I have flown the Vulcan in FSX. One thing I con’t understand; it has flaps, but shoudn’t the nose dive when you use them ?

Really cool sounding aircraft in the simulator too.

Flaps? No. Elevons, yes.

I don’t see this as sad at all SA99. I think you can’t save everything, and this aeroplane is better left to go its own way.
We get too romantic by giving the corroding lump a gender and a fanciful name. Let it slip away, and appreciate the other P-38’s we have on our planet…

Sabrejet, I believe the real issue lies with access to the crash gates. Heaven forbid fire engines need access to save human lives, but imagine if YOU were responsible for someone burning to death?

Diamond Lil visited the UK in 1992. I was lucky enough to have a look inside after hours. It was my first trip (to Boscombe Down) and I was very very drunk (a bit later) that evening.

Well it gets on top of my wardrobe so it’s not inconceivable it ends up on the U-2.

What a relief! It was being discussed in London around 8-10 months ago, and was decided back then.
It really was a poor airshow, with big gaps between acts and clearly planned with a budget in mind. Good day out for the local families though. I won’t miss the Monday morning FOD plod, or the sheer amount of disruption it caused on the station to all personnel as things just stopped working “because of the airshow”. From the inside it was a real blight on normal ops, and a heavy security risk.

If it moves to Scampton, perhaps they can saw pound coin size holes in the accommodation blocks and set up a repair fund for the station, it really is a land that time (and money) forgot.

I wasn’t surprised to see that yet again, Sheffield (the 4th largest city) is avoided. They seem to have a hatred for Sheffield which seems odd given the population and the fact that bits of the Vulcan were manufactured there. More worrying though is that there is still no specific reference to the last flight. I’m starting to think that maybe they really are seriously thinking of making the last flight in secret. I can’t imagine how much anger this would cause but then I suppose once it’s done it’s done. Maybe they just don’t care.

What an amazing amount of unsubstantiated claptrap! Who gives a $hit about Sheffield and whether the Vulcan visits there?? What on the Vulcan was made there? 4th largest city in what poll? The Vulcan hates Sheffield, or the operating company? What do the population contribute specifically to the Vulcan’t?!