Vulcan XH558 Survival Appeal

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25 Responses to “Vulcan XH558 Survival Appeal”

  1. concorde1350mph says:

    wouldnt it be soooo fantastic if we could get Concorde flying again both the Vulcan and Conocrde flying together would be the best sight ever!!!

  2. tomnryan says:

    @j968 Don’t you realise that the Vulcan made up most of our country’s V-bomber force during the height of the cold war, and were the main nuclear detterant that stopped the Soviets launching a nuclear attack? Surely that’s an important part of our history?

  3. j968 says:

    @bigandbritish. The Avro Vulcan was built in 1952 so after any World Wars. Its purpose being a Super Sonic Bomber.
    It was only used in a conventional bombing role ONCE during the Falklands conflict with Argentina and even then it did not have the Range or capacity to do a satisfactory job. So dont tell me this Aircraft is some important part of history like the Spitfire for example. This is an absurd waste of finite resources and money for a small group of fantasist anoraks.

  4. coopersx19 says:

    Give your money to cancer research and just fly the vulcan without all the red tape sh*te!

  5. coopersx19 says:

    Health and safety….LOL….they know nothing…truly and totally……. nothing.

  6. coopersx19 says:

    Just imagine how good life would be if we got rid of beaurocats…..no one way systems, no parking restrictions. Police dedicated to catching criminals rather than targeting innocent motorists. Ring fenced budgets so that there is total transparency…..god save us…..these people in givenrnment deserve the guilotine along with the bankers……just do it…what is stopping us?

  7. coopersx19 says:

    Just fly it anyway. 427 and 655 could fly…just do it …….fly them. Dont bother about the government and the CAA, they dont know anyway they are wooden. Why does this country make everything so hard for itself??……. knock knock!!!!

  8. bigandbritish says:

    @j968 . Without aircraft like XH558 and the men that crewed them, you may now be living in a world where you would not be able to make a comment like that. It’s not ‘dragging along the past,’ it’s meaningful, relevant history. Part of
    Stalins doctrine was to ‘alter’ history.

  9. j968 says:

    Why keep giving millions so these few people can have a sponsored toy….i would much rather see money go to worthy causes. As we advance in time through life and evolution of the world we cant keep paying to drag along the past with us. This was something great for the people of that era but for the newer generation of people its meaningless its just a plane.

  10. j968 says:

    And the young lad in the red t-shirt would have had the same look on his face if the red arrows had just gone by.

  11. j968 says:

    Maybe the banking crises passed you by, Burning holes in the Sky and burning up money with your demonstration high speed simulated bombing runs which fatigue the airframe at a higher rate and bring about earlier and more costly aiframe overhaul and inspection at a time when the country is in economic crises and then start asking people for extra money so you can burn it up again at a time when people are counting every penny.

  12. DaveHmba says:

    @j968 Have a look at the face of the young lad in the red shirt as she takes off. Then repeat your views.

    As to funding – did the banking criosis pass you by?

  13. zedcell says:

    j968 it seems to me your views are in the minority here.
    nothing looks like or sounds like the vulcan bomber. which in my book makes this plane UNIQUE and from the many airshows ive attended in the uk ,from the crowds reaction this is always the show stopper. just for the record the vulcan was sub-sonic not super-sonic.

  14. mikechildmk1 says:

    @j968 There is a huge difference between a static Vulcan and a flying Vulcan. She is an astonishing sight and a great British engineering achievement. XH558 is proof of how innovative British aviation used to be and represents an important period in modern history. It was part of what prevented our own annihilation. With that in mind, I don’t think a pledge of just a few pounds is too much to ask. I remind you that people who have donated to this wonderful project have done so by choice.

  15. FoolBritannia says:

    Yes, it will. But something brilliant will have been lost. If you’re going to be pleased about that, good for you.

  16. j968 says:

    When this fails to generate the required funds to keep it as an ongoing concern wether it be at the end of Feb or if you do collect enough money this time once that finally runs out take a look outside your window and you will see that the world will still be revolving and life will go on unchanged for everybody in it.

  17. FoolBritannia says:

    There is a difference – and an important one – between a static aircraft and an important one. I don’t understand why asking like minded people to help support keeping XH558 in the air is selfish. If you’re not a like minded person, fine. Go away and pay attention to something that matters to you.

  18. j968 says:

    Park it in a hagner as a static display and people can come and see it and read about it but it doesnt warrant further waste of resources or money so some people can play aviation at the cost of other peoples money. And I think by the end of February this will be a closed case anyway.

  19. j968 says:

    The newer generation are living in the real world and you people should get with the programme. This machine is now redundant of all purpose plain and simple, decommissioned for a good reason. What say do normal people have in everyday life as to wether there will ever be a nuclear war ??
    I think your all starting to show signs of a very selfish group of people and if this Aircraft was that imortant then relevant funding would be forthcoming and in place without the continues begging.

  20. snapperbob says:

    Exactly right J968, it is meaningless to the newer generation. BUT THAT’S WHY IT NEEDS TO KEEP FLYING. I’ll bet you were not around in 1963 when I REMEMBER the fear of being on the brink of nuclear war. The Vulcan did it’s job as a deterrent and helped PREVENT war.

    History repeats itself and if you are not careful you younger generation will sleepwalk into a nuclear holocaust.

    When the Vulcan flies its physical effect on youngsters helps get the important message of deterrent across.

  21. FoolBritannia says:

    Oh dear. Why do people on YouoTube get so hostile? I suspect that bigand british knows perfectly well when the first Vulcan flew. But we’re talking specifically about XH558. Which was built in 1960. The appeal is for a specific aircraft, the last flying example of this astonishing type. While I agree that in the grand scheme of things it isn’t as important as helping Haiti and curing cancer, it IS important. If you don’t agree, fine. Just don’t start pointless arguments where none need exist.

  22. j968 says:

    Yes your correct XH558 was built in 1960 your a smart man. But like I said check your facts the Vulcan itself as a design or aircraft was built in 1952 the first Avro Vulcan flight being 30 August 1952. So as someone trying to heighten awareness and gain money for this I think its you who needs to check your History

  23. bigandbritish says:

    XH558 was built in 1960. I won’t even lower myself to comment on your other points. Try an online Modern European History course, much more interesting than housework……….

  24. vulcanSupporter says:

    Of course this campaign is not on a par with Haiti or Cancer Research etc, but during the Cold War we relied upon these magnificent planes for our national security. It is also a spectacularly beautiful machine and a marvelous thing to watch. It is a marvel or BRITISH design and innovation. People like you and I have busted a gut to restore it and get it to where we are today. It would be an absolute tragedy to fail now. We have had enough heroic British failure – let’s make this a success!!

  25. concorde1350mph says:

    the vulcan did so many things to our country
    it was better than all the other cold war bombers better handelling in fact its classed as a fighter for its superb performance and it obviously dropped quite a few nuclear bombs etc etc
    its body was used on other planes such as the delta wing copied by many other planes including the aerospatiale/bac Concorde and tested the olympus turbo jet for Concorde and is so beautiful to look at and is a British icon so dont tell me its not worth giving!!!

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