AVRO VULCAN XH558 - WADDINGTON AIRSHOW 2011 (airshowvision)
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- Airshowvision proudly present the awesome ex. cold war nuclear bomber - the Avro Vulcan B2 XH558.
This aircraft was saved from the scrapheap by the Vulcan to the Sky trust, headed by Robert Pleming, and after years of restoration and fund raising, made its airshow return at Waddington exactly 3 years ago.
This display is flown by top Vulcan display pilot Kevin Rumins, who easily otperforms all the other vulcan display pilots, with his crowd thrilling wingover manouvers.
Waddington airshow 2011 wasn't a classic, but this aircraft wowed the crowds and upstaged the rather disappointing USAF Thunderbirds, who still haven't discovered coloured smoke it seems?
This video is uploaded especially for my good friend Jim Connoly, ex Vulcan serviceman, walking encyclopedia on the Vulcan and extremely nice chap.
Enjoy this fine aircraft while it still flies, and if you wish to donate to the upkeep, please visit the vulcan website for details...
I have seen men close to tears from watching this aircraft over the last 2 or 3 years, it is a stunning sight when the sun hits it and the colours come out.
Such a majestic aircraft....classic beauty and power in one package.
What a great show, Words just fail me, to see that graceful bird was just brilliant It always gets canceled when i go to see it, so i wont go again then people might get to see her more offten, so many thanks, and please go again.
Just beautiful. I saw this bomber once in my life when i was 8 years old, 40 years ago fly over my house. It was on a U.S. tour. Still makes my jaw drop.
I was there in 2011 and loved it. I still get the shivers thinking about it now.
i have been to airshows all over the world and this aircraft the the one which people can not take there eyes off on the display amazing
I served at Butterworth with RAAF 5 sqn in 1964 . Four Of these beautiful ladies graced the skies. We were the SAR (Search and Rescue)squadron as well as other things for Butterworth.
Mike H
Awesome footage! The Vulcan is absolute amazing and a beautiful piece of british engineering! A truly Icon of aviation history. Also nice to hear the commentator Sean Moffet, which I met 2009 at the Sanicole Airshow in Belgium (when the Vulcan has one of his only two appearances in central europe). Thanks for sharing. BIG LIKE!!! :-)
Thank You
I"m sure few will argue that, along with the Spitfire's losenge shaped wings, the revised Vulcan wing shape must be the most graceful and aesthetically pleasing wingforms humans have ever made.
What an amazing landing, she has the power of a heavy weight boxer and the grace of a true lady.
fantastic video. Incredible wing overs on takeoff and missed approach. Probably the best I've ever seen
No problem - pity we didn't see the mighty beast at Wadd this year, but plenty of action from Waddington 2012 coming on airshowvision channel soon!
Exactly - preserving the airframe. Roly Falk (not sure about the spelling - so apologies up from) did roll the Vulcan at it first appearance at the Farnborough Air Show. The film of it on You Tube - look up Vulcan Roll. He also blew out the factory windows (the noise of the beast) when he brought it back over the factory who made it.
I was there I loved it vulcan is an amazing aircraft
Farewell beautiful lady ❤️
I remember vividly standing on the QRA pan at the 05 end of the runway at Scampton in 1963 or 4 during HM the Queen's visit. 4 B2 Vulcans were QRA scrambled. The noise was so intense I never heard the photographer behind me. 4 aircraft were on the runway at 1 time. The 1st doing a classic right turn out as the last one was about to v2. I have a picture of that still, taken by the Queen's official photographer, with a pic of me inset.
Not only that. It made the Argies move all their fast jets further away from the Falkands for safety and to be able to defend Argentina itself. Fantastic A/C. I donate whatever I can on occasion.
just brilliant cant wait to see her over the bay of Weston super mare 22nd of june. Hopefully it will be a nice day for her and the crowd.
So beautiful!!!
I used to see these all the time flying out of RAF Waddington, they used to do circuits and bumps, a circuit would take them out as far as Newark.
It was a great bomber. I always enjoyed talking to the Vulcan crews in the eighties. It was the Vulcan and the F-111 that the Russians feared during the Cold War.
Glad to say i was there to witness this =)
What a great vid. Notice the high Alpha landing. Vulcans had no flaps and used brake chutes during landing runs as well as high alpha. Watched one come in at Scampton once and the chute failed. Should have seen the smoke from the wheels. Fire section was right there to put the fire out. I was close, standing QRA static on B dispersal.
I saw that really close at WADDINGTON AIRSHOW 2011 and it siting down in 2012 after all it needs to rest
Awesome video and yes I do have tingles down my spine!
fantastic video. i was there. and great weather too for a change :)
oh god I want to see her again!!
What a great Video
A few years ago I made a Glider with the Vulcan shape in mind and here is the video to it.
Watch by typing:
rc slope soaring Gazelle
Enjoy Mark
No problem at all mate. Did you know that Kev Rumens (the pilot) asked me for a copy of this video?
What a bird ! and Launched in the early 50's (right ?) ! Probably could have flown easy up to Mach 2+ with appropriate engines (and will)
Great video! And the Vulcan upstaged everything at this airshow, although i wouldnt call the USAF Thunderbirds disappointing
This baby, and here sisters are the reason I'm deaf today.. Great aircraft to work on, especially when we fuelled here wrong. sat on here tail and pointed to the sky.. so help me Flt, it wasn't me...
I don't know, but he said he uses it when he does his presentations to raise funds for the project.
There are many breakdowns, but your luck will change eventually - it might even be sunny one day in the UK again yoiu never know?
The old bird still scrubs up well.
If you want to help keep this old lady flying go to (No spaces) Vulcan to the sky . org
With luck future generations will not have to watch video footage to see what a beautiful aeroplane the Vulcan was!
It's an amazing design. A pity that bad decisions made in the 1960s killed off the British aviation industry, along with its know-how.
отличная большая мишень. В такую трудно промахнуться. А нафига низ покрасили в камуфляж?
. . .and the bad decisions keep on coming!
Who cares about 8th and 17th place fighter jets! lots of vids on f35, sukhoi's best etc. what a Polish air show!!!!
So she cost £2,000,000 a year to run, how much is that to a government? they should pay to keep her flying, I have read that illegal immigrants cost us £3.7 BILLION a year, I don't want to start a political argument but I am just putting things into prospective, and Wayne Rooney could pay to keep this wonderful sister of the Lancaster flying for a year in just 1.5 months of playing football.