How many Vulcan cockpits have you visited?

[Exceptionalsleeper]

This is not a "show off" moment but how many of you have been fortunate to have visited a Vulcan cockpit?

To count, she must be a complete airframe and you must have at least walked up the crew entry ladder. I have been lucky enough to have visited:

XH558 - Several times and also on board during Engine Ground Run
XL426 - Vulcan 24hr Scramble
XM594
XM612 - Vulcan 24hr Scramble
XM655 - Vulcan 24hr Scramble

XM573 - Many times in the future!

[Minty4371]

XM655 - Tour of cockpit, and sat in right hand seat during towing operation on Friday 15th June 2012.
That is the only one I have been in.

[Dougs]

XM575 Three times once in its old postion and twice in the EMA aero park

[Old Rigger]

1970-1972: Lots, lots of times and one flight + XH558 twice, once at Bruntingthorpe & once at Waddington + XM594 Newark Air Museum, once.

[Ray C]

It's all happend this year for me....655 & 603

[Gaz]

558, loads of times, during her Bruntingthorpe years.

Couple of nose sections too, but, you said they don't count

[Sooty655]

XH558, XM594, XM603, XM612, XM655.

Cockpits XA903 and XM569.

[Jigsaw]

Loads as a kid at Marham but would not have a clue of numbers.
Those days it was easy to get access to an aircraft cockpit if your old man was in the RAF.

[Hihonyr8811]

Gosh, I'll have to think really hard about this one.

Oh that's right, none

In fact I have never been in ANY cockpit, unless you count the Canberra nose at East Kirkby a couple of weeks ago.
I'm too scared of breaking something. So it's safer if I just stay out

[Gaz]

Gosh, I'll have to think really hard about this one.

Oh that's right, none

In fact I have never been in ANY cockpit, unless you count the Canberra nose at East Kirkby a couple of weeks ago.
I'm too scared of breaking something. So it's safer if I just stay out

You went in the Comet, didn't you?

You know, before I tried to push you down the stairs!

[Hihonyr8811]

Nope, couldn't get past all the other geeks into the cockpit

[Bovril]

xl426, xm603, xm655, xh558, xl319,xm594,xm605,xm612,xl360,xm575,xj823

[Sploosher]

Loads as a kid at Marham but would not have a clue of numbers.
Those days it was easy to get access to an aircraft cockpit if your old man was in the RAF.

My first visit was as an 8 or 9 yeard old at Akrotiri when my dad was on the Vulcans there, saw my first ever Vulcan scramble too, 12 or 18 aircraft from what I remember........

[Blue_2]

Newark's, Coventry's and Sunderland's Vulcans. Plus a couple of other cockpit sections. Much prefer the Victor cockpit...

[WaddoVet]

More than I care to remember

At a guess 30+ being all of Waddington Wing a/c - and their bomb bays and flown in two of them.

[Ramshornvortex]

and their bomb bays and flown in two of them.

Bloody hell Len, I hope you held on tight!!

[WaddoVet]

<chuckle!> If the lack of oxygen does't get you the cold will in that cavernous space!

[VForceHQ]

Just the 2 Full Cockpits/Crew Compartments: XM655 (27/10/12) & XL426 (25/09/11) - both during start up procedure and been up the ladder and peered into XH558 inc Bomb Bay (25/04/10) during Winter Service RAF Lyneham.

[Crashgate 3]

A few when I was in the ATC at Finningley camp....but they wouldnt let us fly ! Something about a ground abort around that time (XL385 at Scampton 1967 ?)
Managed to get in XM594 at Newark and took my camera..



Have got more pics but having a bit of trouble with photobucket/computer keeps locking me out

[Dee]

Been in 3,,655,558 in the bomb bay as well and Newark Museum

[Xplumberlives]

I wasn't aware that there were that many Vulcans.

[Ray C]

Been in 3,,655,558 in the bomb bay as well and Newark Museum

He's still suffering from to much Xmas indulgence....

[RLN]

Been in 3,,655,558 in the bomb bay as well and Newark Museum

He's still suffering from to much Xmas indulgence....

Someone's for the high jump

[Gully]

3!

XL426, XM655 and XL360. Still never seen inside XH558...

Couple of nose sections too.

Gully

[Tonka 71]

only 2 i'm affraid XM603 and the Vulcan that was at Blackpool who's number escapes me at the moment..