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PSA: Guy Martin and the Vulcan Bomber
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Proper STW porno!
Have your kleenex ready chaps
Ch 4, 29th Nov, 19:30
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/guy-martin-last-flight-of-the-vulcan-bomber
Posted 5 years agoThink our Guy might be setting himself up for retirement by become the new Fred Dibner for the modern age ?
Posted 5 years agobump, ‘cos I though you lot would get really excited about this!
Posted 5 years agoMega.
Posted 5 years agoHave your kleenex ready chaps
That could be interpreted in 2 ways in this place…. or maybe 2 ways at the same time for some 😆
Posted 5 years agoBang tidy! 🙂
Posted 5 years agoIs it good?
Posted 5 years ago
I don’t have enough energy to log in to C4 today.Is it good?
I don’t have enough energy to log in to C4 today.It’s on in the future so put a tape in.
Posted 5 years agoThat could be interpreted in 2 ways in this place…. or maybe 2 ways at the same time for some
Brilliant.. 😆
I may be having a sex wee at the thought of this. Possibly.
Posted 5 years agoI know for a fact that there are one or two absolutely stunning scenes in it.
they may have a “bloooooooooooooodyyyyy hellllllll” commentary.
Posted 5 years agoIt is like, innit chief?
Posted 5 years agoi’ll just leave this here
Posted 5 years agoThis popped up on my Fb feed yesterday, and had several people demanding that the Vulcan be kept flying…
Posted 5 years ago
Does look like a terrific program, I will be recording it for late-night enjoyment. 😉I am sooooo excited by that!
Posted 5 years agoFor them with 7 day EPGs on their video recorders, you can now put a tape in.
Posted 5 years agoJust set up to record via my iPad. Not missing that! 😀
Posted 5 years agoToday’s the day 😀
Posted 5 years agoI’d hope that as its the last flight they could really rip the arse out of it and do all the stunts its capable of.
Posted 5 years agoOh yes for the Christmas pressie list…
Posted 5 years ago
And I suspect we may see some Tom Foolery.
I will also leave this here:
http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?88708-Vulcan-Post-your-Photos-herehttp://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/vulcan/
Posted 5 years agoI was lucky to be there on the day. I live 5 mins away from Sywell. Had a tip off that the Vulcan was going to be there at a private charity event. I’ve only got a pocket camera but it was nice to capture some memories of what was (unbeknown to me at the time) the last time I would see the Vulcan in the skies
Posted 5 years agoThe vulcan is under (caa) investigation for doing some unauthorised barrel rolls on one of its last flights according to the BBC a few weeks ago.
Posted 5 years ago
As it was an old airframe flying under civil rather than military certification it had very tight restrictions on what maneuvers it could do. So no ragging the proverbial off of it.The vulcan is under (caa) investigation for doing some unauthorised barrel rolls on one of its last flights according to the BBC a few weeks ago.
It was some fairly rubbish still photos arranged in a way that made it look like it could have done a barrel roll. Fairly obvious that it didn’t as it would have been witnessed by dozens of people.
But yes, the restrictions on it were getting ever more severe – in it’s final few displays it would only go full power very briefly.
Southport 2015 was probably the best of it’s more recent runs
[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrGFKDjg98I[/video]Should be a good documentary anyway, Sky box set to record. 🙂
Posted 5 years agoI find it a little strange that there is so much love for a bomber somewhere there is no appetite for bombing.
Same when there is any aircraft thread, it is mainly filled with military aircraft, they the very tools of war which most here are quick to damn.
Posted 5 years agochip – Member
I find it a little strange that there is so much love for a bomber somewhere there is no appetite for bombing.
To be fair, it’s a bomber that did very little actual bombing and that which it did, was completely ridiculous. (I think in its entire career, it killed 2 people by bombing, which probably makes it less deadly than the average Corsa). And ironically something like 35 crew members and bystanders in accidents. XH558 itself never dropped a bomb in anger though it did blow itself up one time IIRC.
But i don’t think it’s about glorifying a bomber specifically, it’s just a cool, noisy, silly plane. All my affection comes from childhood air shows where it was like hearing the voice of god.
Posted 5 years agoI think in its entire career, it killed 2 people, which makes it less deadly than the average Corsa
More effortless 😆 delivery NW.
Posted 5 years agoTo be fair, it’s a bomber that did very little actual bombing and that which it did, was completely ridiculous. (I think in its entire career, it killed 2 people by bombing, which probably makes it less deadly than the average Corsa). And ironically something like 35 crew members and bystanders in accidents. XH558 itself never dropped a bomb in anger though it did blow itself up one time IIRC.
I am not normally one for black humor, but 😆 😆
Posted 5 years agoBeen waiting for this to air for weeks now, Watch and record, no phone answering, in fact I may unplug yhe phone altogether.
Posted 5 years agoA bomber laden with nuclear warheads less deadly than a corsa. 😀
Posted 5 years agoCan it be watched live on-line? Strictly will be on the house TV :-/
Posted 5 years agoPerfect, dinner cooked right on time.
Posted 5 years ago
/turns up volume.fap, fap, fap…..
😆
Posted 5 years agoBlokegasm
Posted 5 years agoMan Sploosh
Posted 5 years agoHarry – you too?
#Idontgetspanglyoutfits
Posted 5 years ago
#vulcansarebetterBrilliant stuff
Still find it incredible that Britain’s aircraft industry was so cutting edge all those years ago. Shame it’s all but gone now, but the spending was ludicrous. Really is something the whole nation should be properly proud of.
Posted 5 years ago100kg of air per second per engine.
Is that a lot 😯
Posted 5 years agoAwesome.
Posted 5 years ago
Watching that I just remembered I was allowed on to the flight deck of a Vulcan when I was a kid, I just can’t remember where it was.haha singletrack beanie!!
Posted 5 years agoHe has a singletrack hat on
Posted 5 years ago
(beaten by 20 seconds)
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