Avro Vulcan XH558 test flight 3 16/4/08

http://www.vulcantothesky.com/
Third test flight of Vulcan XH558 since restoration . Shame it was cut short by the undercarriage door sticking . Should be back in the air again by the end of the week .

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• AVRO
• VULCAN
• XH558
• TEST
• FLIGHT
• THREE
• TVOC
• VTTS
• 16/4/08
• 16.4.08

[SNAKEBITE197]

Anyone know when shes due up again?

[blizzardthewatcher]

Hi mate , just looked on the TVOC forum , looks lke the end of this week or the start of the next . Shes currently still on the jacks sorting the faulty microswitch out . Hope that helps ;)

[poyks]

Please keep us posted. If she ever comes out to Waddo anytime soon, I'll drop everything to see that! :)

Thanks again!

[blizzardthewatcher]

Will do mate ;)

[SNAKEBITE197]

OK cheers m8!

[blizzardthewatcher]

She came off the jacks today , refuel possibly tommorrow , next flight poss fri/mon ? If everything falls into place , weather + aircrew availabillity [they do have day jobs] etc .

[leorcc]

A beautiful aircraft and a testimony to the British engineering quality.

[Twosharppencils]

Really great video. You got her in full glorious howl mode. Excellent. I love it. Thanks.

[grumbo39]

@pr4wn5tar Why don't we just forget history? Watch or read George Orwell 1984, that should give you a better idea of the dangers of destroying the past!!! That and the Vulcan is F***ing awesome, you just don't get it do you?

[Dazzo2k7]

@pr4wn5tar People enjoy keeping our Heritage Aircraft Alive and keep them flying, As much as new planes can be cool they are nothing compared to aircrafts of the past, such as XH558 the best there is.

[pr4wn5tar]

why do people spend money restoring old planes instead of scrapping them for EVEN MORE money and making an awesome new plane?

anyone?

[schlusselmensch]

@airraideagle The British are so polite. Directly into the dump you say? Very tidy.

[shauntest]

one of the most beautiful aircraft ever built

[airraideagle]

My father saw the Vulcan that crashed into a landfill near Naval Air Station Glenview, Illinois in 1978.

[vanamonde2]

Didn't know the old beast was flying again! Fantastic!!! Wish I could see it in person.

[mattymanisdabest]

I love the Vulcan! You r so lucky to see it fly. I hope i do!

[Arco20022002]

Nice movie, great plane. I have seen a fly-by of the Vulcan in the mid-sixthees at Keiheuvel airfield (EBKH) at Balen - Belgium.

Just great.

Thanks for scharing...

Arc020022002 (Marc)