[bongodriver]

Look better http://www.stirlingproject.co.uk/

just a forward section.....

The Vulcan instead is something like this: "heeeeey wassup biatches!? We would really like to take this Vulcan we have back to the sky, cos we think it's cool you know? But hey guess what, we're skint! We're gonna start scraping every bottom of every barrel for some pennies, and then we'll see what happens! It's fun, it's loud, it's huge! Yeah we need at least half a million every six months, but hey, it's fun, it's loud, it's huge!... uh and have I mentioned yet that it's fun, it's loud, it's huge?!"

You simply do not take on such a project with no sound financial plan, it's utterly ridiculous.

No....the Vulcan is British built machine.....so it's loud because it's not a glider and has something to do with those british built rolls royce engines, I have met a few ex vulcan pilots in my time who said the aircraft was fantastic to fly, it represents a period in british history that is under represented (hunters are nice but theres loads of them), you may not like it but it is an impressive machine to see, financial plans?.....were in the UK mate......nothing like this would happen if generous folks didn't put up their hard earned......and nobody is putting a gun to their heads...or yours for that matter so you have nothing to say on that.

Again, look what Lufthansa is doing with their Ju52 (and will do with their Super Connie): restoration according to a sound and affordable maintenance plan, plus the possibility to sell tickets to contribute to the expenses.

EASA are working hard to prevent historic machines being used to carry fare paying members of the public.......I believe it's already the case, apparently they don't have inflatable escape slides....blah blah

It's only a matter of time before Lightnings will get permission to fly now.
It will surely happen, like it happened in South Africa and USA

I will ask someone I know in the Lightning preservation if thats the case but I would eat my shorts if it ever did.

I'd leave the "military ambassador of the past" role to a highly significant machine like the Lanc, and maybe take back to the air the Concorde as example of fine British engineering (or maybe make something new?!). No matter how hard you try, there's really no real motivation to fly the Vulcan other than personal interest. Morphing this personal interest into a "worthy cause" though is grotesque to say the least.

Ok sod it....just ban everything appart from tiger moths....what? all WWII British pilots flew them so they represent the whole lot, and are much cheaper.