAF had...

[torquesport]

@michaelfergusonuk Everdently?

[torquesport]

@xh558able Get yourself a bloody spellchecker! Vicars Vallient my arse! Numpty.

[greenseaships]

So when the NEWS MEDIA says "headed towards the crowd", they really mean he just drifted away from the audience and over the grass. Just wanted to clarify.

[kingdomofdalriada]

@xh558able The Reason they grounded it was because it is completely obsolete. We do not need Victor and vulcan bombers when we have Tornados that can do a better job, and a submarine based nuclear deterrant.

[chrisjeffsmusic]

@phishstyx the flaps were extended, I'm not familiar with how a delta shaped wing works, but perhaps it generated enough lift without the pilot pulling back at all?

I dunno, I can't see why a pilot would put himself in that situation

[michaelfergusonuk]

I t Proves however that She is still Able to Fly, (Almost too much so)

It would have been even more Fantastic to see Her Take-off completly and do a Flypast of the Airfeild as She was Everdently more than Capable,

One Famous example of such was when a Saunders Roe Test Pilot was Only supposed to do a Taxi Run of their Latest (at the Time) Six Engined Seaplane

(The Princess Prototype) Pulled the Stick back & up She went,

When Interrorgated he said "She wanted to Fly so i let Her do so"