Play it with the volume turned to 11
Vulcan
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God damn Chef! That sound it makes before it comes abreast of the filmer...positively unworldly! Almost frightening.
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It was an experience to behold my friend
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Me too a few times at airshows and was lucky enough to experience it with my daughter in its final year in the air !
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I was fortunate to see a Vulcan perform at an airshow in the 80s I think it was. I'd have to check my photo log. It was at Barksdale AFB, Shreveport, Louisiana. The flying was unbelievable, all done at very low altitude. The same sound. Great.
I was with my uncle and his wife who may have looked like a pair of "old dears" but he was ex Bomber Command and ROC and because he loved his aeroplanes she did too, they loved every moment of it. At the time it was normal for Phantoms and Jet Provosts to be flying about over the moors and down the valleys, I only saw and heard the Vulcan once.
Very cool!
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The only thing the video doesn't show is the immediate sound shut off that happens when the Vulcan does a tight turn.
it is like suddenly hitting mute on your speakers.
its hard to describe the feeling of sound reverberating through your body when it passes too
it is like suddenly hitting mute on your speakers.
its hard to describe the feeling of sound reverberating through your body when it passes too
Crimea_River
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Amazing. I spent the first 25 years of my life in Toronto and saw a Vulcan maybe a dozen times. The RAF always sent one to the airshow there on the waterfront and I was always amazed at the power of the thing. Good post Karl.
A Vulcan pilot said in a documentary about it that without a payload and with minimum crew and fuel (as in at a display) it was a great plane to fly.
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Terry and I last saw the Vulcan at little Grandsdon airshow, as it departed we both thought the pilot was going to roll it !
After that there was an announcement "were just going to take a pause for 5 minutes because the Vulcan has stirred up the air so much we need it to settle down before the next display"
saw two lancasters flying in formation that day too !
After that there was an announcement "were just going to take a pause for 5 minutes because the Vulcan has stirred up the air so much we need it to settle down before the next display"
saw two lancasters flying in formation that day too !
Airframes
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And here's the pics showing what Karl meant !!!
I thought it was gonna roll from the video also! I was like oh shi...!
It rolled to what looks like 30° or 40° past the vertical (possibly viewing angle error), then rolled level with aplomb, no noticeable dish out. Contrast that with the notorious video of a B52 at Fairchild AFB in 1994 attempting a similar maneuver and augering in. Awesome!
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I'm not sure where but there is a video of an early Vulcan doing a complete roll at the hands of the test pilot. I think it can be found by doing a search for Vulcan roll or similar.
Brian
Found it! "Countdown to Farnborough: 1955 & the Vulcan Barrel-Roll - ADS Group"
Brian
Found it! "Countdown to Farnborough: 1955 & the Vulcan Barrel-Roll - ADS Group"
Chef, you took that video? Brilliant!
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unfortunately no !
though i wish i did
It appeared on my Facebook timeline the other day and i had to share
