Today is the first day of the Bournemouth Air Festival, Dorset, and the unscheduled arrival of the Avro Vulcan stole the show. There was disappointment last year as the appearance of the aircraft was cancelled, so this flypast has helped to make up for it.
The last airworthy Vulcan in the world, this particular example is 49 years old. I understand it has cost £7 million pounds to restore the aircraft to full working order, and maintenance costs are high. Flying hours are limited to 40 or 50 a year, mainly to conserve the Olympus engines, which are limited to 1200 cycles each by the Design Authority, Rolls-Royce. By doing this it is expected to keep the aircraft flying for a further 8 years.
The Vulcan is due to make two more appearances at the show on Saturday and Sunday.
300mm f/2.8 AF-S VR Nikkor (VR off) with TC-14EII converter. 1/1250 second at f/5.6. -0.33 EV. ISO 200.
© 2009
1 comment:
Lovely photo of a wonderful plane . Wish mine looked so good !
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