Show - Wheels and Wings - 29th & 30th August

[MARK.A]

Going to be another great weekend bring on August

[WTF]

Fans of the Vulcan XH558 won't want to miss this year's Wings & Wheels as she performs an emotional farewell on Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th August. Retiring at the end of the 2015 display season, the Vulcan to the Sky's Avro Vulcan is the last airworthy Vulcan and only flying example of the country's powerful V-Force.

The Vulcan team will be working especially hard to make summer 2015 a memorable flying season for every Vulcan enthusiast across the country following the difficult decision to ground the iconic aircraft.

Having evaluated a great many factors, the three expert companies on whom the Vulcan to the Sky's Trust depend – known as the 'technical authorities' - have together decided to cease their support at the end of this flying season. Without that support, under Civil Aviation Authority regulations, the Vulcan is prohibited from flying.

At the heart of their decision are two factors. First, although Vulcan Crowd Credit Rob Samblesthe XH558 is currently as safe as any aircraft flying today, her structure and systems are already more than ten percent beyond the flying hours of any other Vulcan, so knowing where to look for any possible failure is becoming more difficult and impossible to predict with any accuracy.

Second, maintaining her superb safety record requires expertise that is increasingly difficult to find. Specialists are currently brought out of retirement specifically to work on XH558; a solution that is increasingly impractical as the necessary skills become distant in their collective memories. The Trust has also been made aware that the skills issue is particularly acute as the Vulcans engines age and will require a considerable amount of additional (and costly) inspection and assessment.

Jamie McAllister, Event Director, Wings & Wheels comments: "We have a rich aviation history at Dunsfold Aerodrome and the Vulcan was part of that in the 1950s. It's only fitting that this magnificent aircraft will be at Wings & Wheels one last time in what will be an emotional and sad farewell display."

Whilst it is the end of her flying career, it is not the end of the Vulcan XH558. Plans are underway for The Vulcan Aviation Academy and Heritage Centre at Robin Hood Airport, Doncaster Sheffield (ex RAF Finningley) in South Yorkshire. Even on the ground, XH558 is fascinating and exciting and in her new life she will still able to accelerate dramatically along the runway.

[MARK.A]

Fans of the Vulcan XH558 won't want to miss this year's Wings & Wheels as she performs an emotional farewell on Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th August. Retiring at the end of the 2015 display season, the Vulcan to the Sky's Avro Vulcan is the last airworthy Vulcan and only flying example of the country's powerful V-Force.

The Vulcan team will be working especially hard to make summer 2015 a memorable flying season for every Vulcan enthusiast across the country following the difficult decision to ground the iconic aircraft.

Having evaluated a great many factors, the three expert companies on whom the Vulcan to the Sky's Trust depend – known as the 'technical authorities' - have together decided to cease their support at the end of this flying season. Without that support, under Civil Aviation Authority regulations, the Vulcan is prohibited from flying.

At the heart of their decision are two factors. First, although Vulcan Crowd Credit Rob Samblesthe XH558 is currently as safe as any aircraft flying today, her structure and systems are already more than ten percent beyond the flying hours of any other Vulcan, so knowing where to look for any possible failure is becoming more difficult and impossible to predict with any accuracy.

Second, maintaining her superb safety record requires expertise that is increasingly difficult to find. Specialists are currently brought out of retirement specifically to work on XH558; a solution that is increasingly impractical as the necessary skills become distant in their collective memories. The Trust has also been made aware that the skills issue is particularly acute as the Vulcans engines age and will require a considerable amount of additional (and costly) inspection and assessment.

Jamie McAllister, Event Director, Wings & Wheels comments: "We have a rich aviation history at Dunsfold Aerodrome and the Vulcan was part of that in the 1950s. It's only fitting that this magnificent aircraft will be at Wings & Wheels one last time in what will be an emotional and sad farewell display."

Whilst it is the end of her flying career, it is not the end of the Vulcan XH558. Plans are underway for The Vulcan Aviation Academy and Heritage Centre at Robin Hood Airport, Doncaster Sheffield (ex RAF Finningley) in South Yorkshire. Even on the ground, XH558 is fascinating and exciting and in her new life she will still able to accelerate dramatically along the runway.

Great stuff not long to go . Been looking forward to this show all year

[mk2k41]

Great stuff not long to go . Been looking forward to this show all year

Same, it's going to another epic weekend!

[MARK.A]

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[Kat]

If anyone hasn't booked the Travelodge yet, I had an email from them about their new app, and apparently you can get 10% off your first booking using the it (available on Android and iOS)

But, I've not tried it yet so don't shoot me if it doesn't work thought it was worth sharing though.

[MARK.A]

If anyone hasn't booked the Travelodge yet, I had an email from them about their new app, and apparently you can get 10% off your first booking using the it (available on Android and iOS)

But, I've not tried it yet so don't shoot me if it doesn't work thought it was worth sharing though.

Good one Kat might help some people there

[Kat]

Good one Kat might help some people there

we've not booked yet so hoping it works!

[MARK.A]

we've not booked yet so hoping it works!

Must be getting close to being full better get your finger out

[Kat]

Must be getting close to being full better get your finger out

Yeah I'll look this week

Just seen the 10% off deal is only valid till June 27th.

[WTF]

I'll find out from Emily if there is an extended deadline we can adhere to that we can pay them direct for like last year.

[lfcrule1972]

So jealous - this is by far the best show I've ever attended with the club....

[Chris_Blue]

looks a good show

[Dangerousfish]

looks a good show

It's brilliant, the air shows alone are worth the entry price. Not to mention the host of supercars driving up and down the run way all day.

Definitely worth coming to if you've not already got plans.

[Chris_Blue]

will see if the wife has any other plans...:cool: