It would look a tortured and twisted mess as the engines exited the airframe because it wasnt built to handle, or indeed the power. A Vulcan Olympus bears no resemblance at all to the Olympus 593 used In concorde
@@VulcanBomberxm655 The core is similar. As it is based off of the tsr.2's engines which are based off of bristol olympus engines like the 301 in our XM655. So not comparitavely the same but based on the same core.
I remember my mum driving back from Cornwall in the late seventies and we had the sunroof open and suddenly it went black and I looked up and there was a Vulcan doing low level flying right over head! I have never forgotten it! It was magical and the roar from those engines was just wonderful!!
She was so eager to go,! I was at welsbourne on that cold day back in 1984" to watch Squadron Leader Joe L" Estrange and his crew bring her in, After a long wait for her to arrive it was well worth it,.
The sound of the 300 series engines is absolutely terrifying in my car loud. No howl just ROAR all that bass you don't so much as hear it as feeling it dissolve your soul. And to think is with the engines at reduced power. I hear the vibration of these engines at original full military power was loud enough to shatter windows and a glazier with precut windows for areas of surrounding airfields was needed the vibration was so intense. Scary
In Clacton airshow in 2015 (if I remember it was that date) it did full extra power over the sea if I can find a video of the moment I’ll link. Even on the beach it felt like the gates of hell was opening.
They is some great aircraft from all over the world but the Vulcan is up with the best not only does she look fantastic but boy can she fly and the howl l love it it makes me so sad that we only have some left that just do a fast taxi run 🥹but I sorry USA 🇺🇸 but the Vulcan got you twice on a bomb run 😊
I don't think I'd have had the strength of character to ignore the temptation to pull the nose up and do a couple of laps, when that nose wheel left the ground.
because britain likes to retire stuff early. because with most planes none of them are built to last. but with the americans you can keep the in they're aircraft in the air for upto 50 or 60 years maybe 70 years
@@columnedfox5508 - on another Vulcan video an engineer talked about the companies who make the parts and are liable for insurance if anything goes wrong. Vulcan was Lottery funded and had a large crew helping keep her up however those companies don't want the risk. Nothing to do with Britain or anything else like that. The three third party companies responsible for maintaining it withdrew their support after the Shoreham crash and that was it. I read one moron on another video saying the UK would pay for Harry & Meghan but not Vulcan but she was wrong - the money was there, the companies involved in technical support didn't want any further part.
wonderful sight so sad they cant fly anymore it seem's of late that this county is ashamed of it's past . we now have a steam ban on the main line where I live they have banned steam fairs with traction engines under health and safety want ever next.
To be fair, XH 558 was well approaching its max flight hours, after which point it would simply be unsafe to fly. Unfortunately, this is one of those situations where health and safety concerns are legit.
This has to be one of the most dumb things I read. They aren't grounding these planes because "they are ashamed of the past". They are grounding them because their airframes have reached their lifespan. No one is going to risk their lives to fly a plane that isn't designed to be flown for this long. Please, get a grip of yourself.
@Podge because 744 B52s were made, whilst only 136 Vulcans were. Also, production of Vulcans stopped in 1965 so it’s hard and expensive to find parts to keep the aircraft alive.
The one thing you have to consider that as she's a very complex aircraft, noting down changes and gauge activity is important in keeping her in top nick for the maintenance even if she can't fly. Also if it's for a short fast taxi the crew need to prepare the Vulcan as if they were going to fly her, that's common sense.
wordreet yes but that's because their B-52s are in the military, with all the finance and expertise in place. In private hands that becomes considerably more difficult.
