Yes ! it looks like the Avro Vulcan B2 "XH558" Will fly again !You can read the full news story herehttp://www.tvoc.co.uk/index2.htmPSS Would like to thank All customers who purchased the PSS Vulcan XH558 pack as YOUR Contributions have helped the Vulcan team achieve their goal and they have now been allocated a 2.5 MILLION Pound grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund to get this important aircraft BACK IN THE SKY !we are all celebrating A Century of powered flight this week.. WHAT A SUPERB WAY TO DO IT !!!

That's good news indeed!...And to Graham and the entire PSS team, Merry Christmas and a high-flying New Year!Toni.

Hey, you've just made my day!!!!!Fantastic news :) :-jumpy :-jumpyDo you think she will be ready for next year's airshow at Leuchars? I suspect that's probably wishful thinking ;)Mike :-wave

Let's not get too carried away, there is still a lot of money to be raised to pass stage two and have the grant released but a 'thank you' to the HLF for reconsidering their earlier decisionHaving said that I do hope this latest news will inspire those who can afford to support the project to dig deeper.I also hope stage two is passed quite quickly and does not drag on for a number of years as the remaining money is found.

This sure is good news. I saw its last flight and look forward to seeing one of its first after its restoration.I am hoping that we will see the same happen with the Concorde in the future. It has been proved that it can be done with a number of other aircraft, so fingers crossed!http://www.vfr-flightcenter.com/avsim_sig.jpg

I am sure that I'll get any number of slams for this... But for several reasons I'd rather that airplane stay on the ground, in a nice museum somewhere.Don't get me wrong: the Vulcan is probably the most awesome and - dare I say it - beautiful bomber to ever take wing, but...- its engines are sooo not state of the art, and thus will burn loads and loads of Jet-A, annoy non-aviation friendly people, and contribute more than a few pounds (tonnes?) of bad stuff to the atmosphere.- the art/science/business of flying old airplanes, even when great care is taken, is fraught with peril. Recall what happened to the Boeing Stratoliner (I think that's the name) on its first flight a while back - it ditched in the water due to a fuel problem (possibly human error - I never did hear the final story on that.) More than one very well known, expert pilot has bought it in old, well-cared for warbirds - Jeff Ethell, the well-known aviation writer bought it in a WWII bird a few years ago; the guy that ran an "upset training" school in Texas just died (along with his airline pilot/student) after his T34 lost a wing in flight... the list goes on.- I would assume that there are a very limited number of Vulcans left. Why risk this very nice example just to fly it?Anyway, I almost posted something about this recently when the Vulcan thing was announced on Avsim, but demurred. This time I can't help myself 8^) . I'm sure that everyone will recognize that this is my opinion, and that they will respect it as I respect theirs.Dave Blevins

Hi Dave,You have a valid point. However my understanding is that, like the Battle of Britain Flight Lancaster, any flying will be strictly limited to prevent undue stress on the airframe. If the "Management" act responsibly, there's no reason for the plane to be put at unreasonable risk.I am in no way associated with the VTTS Project other than I have made some modest donations to the Fund, and I'm old enough to remember seeing the Vulcan flying at the airshows at BAe Woodford in the 70s and 80s. For anyone who has seen Concorde take off, they MUST get to see the Vulcan ! Alastair

>I'm old enough to remember seeing the Vulcan flying at the airshows at BAe Woodford in the 70s and 80s