Friday, 17 June 2011
Vulcan departing for Kemble
Absolutely superb howl caught on video by a Youtuber today at Doncaster, as the Vulcan took off for Kemble. Full marks!
Original link here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZITGzU0rgc
Vulcan crew get ready for Kemble
It's another anxious look to the skies this weekend for the Vulcan crew as they embark on their latest display destinations, hoping for better luck with the weather than what was experienced at Cosford last Sunday!
The Isle of Man weather would be fine mind!!
The crew have checked in early today to make an earlier flight from Doncaster down to Kemble, with a 10.30 flight time likely.
The funding appeal now stands at £225,000 - so just another £125k to go now to hit the target, which is of course needed by 31st July. To donate, please visit the Vulcan to the Sky homepage
The Isle of Man weather would be fine mind!!
The crew have checked in early today to make an earlier flight from Doncaster down to Kemble, with a 10.30 flight time likely.
The funding appeal now stands at £225,000 - so just another £125k to go now to hit the target, which is of course needed by 31st July. To donate, please visit the Vulcan to the Sky homepage
Sunday, 12 June 2011
A mixed bag of a weekend for the Vulcan crew
It was a weekend that was being extremely anticipated, with a trip to the Isle of Man for the first ever display at Douglas to close the Isle of Man TT Races, followed by an appearance at RAF Cosford's Air Show - generally regarded as the main start of the airshow season.
Friday night saw the rainclouds disappear at the perfect time as the Vulcan display was completed over Douglas Bay in lovely blue skies, and a friend of mine who was there for the TT commented, "wow, that was loud!" after the display by XH558!
I'm sure many more felt the same, and some great You Tube videos available too, such as this one, that features the great sight and sounds of the Vulcan - there is also a particular video on there which whilst distant, catches the howl at the end of the display rather nicely - check it out.
Then onto Sunday, and what everyone hoped would be a great display at Cosford, only for the weather to completely ruin the day, and forced the cancellation of the appearance by the Delta Lady.
So, with no doubt a disappointed crowd, but more so disappointed crew, who would have been looking forward to a trip, but ultimately the weather dictates events in this country, and sadly another year minus the Vulcan at Cosford, lets hope for an appearance in 2012!
So, eyes now turn to next weekend, and the plan is to see the Vulcan crew take the aircraft from its residential home at Doncaster Airport, to Kemble in Gloucestershire, ready for the airshow on Saturday.
The flight is to take place on Friday morning from Doncaster, to then see the display on Saturday afternoon around 3pm - a proper kick off time!
Great to see that the donations continue to come in, and the appeal is now up to just shy of £220,000 - so just another £130k to go to hit the target of £350k by July 31st.
To donate, please visit the Vulcan website.
Friday, 10 June 2011
Vulcan confirmed for Air Tattoo
Now the news is confirmed that the Delta Lady will be in attendance, that will ensure another bumper gate I'm sure - good news for a Friday afternoon!
Next stop the Isle of Man - estimated departure time is 7.10pm...thanks to the Vulcan Twitter for that info!
Timings have also been released for Sunday too, with the first display being the visit to RAF Cosford, and the airshow visitors will be scanning the skies after 4pm, with the display due at around 4.15pm.
Following the display at Cosford, it will be on to Kemble where the Vulcan will arrive at approximately 5pm and will be the guest for the week, ahead of next week's Cotswold Air Show.
Thursday, 9 June 2011
Excitement building ahead of main airshow season
Vulcan fans can be forgiven for getting excited at the prospect of seeing XH558 in the air again, as the taster given at Bruntingthorpe for the Cold War Jets Day ceertainly whetted the appetite for some more Vulcan action, and with the appeal reaching £215k, now maybe we should look at a countdown of the target which is now under £135,000 which hopefully can be raised between now and the end of July.
There has been plenty of news surrounding the Vulcan movements recently, and of course the new home at Doncaster Airport, which will hopefully bring in more revenue - and a chance for the public to see the aircraft and experience that famous howl - oh I couldn't resist it, another excuse to throw in the video of "the howl":
This week though, the airshow season really kicks off with RAF Cosford being the first 'biggie' of the year, and weather and serviceability permitting, theVulcan will make an appearance on Sunday afternoon, with the probability of a late afternoon display following arrival from South Yorkshire, before heading off to Kemble in Gloucestershire to stay the week before the Cotswold Airshow takes place.
Before all that though, there is the rare appearance of a late evening display over the Isle of Man, where the Vulcan will be helping to finish off the Isle of Man TT event, and there certainly haven't been many appearances around the 7.30pm/8pm mark which is likely to be the case on Friday night, let's hope there are plenty of youtubers around as they look to catch the display at Douglas - the first time they have displayed in the Isle of Man!
