Er, not sure you can rebuild a wooden aeroplane. :confused:

But I guess if you have the data plate…..

Sorry DGH, I cannot agree with this statement. TVOC took a perfectly servicable and revenue-earning ground-running airframe, dismantled it knowing that they didn’t have the funding to be able to put it back together, and then effectively blackmailed the public and the HLF into giving them the money by threatening to scrap it.

What if, the HLF had said no? The aeroplane would be incapable of being restored to it’s previous condition. It would no longer able to generate revenue. It would still incur costs in terms of hull insurance, hangarage, etc. In time, it would represent such a drain on resource as to make it’s scrapping a certainty.

All because TVOC took an unnecessary risk, and got their risk assessment wrong.

And these people want to put a four engined jet bomber into the sky above me.

Now maybe you see why I’m concerned. There is no room in aviation for reckless risk-takers.

Afternoon Steve, I dont think anyone can blackmail the HLF! I dont see taking the aircraft apart so it can be evaluated as being bad, we still have 2 other Vulcans that taxi. If it had been the only one then maybe it would be another story. Have TVOC got their risk assessment wrong? The project isn’t dead is it and it wont be these people putting the bomber back in the sky it will be Marshalls / Bae.

I think it’s fair to say that we all have different opinon’s on this. 😮

But we are all in agreement that TVOC’s info to the public has been rubbish at best. 🙂

Excuse me, but isn’t the aircraft going to be maintained by Marshalls of Cambridge with assistance from Bae? Marshalls do alot of work on civil airliners like BA 747’s etc and all the work on the military Hercules. Are you all saying that the company is incompatent? If you are then I hope you don’t fly on any of the many airlines they work with and do you worry about the state of the Hercules fleet?

Well here’s my 5 pence worth!

1. The way the general public has been kept informed about this project is rubbish.

2. I believe that the aircraft was stripped down to check that it was still in a condition that would alow it’s return to flight. No point in raising all this money just to find out the project should have been a no go from the start as something had gone undetected?

3. Is the threat to scrap it really that big a threat? There are a couple of Vulcans out there that people seem just to be wishing into a skip.

4. There is life outside of 1914-1918 and 1939-1945 you know.

5. If there are other worthwhile causes out there then they are more than welcome to take the effort to put forward a lottery bid. If this money had not gone to the Vulcan it almost certainly would have gone to a non aviation related project.

6. Nothing good ever comes from negative thinking.

I have my own concerns over this project but I have donated money to it and I wish them all the best. I for one will be racing to an airshow to see it.

Having spoken to a couple of the guys on the panel at the CAA who make the decisions about what flys, that is the answer they gave me! Bae will not support the AEW2’s because of the wingspars as they are all life expired. If the South African MR3 was to come to this country I think you might find them abit more supportive. Air Atlantique have tried there best with the CAA but I dont think you’re going to find that anyone is going to sign the paperwork at the CAA after what Bae have said.

The problem with flying one of these ex-8 Squadron AEW2’s in this country is that Bae have told the CAA that all the wing spars are life expired – hence no-one at the CAA is prepard to take the risk.

I’ve always thought that the stocks were a good invention. Take the little b*gg*rs to somewere where they dont know anyone, put ’em in the stocks in the town centre and let everyone through all the rotten veg etc they want at ’em. This country has gone soft, people do it because they know they can get away with it. Know in my day……….

Er, if someone can resize my piccie then please do, ta.