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January 12, 2005 at 5:28 pm in reply to: Avro 730 supersonic bomber #1429749

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yep it certainly is a wicked looking thing….

thanks Will J for the offer – my mate at work was probably the very last person to get that very book out before you! – I think that ‘project cancelled’ by Derek Woods still has the most comprehensive info on this type, it even shows how the crew workstations would have been organised in the prototype, having a vulcan style blister canopy for early flying, before reverting to a periscope (!) for the more streamlined version shown above.
There were many many ‘thuderbirds’ style projects around at this time, but I find this one is more interesting cos’ they actually started to build one….

I recently happened across some pictures of a model of the 730 from the RAE for radar trials, will ask the owner of the pics for permission to scan and share here…..

thanks for the link Distiller, the renderings are neat – shows the interest is out there – lets keep digging and see what turns up! – there must be more stuff out there than the current crop of books suggest. (no offence authors!)

January 8, 2005 at 5:09 pm in reply to: Vulcan XL391 at Blackpool #1435561

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looks like hes still intent on moving it…..

http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/news/s/142/142171_chris_forced_to_take_his_vulcan_apart.html

December 11, 2004 at 4:58 pm in reply to: Vulcan Bomber on Ebay #1389899

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Plazz –
you are bang on! – that will teach me to make ill informed late night posts…. 😮

December 11, 2004 at 12:27 am in reply to: Vulcan Bomber on Ebay #1390940

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it was xj823? at waddington – the last k2 ? vulcan around. the raf disposed of it in this manner in about 93′.
I dont agree with slagging other folk off on the forum, but i understand the point of XL’s comment…. youve got to place the blame with the guy that let this aircraft get into such shape….
all the best to the landlord! – robbo…you have a point! -(i think your money is safe)
((this fence is painfull…))
leaving blackpool (an exceptional case ) ……my 2 pence worth says that vulcans are well worth preserving as they are still vey impressive pieces of engineering – I myself can assign (blame! ) my engineering career on vulcans, after seeing xl426 flying in the 80’s and visiting coventry air museum and looking up at the ‘overcast’ and being awestruck… this country needs engineers – and this stuff inspires !
i am sure there are many more like me. and i couldnt pester my dad to take me to hendon or duxford at that time, so sunderland, norwich,coventry, newark, and all the other ‘smaller museums’ that try their best to preserve the larger airframes are worth their weight in gold, or at least the odd engineer…..

December 4, 2004 at 10:26 pm in reply to: Italian Theme Park. Some pictures. #1402439

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wow – some really nice stuff ! precariously displayed! thanks for the pics !

December 1, 2004 at 6:00 pm in reply to: Old Gold(Farnborough 1962) #1408486

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yep very nice – thanks! – the mk2 vulcan survives at goose bay in canada i believe…

November 29, 2004 at 6:24 pm in reply to: All those over 35 take a… #1413071

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it is the supermarine 545 at canfield – now scapped. cockpit canopy is in storage at midland air museum in coventry.
and i’m 27 !

November 7, 2004 at 10:55 pm in reply to: any Bitteswell info? #1435996

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great pic of a sad subject… thanks for the quick reply! here are the pics i took after nosing around there in about 2000 i think… there were still red arrows stickers on the windows of the hangars… This was called the ‘new site’ as it was built in the 50’s (after the ‘old site’…. ! )
the hangars were being used as storage for what looked like soft drinks. not vulcans or hunters. this, like the TSR-2 makes me sad. oh well. thats ‘progress’ i guess…

November 4, 2004 at 10:42 pm in reply to: Tsr2 XR219 #1437695

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interesting stuff…. does anyone know anymore about this lot of TSR-2 parts? i remember an artical in flypast (early issue no??) on the tsr2 remains at pendine – there were apparently some crated engines, and a set of wings, but a cockpit section is news to me.
there were some tsr-2 parts at cranfield after they moved XR222 to DX – these consisted of a navigators cockpit canopy, and ejection seat, 1 mainwheel, 1 nose leg, a set of rudder pedals, a control stick and various acumulators. these are now at midland air museum coventry. (not sure if theyre on display – you might have to ask…)

November 3, 2004 at 11:53 pm in reply to: Vulcan Bomber on Ebay #1438277

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its been interesting – you people seem to know what the score is with this A/F – i saw pictures of the gear afew years ago – the oleo was supported by a steel slab…. no wander people are not allowed underneath anymore. and as for the cockpit – there is simply nothing salvagable. – i guess the shape of a vulcan is there but not the detail. the seller sounds like a complete waste of space – there should be no reserve and an accurate description… then atleast if would be a propper sale. someone is going to be v. dissapointed. i do not think re-assembly would be possible after transportation…. finding something solid to drill and bolt would be a challenge. youd be better off making a 1 to 1 scale concrete sculpture and naming it XL319 r.i.p.
what a shame…. shame on a bloke who can let such a thing happen.
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