Jonathan Brooks Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 STOP PRESS.....STOP PRESS.......STOP PRESS......DISPLAY AUTHORITY GRANTED TO XH558 CREWXH558 To Carry Out First Public Display At RAF Waddington International Airshow 5th/6th July and will be at Fairford - brilliant news! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdy Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 WOW! Someones got to have an album for that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the fiddler Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 Please let me win this one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Mackey Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 I swear they get stranger every day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdy Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 What get stranger - posts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Mackey Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 well sort of - I really meant the people who submit them - he wants to win the Vulcan or what ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
260 Flyer Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 At least he's filled in his profile! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Mackey Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 ah...but only very recently it seems Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Chaddock Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 Great newsI remember seeing XH558 at Barton. Final low pass then a very steep, almost vertical, climb at full power - I think they still had the full 80,000 lbs thrust available then. With the jet exhausts pointing at the crowd the noise was awsome and it went on and on. High cloud at about 10,000 ft, XH558 disappeared still going up then suddenly almost silence as normal flight and power was resumed.I am told on good authority that at Woodford an Avro test pilot looped one straight from take off and the prototype did a roll at Farnborough in 1955.Probably the most aerobatic jet heavy bomber ever made! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdy Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 Definitely one to watch then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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