XL426 This Weekend::::::::

[Dan4th]

Any Forumeers Present????????



Lovely Weather, No?

Danf.

[Stigish]

Here! Just can't see any video's or Pics as at work .

[Xplumberlives]

How NICE to have a STEADY video, do think it might have been filmed with a TRIPOD?

[Mags]

Weather looks a wee bit blowy!!

I'm watching this on the work pc which has no speakers

[Xplumberlives]

Weather looks a wee bit blowy!!
I'm watching this on the work pc which has no speakers

Surely you're used to that!

[Saracenman]

is that all four Olympi running then? seems their "Return to Power" project has succeeded!

well done all at Southend!

back to taxiing next i hope

sm

[IcH]

I didnt realise this was on, and its only down the road from me

[Dan4th]

Someone from 426 needs to
join Iconic!

Danf.

[Sooty655]

What's with this "Awesome power" rubbish. They're only piffling little 200s.

[Saracenman]

showoff

[Mags]

That's better - got sound now

[Ramshornvortex]

End caps missing from both Nos 3 and 4 engines - I hope they weren't running them higher than idle?

[Sooty655]

End caps missing from both Nos 3 and 4 engines - I hope they weren't running them higher than idle?

Well spotted, RHV.

It's a great way to cook the jet pipe tunnel if they went to high power.

[Gully]

Drove past Southend airport the other day and pulled over to have a look through the fence at '426. To be honest, I was surprised to hear that they've been doing engine runs as she looked far from ready (main issue being the lack of end caps from where I was stood). Not sure how their funding campaign is going - my understanding is that '426 needed some fairly deep maintenance before fast taxiing could be considered again: particularly in the brakes department!

Still think it's a crying shame that their lacquer coat went so wrong - the aircraft just looks comletely the wrong colour and tatty as a result IMO.

Gully

[Ramshornvortex]

Not sure how their funding campaign is going

This is what their website says:
http://www.avrovulcan.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6:426-return-to-power&catid=8:return-to-power&Itemid=7
Solid progress, but some way to go....

[Mayfly]

Drove past Southend airport the other day and pulled over to have a look through the fence at '426. To be honest, I was surprised to hear that they've been doing engine runs as she looked far from ready (main issue being the lack of end caps from where I was stood). Not sure how their funding campaign is going - my understanding is that '426 needed some fairly deep maintenance before fast taxiing could be considered again: particularly in the brakes department!

Still think it's a crying shame that their lacquer coat went so wrong - the aircraft just looks comletely the wrong colour and tatty as a result IMO.

Gully

I didn't realsie it was laquer that went wrong - but I agree she doesn't as good as she should

[Mags]

Ooooff - big load of work to be done on her!

[Pujgnie]

Various pics of 'work in progress' in this link

http://forums.airshows.co.uk/viewtopic. ... 4fe77f2145