Vulcan bomber prohibited air roll investigated. A BBC new article.

[KJakker 902]

Did anyone else see this? I stumbled across it while following a news link. I did not see a thread on it in the aviation forum.

 

Vulcan bomber prohibited air roll investigated.

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-34712346

[Mike Dora 171]

Priceless! Recalls Roly Falk's 1955 Farnborough display when he rolled a prototype Vulcan right after take-off.

 

We always knew the old Tin Triangle could outmanouevre any other bomber, and many contemporary fighters. Many years ago (Waddington '74) I saw a series of gun camera stills from an Aussie Mirage trying and failing to line up behind a Vulcan at high altitude. The last pic showed the Mirage from behind, framed perfectly in the middle of the bomber's windscreen..

 

Anyway what can the authorities do, ground it? It's grounded already! XH588 just finished its last-ever display season and will fly no more.

[+Dave 2,322]

What are they going to do? Ground it?

[KJakker 902]

Priceless! Recalls Roly Falk's 1955 Farnborough display when he rolled a prototype Vulcan right after take-off.

 

We always knew the old Tin Triangle could outmanouevre any other bomber, and many contemporary fighters. Many years ago (Waddington '74) I saw a series of gun camera stills from an Aussie Mirage trying and failing to line up behind a Vulcan at high altitude. The last pic showed the Mirage from behind, framed perfectly in the middle of the bomber's windscreen..

 

Anyway what can the authorities do, ground it? It's grounded already! XH588 just finished its last-ever display season and will fly no more.

 

Your comments about the Vulcan's maneuverability are interesting. I wonder how other bombers compare in that department? I know that the B-47 used to preform Immelmann turns when practicing nuclear bomb deployment via toss bombing and they had limiters on the throttles to prevent the pilots from moving the throttles like those of a fighter.

 

As for what the authorities could do, well I could see the pilots who were flying the Vulcan that day losing their licenses or the owners of the aircraft receiving a hefty fine.     

[+Jimbib 747]

What are they going to do? Ground it?

 

From what I've read, the biggest impact could be the livelihood of the crew who operated it, as some of them are still active pilots with civilian airlines.