Vulcan to the Skies

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Originally Posted by Sternjaeger II

I frankly do not understand why so much effort and millions of pounds(!!!) were put into bringing back to the sky that thing.. I mean,what's so evocative about it? The Cold War? The nuclear threat?
To me it really feels like someone who wanted a very expensive hobby and is pursuing it thanks to people's generosity..

lol

I saw it flying at Farnborough Air Show this year. Several things amazed me. It seems really small close up, but compared to a Lancaster it was big. Then you realise that the Vulcan's wingspan is the same (almost) as the wingspan of the tailplane of the Airbus A380.

Taking off the thing looks weird, probably because it's a delta wing.