the cockpit ladder IS present. it has a few steps missing though. rusted off.

Now just to make sure is this the ladder to get up into the aircraft or the additional ladder to get up to the flight deck you are talking about? 🙂

hopefully it was put in the cockpit then!

From memory a replacement ladder would be nigh on impossible to source.

I have to be honest she is probably in better condition than I thought she would be by now….

Comparing my 1994 pictures with Vulcan-Love’s recent snaps the rear desk looks virtually the same but as i thought the flight deck instrument panels have been removed/butchered.

Also as i thought the damage from being dropped seems to be located solely on the lower radome – which from memory is fibre glass? Looking at the pictures from EBay the blister looks not to be crushed.

Also does anyone know if the cockpit ladder is still present? Seen a few pictures of XL391 and cant say i could see it… :confused:

Also still keen to hear about availability of spares.. Have looked on EBay and found several things but obviously a heck of a lot more parts would need to be sourced!

Hopefully nose sections are more tame that a complete example! 😉

If i could get Friday off then no problem! 😉 Though there is nothing stoppign you giving her a look over of Friday….? – this may also be better for yard owners? Just take tons of pictures! 😀

If it’s on Friday, count me in, big match Saturday…. 😉

Thanks so far to everyone that has offerd advice 🙂

As Wildcat said in an earlier posting is she is too far gone then fair enough. We will have to wait and see….! 😀

Though if all else fails i still reckon there is enough there to act as a good base for a flight deck only display… 😉