Andy Hawkins wrote in
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Hi,

In article ,
Bertie the wrote:

I thought I heard something about it falling on had times after that
first flight. True or just a rumour? It'll take millions to keep that
thing going. I often wonder how just a few thousand at an airshow,
paying a tenner to get in, supports a string of thirsty Merlins and
Pratts. You'd need a very big audience to keep that thing going.

I think it's been cleared for a relatively limited number of hours of
flying or something, can't remember where I read that. As a result
they're likely to 'save' the hours for airshows and the like.

Ah, hold on, sounds like you're spot on. This article dated 18th Feb.

http://www.tvoc.co.uk/

"Avro Vulcan XH558 has run into the headwinds of the current economic
conditions. The return of the aircraft to air displays is at risk of
being slowed to a stop because potential sponsors have drawn in their
purse strings and are not making available the expected funds. With
three month.s work still needed to ready the aircraft and its crew for
air displays, the lack of funding to start this last phase is now
endangering the return of the Vulcan to the beginning of the airshow
season."

What an awful shame.

Yes. They really are something to see fly. I saw one doing it's stuff in
Goose bay on a NATO exercise once and the sound of it taking off was
just incredible.



Bertie