Vulcan Bomber & Guy Martin

[thundercat]

Originally Posted by Shapfell

Sadly it's not just aviation that skills and knowledge are being lost in, it's right across industry. The "If you can't fix it buy a new one" attitude has produced a sea of 'engineers' who, when faced with a real problem, can't envisage a repair and most certainly won't be told how to do things. It is one of the joys of having an English Electric Class 37 that virtually everything can be dismantled into it's constituent parts and repaired, even down to things like light switches and relays, but you try and find someone who can do that or is prepared to do that....

Real lump in the throat stuff tonight, not just for the loss of such an iconic aircraft from the air, but the loss of our ability to keep it flying.

Or find a garage that will take out, clean, re-gap the Spark Plugs and then re fit

[picky747]

Couple of screen shots from last night.Managed to see both fly-bys this year at Manchester airport ,luckily was on shift both days.
http://imgur.com/a/LRcY0

[KWIL]

Hope you all noticed how slim you had to be to enter the cockpit between the two pilot seats, it was easy for me when I had to, I never was that fat

[charlie 22]

If you like the program there is a documentary on the the V bombers very interesting and what our country's policy was during the cold war.

[Shapfell]

Originally Posted by myfirstrover

Sadly ironic name for the plane " Spirit of Great Britain " old , knackered and can't be fixed

Nowt wrong with it, anything can be fixed, it's just the world runs on NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD- paperwork these days and if someone isn't available any more, and no-one else can be ar53d to make someone available to sign it off, that's it.

[Stickman]

First class entertainment I have to say
I watched the programme avidly
Regards
Chris

[roverbarmy]

If you fancy sitting in one, I can recommend the one at Norwich Aviation Museum whilst on your hols or mini break in the Norfolk Broads! Please excuse the plug!
Mike

[steve-45]

Originally Posted by Shapfell

Nowt wrong with it, anything can be fixed, it's just the world runs on NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD- paperwork these days and if someone isn't available any more, and no-one else can be ar53d to make someone available to sign it off, that's it.

Very true, I remember on one visit to BAE systems we were talking about the English Electric Lightning - as he had a picture on his office wall - and was told that it will never fly in Europe again as the necessary approvals paperwork no longer exists.

I understand that no such restrictions apply in the USA however.

[VVC-Geeza]

Originally Posted by KWIL

Hope you all noticed how slim you had to be to enter the cockpit between the two pilot seats, it was easy for me when I had to, I never was that fat

Some recent internal pic's I took of the Vulcan at East Midland Aeropark.

[teatotty]

Enjoyed the programme, I grew up with the Vulcan flying over head in Cheshire, brought back a lot of memories.