Key Publishing

Johnmort

Forum Replies Created

Viewing 3 posts - 1 through 3 (of 3 total)

Author

Posts
April 22, 2014 at 8:01 pm in reply to: Old Black and White picture of Vulcan breaking apart #930596

Johnmort
Participant

Airshow accident atSyerston.
There is a full explanation via Google, but apparently frontwing spar buckling during a fast low level pass leading to loss of wing skin panels.

April 21, 2014 at 2:42 pm in reply to: Old Black and White picture of Vulcan breaking apart #930859

Johnmort
Participant

Definately Syerston, I was there.
The Vulcan was a test bed from Hucknall flying with Rolls-Royce Conway engines and was I believe simulating airline service prior to entry of the Conway in BOAC 707s.
The fast run for the airshow crowd was with the vulcan in a rolled to starboard attitude presumably to show off the delta.
I recall the upper skin rippling proir to failure.

As for airshows at Newton, there certainly were some in the 50s. I saw an F86 Sabre break the sound barrier there at one display.

April 21, 2014 at 2:33 pm in reply to: Old Black and White picture of Vulcan breaking apart #930862

Johnmort
Participant

This accident happened during an airshow at RAF Syerston.
The vulcan was flying as a tetbed for Rolls-Royce Conway engines.
A the time I was apprenticed to Rolls at Derby.
I believe that the vulcan was used to simulate airline service prior to the introduction of Conways in the boeing 707 for BOAC.
The Vulcan was making a low fast pass over the airfield near the end of the show. It was flying starbordwing down presumably to show the planform of the delta whilst not turning.
I saw the upper skin of the wing ripple and then break awy in pieces leading to the loss of the entire wing.
A fire started immediately at tyhe engine bay and I rememmber the nose rearing up before the aircraft fell to the ground. Presumably the pilot was trying to counter the roll with up port airleron.
Author

Posts

Viewing 3 posts - 1 through 3 (of 3 total)