Vulcan - Wellesbourne 16/09/22

[Timmo]

Not seen it reported anywhere, but just been sent a couple of photos of XM655 having overrun the runway at Wellesbourne. Not got the means to post the images on here.

[POL]

Too big to embed them on here, but...

https://media.discordapp.net/attachment ... 86a64b.jpg

https://media.discordapp.net/attachment ... 8c9ecd.jpg

[Drinkmat]

That's going to be a challenging removal. Hopefully no injuries involved.

[Thunder]

Looks quite nice where it is

[algr61]

Due a fast taxi run on Sunday, so guess this was a practice. Eventbrite still seem to be selling tickets at £50 a go !

Alan

[Undertaker]

Event now cancelled

[cat1]

Looks like a good gate guard in the second pic!

[reaper493]

Official statement from their FB page.



As many of you will have already seen, XM655 suffered a runway excursion earlier today during our trial run for the event which was planned for Sunday 18th. That event has been cancelled, all ticket holders have been informed by email and full refunds have been processed via Eventbrite. As far as we can see, the aircraft is largely undamaged, but in addition to the ongoing recovery work, we also have a lot of inspection work to carry out before we can consider any further live activity.
In an attempt to reduce uninformed speculation, we will explain what happened. After satisfactorily completing low speed steering and braking tests on runway 05/23, the aircraft was taken onto runway 18/36 for a trial high speed run. Due to a malfunction of a piece of equipment in the cockpit, the aircraft remained at full power for approximately two seconds longer than intended. This resulted in excessive speed and less distance in which to stop, and the aircraft passed beyond the end of the runway on to the agricultural area, stopping just before the airfield perimeter. The failed equipment was an air speed indicator which had been tested and found satisfactory six days ago, and which started working normally before the end of the run. The aircraft brakes worked properly but were unable to bring things to a halt within the reduced space available.
We will provide further updates when XM655 has been recovered and we have had chance to assess any damage.

[TAFFEVANS]

The sad thing is that pre social media the aircraft would have been towed back to dispersal and that would have been the end of that!

[raptor9]

Another classic illustration of why one should NEVER stand in an undershoot/overshoot area!!!.

[Sparts99]

The sad thing is that pre social media the aircraft would have been towed back to dispersal and that would have been the end of that!

Doubt it, it's buried quite deep and needs digging out, then everything checked before moving.

[Tally-ho]

The sad thing is that pre social media the aircraft would have been towed back to dispersal and that would have been the end of that!

Without social media and the free advertisement and marketing it brings, the very existence of XM655 would not have 'survived' this long.

[Vulcanone]

Actually quite a few museums were doing well long before social meedya

[NorvilleRogers]

Actually quite a few museums were doing well long before social meedya

And a lot were not.. Torbay, Strathallan , Southend.... etc.

[Vulcanone]

I was referring to Newark and others that started in the 1960s....

[Vulcanone]

Aside from that what difference would it have made... 1983 for Southend, amongst the others.

[Deramore]

Has it been moved yet. Digging it out would appear to be quite a task.

[Deramore]

Has it been moved yet. Digging it out would appear to be quite a task.

[Richard B]

Has it been moved yet. Digging it out would appear to be quite a task.

Was not sunk that much, and she is back on her hardstanding, after being winched
Off. All good.

[XR221]

There's a YouTube video here which shows them getting her back onto the hard - scroll to the end to get the 'yes' moment!
https://youtu.be/t4EfdNq_-0o