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YOUR ALIVE!!!:eek: 😮

I find that most of the kits that I build tend to be Revell or Acadamy but I have built and do still posess some of the larger Airfix kits. I tend not to go below the 1/48th scale kits and prefer the larger 1/32nd – 1/24th scale models and although Airfix don’t really do that many large scale models, I have built the 1/24th Hurricane, Spitfire and Mustang and have in my collection still to build by Airfix, the 1/24th Sea Harrier with a heavy FA2 convertion, the GR3 Harrier and one I’m really looking forward to doing and a bargin buy at just £20 from a stand at Kemble’s Air Day in 2004 is the 1/24th Stuka.

A couple of 1/72nd Airfix kits I did buy, as I’m sure many others did, were the TSR2 kits. Others that I will definatly be getting by Airfix will be all 4 versions, if they release them, of the Canberra in 1/48th and the Nimrod.

I prefer, as I said earlier, building the larger kits, as you can put in much more detail and have just finished a fine example of the Revell 1/32nd F14 Tomcat.

The only trouble is now, I’m running out of room!:rolleyes:

I find that hard to believe!

Working at the MAM, we would of heard something by now if it were true.

An official press release in Flypast or ‘he who cannot be named’ will reveal all if it is the case I would of thought, so lets just wait and see shall we;)

Pretty difficult that one.

I think if you look at the designs that were produced in the UK for war, we were pretty good at what we did with such examples as the Spitfire and the Lancaster and the development of the jet engine, albeit a bit late, but the Germans technical leaps were something that worried the British.

The Germans were very good at experimenting with things and came up with stuff like the V1 and V2 rockets, the V2 having the ability to asend extremely high and drop on targets with devastating effects. The developing rocket fuels they used, although dangerous, were effective and even used to power early designs like as we all know the Me163 Comet. It was a German scientist that the Americans finally had on there side to develope the rockets that would finally win the conquest of Space.

Although the British were good at aviation designs, I think the Germans were far more superior in the technology they were developing. I’m only glad that it was not tested to the full as things would probably be rather different around here now.

The rumours about Waddy are there but it still has not been confirmed as of yet as far as I’m aware.

The rumours I heard were that she was going to Waddy for the rest of the test flying once the first tests were completed, then was coming back to Brunty for the winter. She isn’t going to operate out of Waddy permanantly because they don’t want her there apparently and the other rumour of her operating out of Brunty is that they can’t because the lack of emergancy facilities.

So, the question is, where will she finally operate from? My thoughts are Kemble, Bournemouth or, oh please…..Coventry:D 😀

I was sat on the outskirts of Brunty from 9.30 this morning and ya know what, the wait was well worth it:D 😀

Seeing that big bird rise above the tree’s the way she did was absolutly awe inspiring. 14 years we’ve waited for this moment and today it finally came.

The atmosphere around the airfield was amazing. The distinctive growl of those 4 engines gave us all goose bumps when she powered up.

A day that will go down in aviation history. I video’d it and it is about 3 minutes long but not very good cause she caught us out when she popped up NOT where we thought she would:D My hands were shaking with excitement but what the hell, I’m still gonna upload it!!

Well done all involved. You have proved many people wrong and put the smile back on the faces of all those that missed the Vulcan at Air Displays.

Long live XH558….may she fly for many years to come:D 😀 😉

I was approaching 21 at the time of the Falklands and the thing I remember most is the sight of ships burning and wounded crewmen being helped aboard helicopters and aircraft carriers. I remember the haunted faces of Welsh Gaurdsman stumbling ashore from Sir Galahad. I remember the Ships Companies and Squaddies fighting off air attacks in San Carlos Water. I remember the Harrier aircrew going on CAP or to attack ground targets. I remember the announcements of each action and loss by John Nott and the apprehension that came with every news flash.

I can’t say that I found the cratering of the runway by a Vulcan to have made that much of a lasting impression on me.

Regards

kev35

Yeah I remember that all too. I even remember the day HMS Sheffield was hit by an Exorcet missile and how I cried at it happening and remember how desturbing it was being as young as I was to see soldiers with legs and limbs blown off.

This is something that people during the World Wars will also remember, yet still look upon the Spitfire with happy memories.

Same thing applies to the Vulcan with the Falklands to me.

I think that 558 is going to be in the skies for a long time and was always my favourite display aircraft at the shows. Now because of this, I will see her grace the skies at shows again and I’m for one grateful to the people involved with this project with what they have acheived and not once have I said it will never fly.

I only hope all those that did will be eating humble pie because since she has got this far, I have noticed, as has a lot of other people, all the doubters have suddenly gone quiet:rolleyes:

Funny that, isn’t it?:diablo:

I was still at school when the Falklands conflict was on and one thing I will always remember is the Vulcan bomber, making it’s long journey to bomb Port Stanley and it acheiving it’s task with very good results. Spits are remembered for their part in WW2, Vulcans are remembered for their part in the Falklands…..same thing in my eye’s.

Aviation History. As for who will sponsor her…..anybody could if they wanted to.

‘Red Bull gives you wings’………Sea Vixen, DC6, a highly polished B25….Air Racing…..all because of the word ‘Wings’

Kentucky Fried Chicken……..nothing to do with aviation, but they sell chicken wings!!

See where I’m going here?

So you could say there are a lot of companies out there that could sponsor her:D