XH558 breaths again.........!

[insty66]

Shamelessly nicked from pprune

New NOTAM......
FIR: EGTT
Code: RTCA
Traffic: VFR IFR
Purpose: PIB entry Operationally significant for flights
Scope: Nav Warning
Lower limit (FL): 000
Upper limit (FL): 030
Centre and radius (nm): 5229N00108W003
Parent ICAO: EGTT
Start date/time: 15/10/2007 09:00 UTC
End date/time: 02/11/2007 16:00 UTC
Activity period: MON-FRI 0900-1600

Lower height limit: 000
Upper height limit: 030

RESTRICTED AREA(TEMPORARY) FOR VULCAN TEST FLYING AT BRUNTINGTHORPE.
RESTRICTION OF FLYING REGULATIONS MADE UNDER ARTICLE 96 OF THE AIR
NAVIGATION ORDER 2005 (MIL ACFT SHOULD COMPLY WITH JSP552 201.135.9).
NO ACFT IS TO FLY WI AREA BOUNDED BY CIRCLE RAD 3NM CENTRED AT 522913N
0010750W EXCEPT ACFT FLYING WITH PERMISSION OF OPERATOR OF
BRUNTINGTHORPE AERODROME OR IN THE SERVICE OF THE LEICESTERSHIRE POLICE.

Put simply there are plans for it to fly in that periodDT_Xtremez_28:

Hope it goes well and congratulations to all involved!DT_Xtremez_30:

 

[the lovetoad]

Proud to say I'm no plane spotter but I can't wait to see her fly again.

Outstanding job by all those involved.

 

[stacker1195]

Looks like something definitely happening there today. Check the forums.

http://www.tvoc.co.uk

 

[I Look Like Kevin Costner]

Nothing new???

NOTAMS to use Buntingthorpe for testing does not become valid until next week!!!

 

[stacker1195]

Something definately happened yesterday. She moved under her own power for the first time since her restoration. DT_Xtremez_30: DT_Xtremez_17:

Vids at the bottom of the page

 

[Tashy_Man]

Something definately happened yesterday. She moved under her own power for the first time since her restoration. DT_Xtremez_30: DT_Xtremez_17:

Vids at the bottom of the page

Fingers crossed for Monday...hope we get some good IN THE AIR vids !!

Crack on.................DT_Xtremez_09:

 

[I Look Like Kevin Costner]

Got to do high speed taxis and brake checks I would have thought. And CAA must say yes, before she will fly...

Three week window to do it.

 

[insty66]

Are we now beginning to achieve the un-achievable!

Ah well the end of another long week of functional set ups and paperwork, so where shall I begin?

Most of this week has been taken up with the set up and independent checks on the Flying Controls which was finally completed in the early hours of Thursday morning. With the last of the functionals complete the aircraft can be finally panelled up for good!

The final preparations are also being carried out such as fitting the Brake Parachute and servicing the aircraft (topping up all the gases etc) ready to hand over to the aircrew for the ground handling checks, these will consist of general handling, a slow taxi, a medium taxi and a fast taxi run taken over several days. Only when these have been carried out and the aircrew are happy with the aircraft will first flight be considered.

The later part of the week saw 558 outside a couple of times, Thursday the aircraft was pushed just outside the hangar to be refuelled ready for the taxi tests and for the aircrew to have some familiarisation time on the new systems as well as brushing up on the old! Friday morning saw 558 taken out to the runway to show her where it is and to carry out a confidence compass swing to ensure the compasses are pointing in the general direction!

Of course the majority of the week has been taken up with clearing the remaining 250 work cards. With most of the cards cleared and the remaining cards put in as a limitation on the aircraft, 558 was released to the aircrew late on Friday afternoon to carry out the first of the taxi trials.

So around tea-break on Friday afternoon XH558 moved off the engine running pan under her own power and made her way to the runway, whilst on the runway she made a couple of slow taxi runs up and down the runway before being handed back to the ground crew to be towed back in.

