Vulcan XH558 returns to the sky again

Follow huge public support, lottery money and a group of dedicated fans, the former RAF Vulcan, based at the Vulcan Operating Companies base at Bruntingthrope, returned to the sky for further testing.

The Vulcan Operating Company were able to get the Vulcan, which had been on the ground for 14 years, back into the sky for a test flight, last October, but still needed major funding and future test flights to pass certification before she could fly at airshows.

Yesterday's test flight was part of the final certification process needed to obtain a CAA certification to allow the plane to fly, and more importantly fly at airshows, where the plane would be able to obtain sponsorship deals, thus helping her chances to remaining in the air.

However, during her test flight, a fire warning light came on and this resulted in the test flight being cut short.

Despite the warning light, inspection on the ground showed no evidence of fire or any other damage.

The good news is, that even with the early landing, eighty per cent of tests were completed. So this means the Vulcan will return to the sky today, to complete the tests whcih will include a compass swing.

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Published by: Andy Skinner