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    I'm going to see the vulcan.

    I'm so happy, I'm a plane geek, and yesterday at my mums there was a copy of the RAF paper that had the Vulcan on front page. I started waffling on about it and how I wish I could see it, when my stepdad told me that his friend used to be a Vulcan pilot and in a few months has invited him up there to see the plane and then also go gliding after. Naturally when he asked if I want to come I said yes, and now I so cant wait.
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    Re: I'm going to see the vulcan.

    Lucky you, I hope for you that it coincides with something interesting like an engine run, taxi test etc.

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    Re: I'm going to see the vulcan.

    Quote Originally Posted by icanhazburger View Post
    I'm so happy, I'm a plane geek, and yesterday at my mums there was a copy of the RAF paper that had the Vulcan on front page. I started waffling on about it and how I wish I could see it, when my stepdad told me that his friend used to be a Vulcan pilot and in a few months has invited him up there to see the plane and then also go gliding after. Naturally when he asked if I want to come I said yes, and now I so cant wait.
    I'm going to find out where you live, murder you and hide you under the floorboards then assume your identity and go to see The Bestest Aeroplane Ever.

    Seriously very jealous.

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    Re: I'm going to see the vulcan.

    I thought this was about Star-trek and you were off to see Mr Spock !

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    Re: I'm going to see the vulcan.

    They used to have one at Blackpool Airport. Could go inside it and look around for a couple of ££. Went in a few times when i was a kid. And then they sold it off on ebay, some guy bought it to put in his pub's beer garden.

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    Re: I'm going to see the vulcan.

    Quote Originally Posted by Grm View Post
    They used to have one at Blackpool Airport. Could go inside it and look around for a couple of ££. Went in a few times when i was a kid. And then they sold it off on ebay, some guy bought it to put in his pub's beer garden.
    Isn't the Vulcan about the size of a small jumbo jet??? That's one heck of a beer garden!

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    Re: I'm going to see the vulcan.

    I remeber seeing Vulcans flying when I was a nipper, awsome, awsome aircraft - this is very sad:

    One of Blackpool's landmarks is due to disappear on Thursday when the Vulcan Bomber at the resort's airport is taken to be scrapped.

    Owner Brian Bateson said it was not viable to maintain the plane - a Cold War relic.

    "All things come to an end - this plane has reached the end of the line," he said.

    The plane which has been sited on the airport for 21 years is due to be broken up.

    The Vulcan was bought in November 2004 by pub landlord Chris Ollerenshaw, from Dukinfield, Greater Manchester, who bid £15,100 for the former RAF bomber on the internet auction site eBay.

    But he discovered it was too expensive to move the fragile plane from Blackpool Airport to his pub garden.

    So he relinquished ownership, which reverted to pilot Mr Bateson.

    Mr Ollerenshaw, who hoped it would be an attraction at his pub, The Snipe Inn, discovered the plane would also cost £20,000 to transport.

    The bomber last saw service when it was on standby on Ascension Island during the Falklands War.

    (text from BBC news clicky (BBC NEWS | England | Lancashire | Vulcan landmark facing scrapyard))

    Does anyone know if there's any Vulcans left now (I know there's none flying) but are there any in museams etc?
    I got it wrong, he was going to buy it but would of been too expensive to transport to his beer garden. Now its just being scrapped.

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    Cool dude make sure you take your camera i wanna see some up close pics specialy the engines.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Zak33 View Post
    Thats the one, and my stepdads really into his photography at a semi professional level, so there will be plenty of high quality pictures.
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    Re: I'm going to see the vulcan.

    Hope that you enjoy yourself---great aircraft . Along with the 'lightning' an age gone bye.

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    Re: I'm going to see the vulcan.

    When I was a lad, I can remember seeing the Vulcan fly over my garden at night. I was outside when I heard the sound of jet engines, so I looked up and this big black wedge blocking out the stars flew over the house. It were great.
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