As we now have a serviceable aircraft, we are beginning to achieve the un-achievable and next week will see us hopefully completing the rest of the paperwork along with the runs and all that will remain then is the authority to take to the air!!!

PS Why not pop down to the hangar on Sunday and if you’re lucky you may see some of the Engineer’s in the afternoon, as we prepare 558 ready once again for Monday morning.

Nicked from Vulcan web site fingers crossed!

 

[Soupdragon]

spotted this on the sites forum as well.....

Lower limit (FL): 000
Upper limit (FL): 025
Centre and radius (nm): 5230N00106W003
Parent ICAO: EGTT
Start date/time: 26/10/2007 09:50 UTC
End date/time: 26/10/2007 10:15 UTC
Activity period: null
Lower height limit: 000
Upper height limit: 025

FLYPAST BY BBMF ACFT WI 3NM RAD 5230N 00106W (BRUNTINGTHORPE,LEICS)

coincidence?

 

[sumps]

spotted this on the sites forum as well.....

Lower limit (FL): 000
Upper limit (FL): 025
Centre and radius (nm): 5230N00106W003
Parent ICAO: EGTT
Start date/time: 26/10/2007 09:50 UTC
End date/time: 26/10/2007 10:15 UTC
Activity period: null
Lower height limit: 000
Upper height limit: 025

FLYPAST BY BBMF ACFT WI 3NM RAD 5230N 00106W (BRUNTINGTHORPE,LEICS)

coincidence?

WTF does that all mean?

 

[SirSaltyHelmet]

WTF does that all mean?

It means that the BBMF will conduct a flypast of Bruntingthorpe airfield between 0950 and 1015 on the 26th Oct 2007, the height between GL and 2500 feet

Hope this helps

 

[Tashy_Man]

WTF does that all mean?

Come on anyone who's been in the RAF for 5 minutes should know what that means !!!

Standard aviation terminology.....jeeezzzz....not like the old days.......

Crack on.............DT_Xtremez_09:

 

[MAINJAFAD]

It means that the BBMF will conduct a flypast of Bruntingthorpe airfield between 0950 and 1015 on the 26th Oct 2007, the height between GL and 2500 feet

Hope this helps

BBMF Aircraft is the Lancaster. What's the betting that there will be another Avro product in formation with it???

 

[I Look Like Kevin Costner]

Cruising sppeds are a little different. Phone us ASAP.

 

[Studley dangerfcuk]

Feck, good call Jafad. Lets hope so.

Studley DT_Xtremez_28:

 

[Soupdragon]

BBMF Aircraft is the Lancaster. What's the betting that there will be another Avro product in formation with it???

thats why i made the comment 'coincidence...'

ps. even i understood the Notam and we didnt see many of them on the boats!!!

we did get an Op Order in Fench once... cue much scratching of heads and schoolboy surrender monkey mutterings...

 

[stacker1195]

Mini update lifted from the TVOC forum

"She has done her first high speed taxi this morning 90 kts and had her nose leg waving merrily in the air.
Little bit of work to do for an hour or 2 then final taxi at 120 kts and stream the parachute.
I do have video but left the cable at home to upload so you will have to wait for the weekend sorry.
May be some footage on the news tonight there are media bods everywhere will try and find out for you all.
She looks like she really wants to get going now."

 

[sumps]

It means that the BBMF will conduct a flypast of Bruntingthorpe airfield between 0950 and 1015 on the 26th Oct 2007, the height between GL and 2500 feet

Hope this helps

Thanks - But wheres the vulcan ::/:

Come on anyone who's been in the RAF for 5 minutes should know what that means !!!

Standard aviation terminology.....jeeezzzz....not like the old days.......

...look im an egine man i have to shout loud to enjoy a conversation!!!DT_Xtremez_17:

 

[SirSaltyHelmet]

There is another NOTAM out for that!

 

[Lamptramp]

Just looked at the TVOC webcams 19:22 17/10/07
She has just come back into the hangar and the brakeshute door is open.

This indicates that the 120 knots high speed taxi and brakeshute test have been carried out.

Some insider gen I got this today was that the first take off is scheduled for tomorrow.