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Old 31-05-2011, 12:16 PM
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Default Vulcans at Southend and Cold War Jets Day
XL426 at Southend


The cockpit


Me in the pilot's seat






What's this?


It is!


A special display for us VRT members, after XH588's public display on Southend seafront




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Old 31-05-2011, 12:21 PM
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And now some pics from the CWJ day at Bruntingthorpe













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Old 31-05-2011, 12:28 PM
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And some more!!!!



Super Guppy








Unusual vehicle


XH558 on display with familiar car in foreground


The transfer out to the runway



Had to check the height of the wing over the parked cars


Van depicts what's going on!


Vulcan take off! Clearing the runway of any debris.


Ready!


Oh yes!


Ahhhh!


It's all been too much!!!

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Old 31-05-2011, 01:23 PM
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How on gods earth do them Vulcan pilots read all those dials!!!!! good to see one up I'n the air still!!!
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Old 31-05-2011, 01:32 PM
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Fantastic pics Keith

OMG that cockpit is unreal.
They are some very clever guys who fly that beast.

As for the guppie how odd is that
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Old 31-05-2011, 01:42 PM
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Brilliant pics Keith

Love the Lightnings

Isn't that Sea Vixen a stunning machine too
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Old 31-05-2011, 02:36 PM
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Thanks Guys!

Vulcan cockpit is real small and you feel like you are in a two-seat fighter trainer! Only up much higher off the ground! When you manoeuvre or taxi on the ground, you have to remember (apparently) that the front wheel is quite a way aft of the cabin when you swing round.
While I was sat in the pilot's seat, XH558 was on route to Southend, so I was sat there at the controls while the flying one was in the air! Awesome feeling!

You would have messed yourself Steve with all the Lightning stuff that was there. Two of them in their genuine QRA hanger and all the stuff they were selling - unbelievable! The Lightning fast taxi was "loud", but not as loud as the Nimrod funnily enough.

The Sea Vixen is a beautiful plane when unfolded. I can't get on with the "off-centre" cockpit though!
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I darn near soiled myself looking at the pics!

It would have been a salty man milk fest if I had been there!
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Cracking pics fella, cant really see alot out of the vulcan cockpit lol
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How on gods earth do them Vulcan pilots read all those dials!!!!! good to see one up I'n the air still!!!

Some more dials for you Marcus!!



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Cracking pics fella, cant really see alot out of the vulcan cockpit lol
Views out of the cockpit Andy





Here is the ladder from the Navigator's table up to the cockpit. It's a tight squeeze between the seats up there!!

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Love the Lightning; one of those aircraft I've never seen flying and would love to see in the air!

Great set of pictures, looks like a top day!
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This really reminds me Russian MIG.

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Fantastic pics sir, do like the old war birds, cannot wait for fairford, they have a warthog going this year AKA A-10
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I was tempted to go to Brunters as was up at my parents at the weekend in Lincolnshire. But my dad was in hospital for some of the weekend, and decided it was too far to go for the day....maybe next time.

Only managed to see 3 Typhoons, 2 F-18's and the BBMF Dakota, so a quiet bank holiday for RAF Coningsby
Apparentley it was very busy on Tuesday after we left.......

Did the Lightning and Victor do full throtte runs as advertised ???
if so gutted....would love to see a Lightning fly again in the UK.
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Great pics of the Vulcan cockpit and it is amazing that they flew that type of aircraft all the way to the Falklands and back in 1982 with a number of inflight refuellings from the Victors. British engineering at its best. Would love to hear/see the Lightnings in the air again same as the Vulcan and not just doing high speed taxi runs. What a shot of a pair of Lightnings and a Vulcan in formation would look and sound like. I would definately buy a ticket for that airshow. A bit like the the Vulcan and the B-52 at Fairford last year. Fantastic.

Maybe there should be a new catagory on the site dedicated to airshows and pics for them as many of the people on this site seem to enjoy them. Just a thought.
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Yes Lightning and Victor both did full throttle runs. Didn't get pics of the Lightning until he came back down the runway. There is a pic of it on Vulcan to the sky website. I will try and find it.

For the Queen's 25th Jubillee, I believe the Vulcan flew down the Mall with a Lightning escort. Will try and find pic.
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Not my pic but I am sure this will help Worzel empty another box of tissues.

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What a fantastic aircraft, would like to see that at Fairford, they have a few organised formations this year, shame the lightning could not be part of it.
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Agree with you Baz 100 per cent!!!

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