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Last flight of a Vulcan Bomber (?)
Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2015 7:19 am
by HappyHappy
Vulcan XH558: The Last Flight . Grounded only my lack of $$$
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsWl1k4 ... r_embedded
Re: Last flight of a Vulcan Bomber (?)
Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2015 10:48 am
by Pudfark
An aircraft that is as regal as Reagan.
Re: Last flight of a Vulcan Bomber (?)
Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2015 1:50 am
by fatman
Well when there few of them maybe its best to ground them keep them for future generations to enjoy
Re: Last flight of a Vulcan Bomber (?)
Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2015 6:35 am
by fatman
Almost this birds last flight i wonder what it hit a pterodactyl
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=6b8_1448604985
Re: Last flight of a Vulcan Bomber (?)
Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2015 3:22 pm
by Pudfark
Well, fats, it really was 'one birds last flight'....bird strikes ain't funny. When I was flying all over W.Texas in my old C170, buzzards were a serious in flight risk. Best advice I ever got was to not make/take evasive action to avoid them...my speed was only 100kts and they had time to move. A 3/16" canopy ain't no protection. That guy was lucky, well trained and skilled.
Re: Last flight of a Vulcan Bomber (?)
Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2015 1:37 pm
by HappyHappy
Back in 1977 we picked a gannet out of a C-130 (nose) radome.
You can hit a C-130 in the nose with a base ball bat with all
yer strength and not make a mark. The bird (most of it) went
right through.
Birds + airplanes is never a good equation.