Historic bomber back in the air
Posted on 29/07/08, filed under Connectors | 9 Comments
On Thursday October 18th 2007 the only airworthy Vulcan bomber in the world returned
to the skies over Leicestershire when Avro Vulcan XH558, having last flown 14 years ago
after a 33 year career in the Royal Air Force, took to the air from Bruntingthorpe airfield
for a 34-minute test flight.
Having helped to restore this historic aircraft by acting as a consulting company on
connector requirements providing data and drawings of connectors and contacts originally
used on the aircraft. We also supplied samples and production connectors at subsidised
prices to help the project.
This wonderful achievement, unique in the history of aviation, marks the end of a 10-year
effort by the Vulcan To The Sky Trust and for the past two years a team of 24 engineers
have spent £6 million making the jet airworthy.
It was hoped that the aircraft would become a regular sight at air shows and Farnborough Air Show 2008 proved just the place. What an amazing sight to see this historic bomber fly again. The noise and sheer beauty of this aircraft left alot of us in awe.
A little history on the bomber. Designed by A.V. Roe and Company, the Avro
Vulcan, a revolutionary delta-winged bomber, was used by the RAF from 1956 to 1984 during
which time it spearheaded British nuclear and conventional bombing capability and
achieved dramatic success in the 1982 Falkland conflict.
Fundraising still continues and if you would like to know more on this project
please visit http://www.tvoc.co.uk.
