Some tid bits on bird.

Vulcan could fly above 60,000 ft.

They found four brand new engines and installed them. Said that the
service life of these engines would exceed the airframe for the short
flights it would be flown for exibition.

Big John

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On Wed, 24 Oct 2007 20:37:14 -0500, Big John
wrote:

Per Aviation Week 22 Oct issue.

XH558 made a 34 minute flight on Oct 18 at Bruntingthorpe,
Leicestershire, England, the goal of years of work by volunteers and
contractors at the Vulcan Operating Co. XH558 is the first large
restored military jet to achieve this milestone.

Big John