Simviation Forum - XH558 Airborne?

Reply #15 - Jun 11^th, 2007 at 8:33pm

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EGNX wrote on Jun 11^th, 2007 at 8:26pm:

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I only live 7 miles from Bruntingthorpe, and I don't plan to spend the day sitting outside hoping something's going to happen if any info is just based on unfounded rumour!

You should be able to hear it when they start those engines then!!! Cheesy

wouldnt that be a bit too far...I live 3 miles from the end of rwy 25 at CYQG...i can hear reverse thrust of turboprops, and jets taking off..but i doubt that you would hear from 7 miles away...even with the vulcan's engines...

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Reply #16 - Jun 12^th, 2007 at 5:17am

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EGNX wrote on Jun 11^th, 2007 at 8:26pm:

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I only live 7 miles from Bruntingthorpe, and I don't plan to spend the day sitting outside hoping something's going to happen if any info is just based on unfounded rumour!

You should be able to hear it when they start those engines then!!! Cheesy

wouldnt that be a bit too far...I live 3 miles from the end of rwy 25 at CYQG...i can hear reverse thrust of turboprops, and jets taking off..but i doubt that you would hear from 7 miles away...even with the vulcan's engines...

perhaps a slight exageration, but the vulcan is one of the loudest jets ever built. Louder than concorde I believe.

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Reply #17 - Jun 12^th, 2007 at 6:15am

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I'd say that idea was ridiculous, but I'm about 6/7 miles from EGNT, but I still hear a Tornado spool up when one does a missed approach on 25, so who knows.

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Reply #18 - Jun 12^th, 2007 at 6:26am

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all depends on the wind. Unfortunatly if the winds in the right direction to hear it, that means the things heading in the wrong direction to see it

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Reply #19 - Jun 12^th, 2007 at 7:40am

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Eh, I believe you WILL be able to hear it at 7 miles - I live about 10 miles from YSSY, and can still hear a 747 on engine startup - gave me quite a jump when I was minding my own business...on the loo...and I heard a spool sound...

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Reply #20 - Jun 12^th, 2007 at 7:59am

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It was a joke. Grin

Bruntingthorpe has been modified, if you will, in order to cut out the amount of noise coming from the airfield. I believe I was told it was Peugeot (don't quote me on that) that added embankments and planted tall trees around the perimeter as they were using it as a proving ground. And the residents around Bruntingthorpe have a reputation of complaining, despite the fact it used to be home to RB-66s and B-47s in the 50's. Roll Eyes

I may hear it if it gets a bit closer, whilst in the air, but certainly not when it's sitting on the ground. You don't hear the Lightnings from here, and that's saying something! Wink

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Reply #21 - Jun 12^th, 2007 at 10:07am

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Lol guys! I was only joking... I highly doubt that you could hear the Vulcan on the ground from 7 miles away. But you probably would if its flying around the airfield. I was merely saying that as Tweek lives so close, he wont need to find out when the Vulcan is flying because he will hear it! Roll Eyes

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Reply #22 - Jun 12^th, 2007 at 1:50pm

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just been browsing the tvoc forum again.
the 4th engine has finally been fitted back into her, so after the final tests etc she''ll be ready for the ground tests

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Reply #23 - Jun 15^th, 2007 at 3:14pm

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ozzy72 wrote on Jun 11^th, 2007 at 4:07pm:

Nowt on the website. Charlie might know a bit more...

Nope, and I will leave it that...

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Reply #24 - Jun 15^th, 2007 at 3:20pm

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VTS have cancelled it's appearance at Waddington in a fortnight.

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Reply #25 - Jun 15^th, 2007 at 3:27pm

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to give you an idea, they will take 3 weeks for ground tests once the final components are fitted before flying, as stated in a recent update. They have roughly 200 ground checks to do lookiing at the check list pictures 20 or so are currently completed. So if the final pieces arrived tomorrow and were fitted it would be about 3 weeks earliest before you see it flying.

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Reply #26 - Jun 15^th, 2007 at 7:00pm

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Hopefully I will still see it at Elvington airshow and if not then there is always next year.

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Reply #27 - Jun 15^th, 2007 at 7:08pm

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Anark wrote on Jun 15^th, 2007 at 7:00pm:

Hopefully I will still see it at Elvington airshow and if not then there is always next year.

I completely forgot about elvington this year...been too busy thinking about RIAT, kemble, BH, etc......hopefully I'll make it (if York City have a home game Cheesy

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Reply #28 - Jun 15^th, 2007 at 7:38pm

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Mictheslik wrote on Jun 15^th, 2007 at 7:08pm:

Anark wrote on Jun 15^th, 2007 at 7:00pm:

Hopefully I will still see it at Elvington airshow and if not then there is always next year.

I completely forgot about elvington this year...been too busy thinking about RIAT, kemble, BH, etc......hopefully I'll make it (if York City have a home game Cheesy

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Not bothering with Elvington again this year 'if' the Vulcan doesn't show. Be a weak lineup now that there are no RAF fast jet (the Hawk doesn't count) solos.

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