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Default OT The Vulcan Bomber

On 08/06/2014 19:08, ARW wrote:
Today I was working at Finningley the home of this

http://www.vulcantothesky.org/

Just after 3pm it it went into the sky.

The first thing you notice is the noise. It makes more noise just
taxiing down the runway than a commercial jet makes on lift off!

It then flew towards the house (the floor vibrated) and blew the fumes
from it's exhaust into the house as it made it's turn. It smelt like a
an old petrol engine with a manual choke that was too far out.

Awesome - but totally OT.


Yup there is another parked at Southend airport near us. Its no longer
airworthy, but they are allowed to taxi it from time to time.

(last time they did that they got the front wheel off the ground!)


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John.

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