There will then be of course the Cosford show on Sunday, which last time the Vulcan appeared resulted in the gates being closed due to the capacity being reached on the airfield, and roads brought to a halt in the area - the compelling Vulcan effect will I'm sure take place again in the midlands on Sunday, so it will be an early start for most even though the flying display doesn't actually start until the clock passes noon!
In the near future there is of course the visit to the RAF Waddington, who are beginning to line up a half decent show, despite some major pull outs, but it remains a great show with the Thunderbirds the headline act this year, although I'm sure XH558 will give them a run for their money!
The Royal International Air Tattoo is just around the corner too, and despite her not being confirmed as yet, I'm sure she'll be there, and sandwiched in between is a trip to Yeovilton (who can forget that youtube video!!??!!), whilst also pencilled in further down the line are Sunderland (a 2 day-er), Shoreham (another 2 day-er!), Portrush & Cosby both in September.
I'm sure more dates will be added, and something that has been added is The Vulcan Bomber Blog on the Summer Plaque which I'm delighted about as this blog makes its own contribution to the appeal.
That's it for now, but for those in the North West, keep your eyes looking up this Friday evening, and if you're lucky you may just be on the flightpath as the Vulcan travels over from Donny to Douglas!
There has been plenty of news surrounding the Vulcan movements recently, and of course the new home at Doncaster Airport, which will hopefully bring in more revenue - and a chance for the public to see the aircraft and experience that famous howl - oh I couldn't resist it, another excuse to throw in the video of "the howl":
This week though, the airshow season really kicks off with RAF Cosford being the first 'biggie' of the year, and weather and serviceability permitting, theVulcan will make an appearance on Sunday afternoon, with the probability of a late afternoon display following arrival from South Yorkshire, before heading off to Kemble in Gloucestershire to stay the week before the Cotswold Airshow takes place.
Before all that though, there is the rare appearance of a late evening display over the Isle of Man, where the Vulcan will be helping to finish off the Isle of Man TT event, and there certainly haven't been many appearances around the 7.30pm/8pm mark which is likely to be the case on Friday night, let's hope there are plenty of youtubers around as they look to catch the display at Douglas - the first time they have displayed in the Isle of Man!
There will then be of course the Cosford show on Sunday, which last time the Vulcan appeared resulted in the gates being closed due to the capacity being reached on the airfield, and roads brought to a halt in the area - the compelling Vulcan effect will I'm sure take place again in the midlands on Sunday, so it will be an early start for most even though the flying display doesn't actually start until the clock passes noon!
In the near future there is of course the visit to the RAF Waddington, who are beginning to line up a half decent show, despite some major pull outs, but it remains a great show with the Thunderbirds the headline act this year, although I'm sure XH558 will give them a run for their money!
The Royal International Air Tattoo is just around the corner too, and despite her not being confirmed as yet, I'm sure she'll be there, and sandwiched in between is a trip to Yeovilton (who can forget that youtube video!!??!!), whilst also pencilled in further down the line are Sunderland (a 2 day-er), Shoreham (another 2 day-er!), Portrush & Cosby both in September.
I'm sure more dates will be added, and something that has been added is The Vulcan Bomber Blog on the Summer Plaque which I'm delighted about as this blog makes its own contribution to the appeal.
That's it for now, but for those in the North West, keep your eyes looking up this Friday evening, and if you're lucky you may just be on the flightpath as the Vulcan travels over from Donny to Douglas!
Thursday, 26 May 2011
Vulcan set to carry on until at least July
There was some great news for Vulcan fans last night, as it was revealed on the Vulcan Facebook page that the Trustees of the Vulcan to the Sky group have met and confirmed that the project is secure until the end of July, meaning that it could be set for many airshow appearances in between now & then!
The news, which will be greeted with joy by Vulcan followers, shoudl get to see their aircraft in the air - weather & serviceability permitting of course - at some of the major airshows up and down the Country, with RAF Cosford in early June being the first major one, with Anbingdon having already been treated to a visit on May 8th of course.
It's also likely to be present at the Royal International Air Tattoo in mid July, and hopefully a trip across to Southport a week later, now wouldn't that be nice for us North Westerners?
The fight to raise money still goes on of course, and the Summer Plaque campaign goes on whilst the group look to raise the £350,000 needed originally by the end of May, but thanks to the £190k already raised the Trustees have voted in favour of keeping her going that little bit longer, so great news, and of course sensible news too with income set to be received for airshow appearances, and hopefully a few thousand donations too at those shows!
It was XH558's birthday yesterday, so what better birthday present can there have been than to extend her flying life - its a present we can all share!
Looking forward to the list of airshow dates being released, with Waddington also confirmed of course for the first weekend of July.
