Vulcan. Ungrounded?

[Hecktix1]

I swear I just heard and saw a Vulcan flying over my house.

I've never heard any plane as loud.

I know the RAF have been talking about ungrounding the vulcan, and very nearly got there last year, do you think this could have been one of the first flights?

Those who don't know what a Vulcan is;
It's a very noisy jet which was grounded in the early 90s for being too loud.

http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2007/05_02/Vulcan260507_468x308.jpg

[Niall!]

I swear I just heard and saw a Vulcan flying over my house.

I've never heard any plane as loud.

I know the RAF have been talking about ungrounding the vulcan, and very nearly got there last year, do you think this could have been one of the first flights?

Those who don't know what a Vulcan is;
It's a very noisy jet which was grounded in the early 90s for being too loud.

http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2007/05_02/Vulcan260507_468x308.jpg


They have to unground them as soon they won't have any planes to fly.

And It might have been.

[Hecktix1]

They have to unground them as soon they won't have any planes to fly.

And It might have been.

I hope it was.

The only vulcans with the ability to still fly are held at RAF Waddington, which is not too far away from here.

It was bloody loud, cheeky buggars flying that over my house at 9am!

[GoldenMerc]

Better than your mate tickling your feet at 9am, Anyways it looks a rly nice plane!

[CrazyColaist]

Argh i hear them all the time

coz i have a RAF air base right near me (5 mins away?)

[Hecktix1]

Argh i hear them all the time

coz i have a RAF air base right near me (5 mins away?)

I doubt you hear a vulcan all the time, they haven't flown for over 10 years.

[Carlsta]

I hope it was.

The only vulcans with the ability to still fly are held at RAF Waddington, which is not too far away from here.

It was bloody loud, cheeky buggars flying that over my house at 9am!


Yeah they sure are :) RAF Waddington have loads of planes ... new ones!
My uncle works on the new awax or whatever the new plane is !

[Hecktix1]

Yeah they sure are :) RAF Waddington have loads of planes ... new ones!
My uncle works on the new awax or whatever the new plane is !

did you by any chance hear the beast that flew over around half 9?

I'm 90% sure it was a vulcan. They've been talking about it nearly flying, they were going to fly it at the air show last year but didn't get round to it because of weather.

[Carlsta]

Don't say i did and i live quite close to the airfield dont i

errrr maybe i was listening to the tv then :p

[dannyisnotamazing]

I heard it, it wasn't that!!!! It was just a low plane.

[Hecktix1]

I heard it, it wasn't that!!!! It was just a low plane.

yes babe you heard the plane flying over lincoln xo

[dannyisnotamazing]

yes i did actually xo

[Hecktix1]

yes i did actually xo

not quite sure thats possible

[dannyisnotamazing]

why? u said u heard it why couldnt i of heard it?
is it because your lieing?!?! eh explain.

[Carlsta]

he aint lying..
i didnt hear it as it might not of came my way
but why would oli lie about it !

[Ranger]

The Vulcan had a test flight in Leicester in October last year, there's only one flying in the world, number XH558 has been the subject of this: http://www.tvoc.co.uk/ For many a year :P
BBC link here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/lincolnshire/content/articles/2007/10/19/vulcan_flies_feature.shtml

Being a sergeant in the ATC for three years keeps you on top of this stuff :P
I live in Lincoln, a few miles from RAF Waddington, (I can see and hear evrything that comes/goes) in fact, and I'm not sure whether they've moved it back to Waddington or not. I know they want it to fly in the Airshow this year, so maybe it's gone back to do practice flights?

Now that I think on it a little more, At work the other day I did hear a set of enormous engines go over, at first I thought it was the Lancaster or the DC-2 photo-plane Waddo has, but it could have been the Vulcan.

[Metric.]

I hate planes, and I hate flying.

[xxMATTGxx]

There is a Vulcan about which is now flying and maybe appear at some UK air shows in the upcoming months. However, they will not be used for modern combat, only for show to the public and so on.

[Corporal]

there is a build vulcan that was finnished ages ago i think, its all completed and is up and flying.

[Ashley 12344]

Might've just been really low either?