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This is a link post V-Bombers for you plane spotting nerds

(I helped save b3ta! simbosan is too tired, Wed 29 Nov 2017, 3:25, Reply)
This is a normal post I,love Vulcans best of all the bombers

(I helped save b3ta! The Ann Coulter Fan Club Babylon is burning at, Wed 29 Nov 2017, 8:49, Reply)
This is a normal post Fantastic cold war machines. The Vulcan is just majestic in flight.
I remember seeing a victor tanker doing a low level run near the Wye Valley and that was something to see.
 (SpangoTheWonderBadger is brewing beer, Wed 29 Nov 2017, 9:07, Reply)
This is a normal post My Grandpa was an engineer in the RAF
He started his career working on biplanes between the World Wars and when he retired he was working on Vulcans and Lightnings. What a time to be an aviation engineer.

He saw service in the BEF and was evacuated north of Dunkirk after it fell and then got posted to Singapore and saw that fall in 1942. I used to joke with him that he was either very unlucky or an AXIS spy.
 (I helped save b3ta! shitkicker, Wed 29 Nov 2017, 11:15, Reply)
This is a normal post My dad was also in the RAF
He was one of the very few people picked to be allowed to work on the only flying Lancaster.

I once saw him weld a steel plate onto an aluminium motorbike exhaust can with a crappy home ARC welder. The repair lasted longer than the bike. If you know welding you know how hard that is.
 (I helped save b3ta! My Name was saying these words inside your head on, Wed 29 Nov 2017, 14:36, Reply)
This is a normal post I would say that's not possible... *
What was the purpose?


* not a welder, just ancillary knowledge of terms due to bikes and whatnot.
 (I helped save b3ta! omnitruncatedkraken from Empire Algol, Wed 29 Nov 2017, 19:24, Reply)
This is a normal post My mate had a hole in the side of the exhaust can
on his 125 and it would have failed an MOT. He was going to buy another one and my dad said "No need for that, hang on a minute", went to the shed, got his welder and a bit of steel plate. Hammered the plate into a curve then welded it onto the exhaust can to seal the hole. Saved him £80 if I recall right. It was about 30 years ago.

Apparently due to the different melting points of the two metals it is easy to make the aluminium get too hot and pull away from the weld.
 (I helped save b3ta! My Name was saying these words inside your head on, Wed 29 Nov 2017, 22:07, Reply)
This is a normal post the Victor was an evil looking thing

(I helped save b3ta! custard, Wed 29 Nov 2017, 13:35, Reply)
This is a normal post I remember one of these flying over our school
...at low level (must have been around the time of the Falklands War). The whole school building shook and stuff fell off benches it was that low and that loud.

Mightily impressive bit of kit, and I'm not even a 'plane nerd.
 (Ceasar Flunk can see your house from here, Wed 29 Nov 2017, 14:18, Reply)
This is a normal post If you want loud
then try this throttling up for a go around.

https://youtu.be/ydfddlcebSo?t=10s
 (champagnerocker, Wed 29 Nov 2017, 17:32, Reply)