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Re: XH558 First Flight . . . . . Today!!!
Posted: 18 Oct 2007, 20:17
by AlexP
From the Telegraph:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/core/Slidesh ... canpix.xml
Sincerely hope these feature on the front cover tomorrow . . . and double page spread within.
Alex
Re: XH558 First Flight . . . . . Today!!!
Posted: 18 Oct 2007, 20:32
by Pringle
Whilst posting on another forum someone asked;
'What will happen to it now?'
I gave an answer based on guess work as I haven't really followed the project. But I'm guessing it will stay airworthy and visit airshow upon airshow until the funds from the public run out.
Right or wrong?
Re: XH558 First Flight . . . . . Today!!!
Posted: 18 Oct 2007, 20:38
by forthbridge
YYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YAA BBYYOOOOOOOTTTTYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!
Nothing more to say really!
Re: XH558 First Flight . . . . . Today!!!
Posted: 18 Oct 2007, 20:46
by John
Possibly the best video tribute today!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/avdb/region ... 6x9_bb.asx
Kind regards
John
Re: XH558 First Flight . . . . . Today!!!
Posted: 18 Oct 2007, 20:55
by jamesstables
Pringle wrote:Whilst posting on another forum someone asked;
'What will happen to it now?'
I gave an answer based on guess work as I haven't really followed the project. But I'm guessing it will stay airworthy and visit airshow upon airshow until the funds from the public run out.
Right or wrong?
I think the plan is to fly her for about 10 years, at which point they will run out of engine cycles (in theory you can just keep patching the airframe).
Then it has to be retired to somewhere publicly accessible where they can still run it, so most likely Duxford.
More than likely that it will be based at Waddington I think in the longer run, although Scampton and Finningley (PLEASE! :prayer: ) have also been mentioned by people.
Re: XH558 First Flight . . . . . Today!!!
Posted: 18 Oct 2007, 20:57
by Pringle
Beautiful
Re: XH558 First Flight . . . . . Today!!!
Posted: 18 Oct 2007, 20:57
by Pringle
jamesstables wrote:
I think the plan is to fly her for about 10 years, at which point they will run out of engine cycles (in theory you can just keep patching the airframe).
Then it has to be retired to somewhere publicly accessible where they can still run it, so most likely Duxford.
More than likely that it will be based at Waddington I think in the longer run, although Scampton and Finningley (PLEASE! :prayer: ) have also been mentioned by people.
Thanks for the post James, much appreciated.
Re: XH558 First Flight . . . . . Today!!!
Posted: 18 Oct 2007, 21:41
by Techy111
Paul K wrote:
Which FS9 Vulcan have you got, Tony ?
Blimey I am so happy this has happened.
I got the Paul Fosters freeware Vulcan with modded Air.cfg and she's a beauty....
Gawd i am so chuffed...the last time i saw her was at her last Fairford.... :yipeee:
Just cannot sit still.....LOL
Tony
Re: XH558 First Flight . . . . . Today!!!
Posted: 18 Oct 2007, 21:54
by Paul K
Techy111 wrote:Paul K wrote:
Which FS9 Vulcan have you got, Tony ?
Blimey I am so happy this has happened.
I got the Paul Fosters freeware Vulcan with modded Air.cfg and she's a beauty....
Gawd i am so chuffed...the last time i saw her was at her last Fairford.... :yipeee:
Just cannot sit still.....LOL
Tony
I know how you feel.
By the way, that link I gave earlier has a better video attached to it now, so its worth clicking again.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid ... =wm&news=1
Re: XH558 First Flight . . . . . Today!!!
Posted: 18 Oct 2007, 21:59
by Techy111
Thanks Paul.....
Can i just ask one question please.....And really i DO not want to offend ANYONE........
The person half way through the interview wearing the Union Jack top....Is it a man or women......
Sorry..... :roll:
Rony (whos Rony ?) :brick:
Tony