And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Maybe. This aircraft is huge. I've stood near and under one. The bottom of the fuselage at the cockpit is around twelve feet off the ground. So it may look like its close. Then again, if the photog used a telescopic lens, there may be some foreshortening in the depth of field.
By the way, this aircraft was made obsolete very early in its service. Thanks to the U.S. Polaris. It was put back in service for the festivities at the Falklands Island in the 1980s.
Not allowed these days, but the Vulcan treat at airshows was when they cruised over the crowd sat right angle to the crowdline then turned on reheat and accelerated upwards. We got the Vulcan howl - it's on youTube - car alarms went off, children cried - marvellous!
Early years of jet development, the turbine probably failed and the shrapnel destroyed one wing. About same time as the commercial DeHaviland BOAC jet fell apart in flight. My dad flew in those and just missed the accident. Was determined that the hull formed cracks due to repeated pressurization/depressurization cycles. The industry went to more rounded smaller windows after that and improved aluminum alloys. Some learning is by severe accidents.
Looks like a Vulcan circa 1958. Nice looking aircraft but way too slow for the time.
ReplyDeleteDidn't one of those crash at an air show once?
ReplyDeleteThat was the Concordski at, I believe, the ‘68 Paris air show.
Delete20 Sep, 1958. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYRKFkkyxh0
DeleteMaybe. This aircraft is huge. I've stood near and under one. The bottom of the fuselage at the cockpit is around twelve feet off the ground. So it may look like its close. Then again, if the photog used a telescopic lens, there may be some foreshortening in the depth of field.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, this aircraft was made obsolete very early in its service. Thanks to the U.S. Polaris. It was put back in service for the festivities at the Falklands Island in the 1980s.
ReplyDeleteWay unsafe, but way cool. Normally how it happens.
ReplyDeleteNot allowed these days, but the Vulcan treat at airshows was when they cruised over the crowd sat right angle to the crowdline then turned on reheat and accelerated upwards. We got the Vulcan howl - it's on youTube - car alarms went off, children cried - marvellous!
ReplyDeleteEarly years of jet development, the turbine probably failed and the shrapnel destroyed one wing. About same time as the commercial DeHaviland BOAC jet fell apart in flight. My dad flew in those and just missed the accident. Was determined that the hull formed cracks due to repeated pressurization/depressurization cycles. The industry went to more rounded smaller windows after that and improved aluminum alloys. Some learning is by severe accidents.
ReplyDeleteWasn't the squarish windows that was at fault. It was the rivet holes that held the window assembly, and the alloy, IIRC.
DeleteThere were a pair of these at an airshow at General Mitchell Field in Milwaukee in about 1970. Roger on the bigness comment.
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