The news, which will be greeted with joy by Vulcan followers, shoudl get to see their aircraft in the air - weather & serviceability permitting of course - at some of the major airshows up and down the Country, with RAF Cosford in early June being the first major one, with Anbingdon having already been treated to a visit on May 8th of course.
It's also likely to be present at the Royal International Air Tattoo in mid July, and hopefully a trip across to Southport a week later, now wouldn't that be nice for us North Westerners?
The fight to raise money still goes on of course, and the Summer Plaque campaign goes on whilst the group look to raise the £350,000 needed originally by the end of May, but thanks to the £190k already raised the Trustees have voted in favour of keeping her going that little bit longer, so great news, and of course sensible news too with income set to be received for airshow appearances, and hopefully a few thousand donations too at those shows!
It was XH558's birthday yesterday, so what better birthday present can there have been than to extend her flying life - its a present we can all share!
Looking forward to the list of airshow dates being released, with Waddington also confirmed of course for the first weekend of July.
Tuesday, 12 April 2011
The £100k barrier is broken as donations continue
The latest news on the Vulcan is good, as nearly £110,000 has been raised towards saving the Vulcan Bomber, which needs a total of £350,000 raising by the end of May to ensure that it can fly throughout the 2011 summer airshow season, which itself is starting to look a little lightweight following the lack of RAF fast jets.
As we’ve heard before from many sources, the Vulcan does rely on public money to keep it going, but it is the one item that does stop people in its tracks when it’s around, ever stood and listened to a Vulcan take off – I can assure you there is nothing quite like it.
It’s great news that the £100k barrier has been broken through as it gives that little bit of extra impetus to try and get the next large milestone, which will be £200k by the end of April, there is still 18 days to go til then, and that means an average of £5000 per day needs to be raised, it can be done.
If anyone has any ideas then pop them onto the Vulcan team, as they need as much as possible raising that money.
The Vulcan does of course have a new home, that being Robin Hood Airport at Doncaster, which was previously RAF Finningley, and I wonder if anyone else remembers the airshow in which it took off in what was dreadful weather – I think from memory it was the same year that the SR-71 Blackbird was sitting on the tarmac in pitiful conditions. I don’t know if that ever was going to fly on that day had it been dry, but I remember being so disappointed at not seeing it in the air, and that remains one of my biggest airshow disappointments in my life.
Back to the Vulcan take off though, and I just remember it was as murky as anything but the roar was just incredible, and up it went straight off into the rainclouds, and a darkening sky, and I think it was about the same time as when they called a halt to proceedings at the air show, and that was that.
The best memory for me has to be seeing it at Fairford (I think) were the B52, B1, F-111, and the Vulcan all took off one after the other – although I can’t recall in which order, but I just remember the non stop noise at that point of the show – I don’t think I’ve ever witnessed anything like that since with take offs in mind, although I always enjoy the mass take offs leading up to a mass flypast, they are always good.
Anyway, back to XH558, and the battle for survival – hopefully soon we’ll be hearing of the next milestone being reached, and remember if you have a few quid to donate, you can do so text 80255, call 0845 5046 558, or visit the official site here - http://www.vulcantothesky.org/
Let’s keep her in the air!
As we’ve heard before from many sources, the Vulcan does rely on public money to keep it going, but it is the one item that does stop people in its tracks when it’s around, ever stood and listened to a Vulcan take off – I can assure you there is nothing quite like it.
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| Vulcan on the way past £100k |
If anyone has any ideas then pop them onto the Vulcan team, as they need as much as possible raising that money.
The Vulcan does of course have a new home, that being Robin Hood Airport at Doncaster, which was previously RAF Finningley, and I wonder if anyone else remembers the airshow in which it took off in what was dreadful weather – I think from memory it was the same year that the SR-71 Blackbird was sitting on the tarmac in pitiful conditions. I don’t know if that ever was going to fly on that day had it been dry, but I remember being so disappointed at not seeing it in the air, and that remains one of my biggest airshow disappointments in my life.
Back to the Vulcan take off though, and I just remember it was as murky as anything but the roar was just incredible, and up it went straight off into the rainclouds, and a darkening sky, and I think it was about the same time as when they called a halt to proceedings at the air show, and that was that.
The best memory for me has to be seeing it at Fairford (I think) were the B52, B1, F-111, and the Vulcan all took off one after the other – although I can’t recall in which order, but I just remember the non stop noise at that point of the show – I don’t think I’ve ever witnessed anything like that since with take offs in mind, although I always enjoy the mass take offs leading up to a mass flypast, they are always good.
Anyway, back to XH558, and the battle for survival – hopefully soon we’ll be hearing of the next milestone being reached, and remember if you have a few quid to donate, you can do so text 80255, call 0845 5046 558, or visit the official site here - http://www.vulcantothesky.org/
Let’s keep her in the air!
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