Vulcan passes safety inspection

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-12656670

Maybe this year I’ll get to see her fly close up!

When it comes to cars I’d say (in the vast majority of cases) that ability is long gone!

I live about half-a-mile from a ford that regularly floods and what really surprises me is the number of four-by-four drivers that will not drive through it…

…even when there is only six-inches of water across the road. What did they buy a bloody four-by-four for? :rolleyes:

To take their kids to school of course! :rolleyes:

While we’re mentioning the Gnat, from the movie Hot Shots:

Also the deadly MiG28 if my memory serves. :p

I’m half way through a box set of 7 Spike Milligan books, they started off well but the current book seems to be a constant stream of jokes written by an 8 year old. I’m really not sure if I’ll even finish this one never mind read any of the remaining 3 books.

I have always liked the old red and white scheme applied to the RAF training aircraft, much nicer than the black applied to Hawks and Tucanos and the horrible yellow scheme used on AAC Fireflys.

My F3822 shows Chipmunks, WP840 (obviously) 22/6/91, 7/10/91 and 21/6/92, WK630 20/10/91 and 24/9/95, WP920 28/3/93 and WD373 24/3/96 as all my flights with 2 AEF at Hurn. I did 2 flights with 1 AEF at Manston in Chipmunks WK554 24/8/92 and WP855 28/8/92 meaning I flew 222 minutes in Chipmunks before they were retired from RAF/ATC service.
I flew twice in Bulldogs with 2 AEF but from Boscombe Down in XX705 8/2/97 and XX549 22/3/97 with my two longest flights at 35 and 40 minutes, interestingly my last 3 AEF flights were all with the same pilot.
http://www.airliners.net/photo/De-Havilland-DHC-1/1445106/&sid=398ca17f3fc35b1fe8b11b1790f1ee9b

I think firstly the B52 followed by the Nimrod. Structurally these aircraft are from several generations ago. They seem to think if they keep on improving the electronics etc inside the aircraft that it will gloss over this.