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[Alan Cantwell 1131]

I think you need to ask him, drop him a PM,

[DAVE JOHNSON]

PAUL---at the moment i am catching up servicing several models for this years shows---besides doing some finishing jobs on the Vulcan.Last year a very good friend and LMA guy passed away and i inherited a 22ft 6 inch wingspan Handley Page HP42 early airliner----i promised him i would finish it off and fly it at some shows in his memory----the model is basically built and i have completed some final checks on it before starting the major job of covering it in corrugated cardboard etc---will get some pics on here when i get chance.I intend this being my next winters project----

[Paul Holt]

look forward to seeing the photos, HP42, nice aircraft.

[Tony Collins 1073]

Hi Dave. Have just come across a really good Vulcan video which I am sure you will enjoy.
It shows all the underwing serial detail in good quality. It is from RAF Waddington and the
hangar shown earlier on is where I used to work. A bit of nostalgia and memories there.
Stay with it to the end as there is a very good underwing shot there. You will probably find
lots of other useful detail throughout the film.
Enjoy. Cheers Tony.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25_JEdHBESU

[DAVE JOHNSON]

TONY---great to see you back on forum and that you are recovering well----great film thanks,watched it all thro ,was hoping t see a young Sir John Willis there but no---may have been slightly early days for him !!!

[Mike Booth]

Hi Danny . In mean Dave. I met last week , quite by chance in a cafe, in Marlborough ( home town) an ex RAF Vulcan pilot.
Needless to say I had a bit of a chat with him. He told me that with full after burners and minimum ops fuel load they managed to go vertical bar 2 degrees as he put it.
Quite a few antics , but he said you could really throw the thing around .
I told him about your 'model' which he was quite fascinated, though he was already aware of small gas turbines .
His name is Murray Mc summit '.
I'll find out .
Cheers Broardsword .

[John Rickett]

That's interesting Mike,
Vulcans did not have after burners, and its the American term for what we called reheat - are you sure he was genuine?

[Dave Berry 2911]

Mike, non of the Olympus marks (101,201,301) in the Vulcan had afterburners, it was only introduced on the Olympus 593 for the Concorde. The only similarity between the Vulcan Olympus and that in Concorde is the name.

[Mike Booth]

Dave I wouldn't have a clue I'm only passing on the words of the pilot.

[Robin Woodhead]

Obviously, he was passing air though his exhaust!

There three small experimental delta aircraft that were manufactured to provide experience of delata aircraft handing, they were designated Avro 707A, B and C. They were all powered by the Rolls-Royce Derwent engine, which had no re-heat. (There is one at Cosford, details on there web site)

The prototupe Vulcan VX 770 was converted to Conway engines and was operated by Rolls-Royce from Hucknall during Conway developement untill it was lost at an airshow killing all the crew.

Robin

[Chris Lane]

XA894 had five Olympus engines including one with reheat and mounted in a pod under the weapons bay. It was destroyed in a ground fire at Filton in the early 1960's.

[James Stewart]

Maybe he was confused or just left out the fact he flew the XA894, just googled it and there a few images of it looking pretty vertical to me.