http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5XDmowBw-s

Aswell as this video being pretty cool in itself the camoflaged vulcan taking off at the end of it looks a wee bit like 575. The only proof i have of this is the twin flat plates on the bottom of the engines which are… ECM? i forget. either way 575 has two and its one of only a few (possibly the only one) fitted like this.

EDIT:
Turns out it isnt 575. Its XL389, the only other Olympus 301 engined vulcan to be fitted with the twin ecm plates. On the dvd (classic british jets: vulcan) it is just possible to make out the 101sq emblem on the tail fin before she launches herself skyward.

I’m one of the modelers for ysflight. I’m a member of the yspilots forum under the username ‘Lord flasheart’. I’ve recently been spending alot of time modeling a detailed Avro Vulcan Addon. It is currently still in the works but should be released around easter time.

Heres a few screenshots:

I hope not or someone will need a considorably large kick up the behind.

Something tells me that if there is a 2010 Pledge campaign Joe public isnt going to be as obliging to see it through, even if the economic depression improves beyond beleif, it’s still the same old story we’ve heard time and time again.

Hopefully this miracle buisness plan will work better than the old/current one. Inviting the puiblic to the engine test and hosting it as an event was a good idea. As i’ve said before, keeping her shut up in a hangar doing nothing is no good, wheras if events such as engine runs/tests are hosted the enthusiasts will willingly pay to spectate.

Option 1: Keep her shut up in hangar
pros: temporary protection from the elements
cons:
unable to make money
makes VTS look selfish

Option 2: Invite public to test runs
pro’s:
keeps the aircraft from deteriorating
Makes money
doesn’t make VTS look selfish
cons: organisation. nothing major, just involves extraction of fingers.

You dont need to be a brain surgeon to figure out which option is better.
Still, with less than 10 hours remaining, and a supposed £60,000 away from the target of £1 million, will they make it?

fingers crossed 🙂

Another £100,000 in the pledge fund today 🙂
Its starting to look promising…

That, i must say is a pretty good idea. I have considored in the back of my mind going into town, setting up a banner and shouting out ‘save the vulcan’ but i’m not entirely sure thats legal without a permit.

Still, I wish VTS well and hope they suceed 🙂

I’ve just checked too. The find now stands at over £532,000. They still need to average over £80,000 a day from now on. These guys need a miracle.