2010 – Happy Birthday
As XH558’s 50th anniversary year approached, funding was an issue once more. During 2009, the Vulcan had flown for some 50 hours (over 30 sorties),
Our amazing volunteers have been busy carrying out maintenance tasks on XH558 this month. The big job was to change no.5 powered flying control unit (PFCU).
The Vulcan is controlled by a fighter-type stick and rudder pedals, which operate the eight elevons and the rudder – the powered flying controls (PFCs). Each PFC has a hydraulic pump that is driven by an electric motor, which swings the rudder left and right and the elevons up and down through the pilot’s controls. This electrohydraulic unit is a PFCU.
Other tasks included; checking air pressure in the tyres; rolling the aircraft a few feet to prevent the formation of flat spots on the tyres; charging the braking system; and exercising the elevons, rudder, air brakes and bomb-bay.
As XH558’s 50th anniversary year approached, funding was an issue once more. During 2009, the Vulcan had flown for some 50 hours (over 30 sorties),
In March 2019, the Vulcan to the Sky Trust were privileged to organise a special evening in the wonderful surroundings of Gatwick Aviation Museum. The
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