VULCAN TO THE SKY
Restoration
Part 4

The Vulcan to the Sky team have been on a tremendous journey battling to return Vulcan XH558 to the skies. That goal was realised on October the 18th, 2007 when this iconic cold war bomber took it's first post-restoration flight. After such an intense period of restoration, spanning three years, the technicians returned once again to Bruntingthorpe to continue with the flight test programme.

This DVD documents the highs and lows of the several flight tests as the team overcame problems with undercarriage doors that refused to close, compass errors, radios that whistled and a mid-air fire warning emergency. The aircraft's compasses were realigned and the Vulcan was put nose to nose with Lancaster PA474 - re-uniting the two Avro Bombers.

As the testing phase neared completion the aircraft and crew prepared for the first air show at Waddington. But the Vulcan's debut was on a knife edge as the VOC waited for the CAA to grant the permit to fly. The news finally came through on the morning of the preview day as XH558's silhouette appeared on the horizon. However before the aircraft could display to the public, the display authorisation still had to be granted. The tension was high - would the Air Show have its star attraction, would the public see the vulcan display and would the Vulcan To The Sky Trust realise their ultimate dream – to see XH558 back in the skies displaying to her adoring fans?

Also featured on this disk is an exclusive interactive DVD guide to XH558. Includes a visitor's eye view of this unique aircraft from nose to tail, cockpit tour with selectable video features, the history of XH558 prior to restoration, and other interesting facts about the complicated restoration of this amazing aircraft.

DVD Info

Region: 0
Running Time: 118 minutes