Vulcan at Filton may have been the last time......

[AngryApples]

According to the BBC, XH558 could soon be permanently grounded

End of an era if so

First Concorde, now this?

[High flier]

It'll fly next year but not at many events. Its got a few hours left on the engines and airframe before the mods to the wings and new engines are required. The latter being the main issue as there aren't any Rolls Royce Olympus' around with enough hours on to make it worth while changing them. Its mainly due to the fact that they toasted 2 of them earlier this year on a test run. So I for one will be making sure I book off a few days so that I can see a couple of shows next year!

[AngryApples]

High flier said:

It'll fly next year but not at many events. Its got a few hours left on the engines and airframe before the mods to the wings and new engines are required. The latter being the main issue as there aren't any Rolls Royce Olympus' around with enough hours on to make it worth while changing them. Its mainly due to the fact that they toasted 2 of them earlier this year on a test run. So I for one will be making sure I book off a few days so that I can see a couple of shows next year!

Cheers for the info!