Post by planeimages on Sept 3, 2007 21:28:46 GMT 12
Current news on Vulcan XH558 is that she has been outside her hangar at Bruntingthorpe for engine runs. All four mains and the APU have been started and been up to full power.
Last week the fuel tanks were drained to set gauges to zero fuel contents and for C of G weighing.
Control surfaces are presently being aligned with instrument indications.
The crew has been practising ground runs in the Wellesbourne Vulcan.
Of course, the paperwork hasn't reached a weight in excess of the aircraft so she cannot fly yet, but the great day is not far away.
It's almost worth another trip to England but I think I will wait until she has flown before rushing over.
PF
Last week the fuel tanks were drained to set gauges to zero fuel contents and for C of G weighing.
Control surfaces are presently being aligned with instrument indications.
The crew has been practising ground runs in the Wellesbourne Vulcan.
Of course, the paperwork hasn't reached a weight in excess of the aircraft so she cannot fly yet, but the great day is not far away.
It's almost worth another trip to England but I think I will wait until she has flown before rushing over.
PF
