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Samray · #61 Post by **Samray** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 5:48 pm

Samray wrote:One of these WILL fly again soon.

http://www.tvoc.co.uk/

#62 Post by **Kwackerz** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 5:58 pm

Just got the letter thru. Apparently they need anuvver 300k due to finding corrosion hidden away in the depths of the airframe somewhere.

See! If they bought a new one, they'd have been much better off and wouldve got a warranty with it. They'd have probably got 12 months interest free credit too.

Aladinsaneuk · #63 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 10:04 pm

go talking to my folks again about Vulcans, and they said something that inrigued me.

Apparently at Woodford, while the Vulcans were being developed/built there were 4 smaller prototypes, painted in different colours - red, blue, silver and yellow they think. Anyone else know anything about these?

D-Rider · #64 Post by **D-Rider** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 10:24 pm

Aladinsaneuk wrote:go talking to my folks again about Vulcans, and they said something that inrigued me.

Apparently at Woodford, while the Vulcans were being developed/built there were 4 smaller prototypes, painted in different colours - red, blue, silver and yellow they think. Anyone else know anything about these?

You had to mention a yellow one didn't you!

We'll never keep YD quiet now !

#65 Post by **Kwackerz** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 10:30 pm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_707

Samray · #66 Post by **Samray** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 10:39 pm

Never heard of a red'n, but here's a pic of red, white, and blue ones.
http://www.aviationartprints.com/vulcan_bomber.htm
Seems the yellas couldn't reach lift off speed.

Didya know that the vulcan was used as a development testbed for Concordes engines?

Aladinsaneuk · #67 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 6:42 am

many thanks for that link

I must get my father to write some of that stuff down - he reckoned he could tell which test pilot was flying, just by the way they would take off....