Kyleb wrote:
I'm curious as to what the restriction was against the barrel roll?
My only thinking would be the
CAA's prohibition of vintage jet aerobatics implemented after the Hawker Hunter crash at the Shoreham Airshow in August would act as a restriction:
"Flying displays over land by vintage jet aircraft will be significantly restricted until further notice. They will be limited to flypasts, which means ‘high energy’ aerobatics will not be permitted". I know that a properly-executed barrel roll should be +1G and thus not count as "'high energy' aerobatics", but I can't help but think that with the restriction in place the CAA would be extra cautious.
And as has been repeated ad nauseum on another forum and on Facebook, one Vulcan was
rolled by an Avro test pilot at a Farnborough air show in the early 1950s so we know it can do it!
Spectre_I wrote:
what are they going to do? Ground them?
The aircraft has been grounded (already planned before the alleged incident), but suspending the licences of the pilots involved could be an option? (I know nothing about how the UK CAA operates so this is total armchair enthusiast.)
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My point being that (as already mentioned) it's had it's last flight, and was grounded before the allegations anyway. Perhaps the CAA is under pressure to "do something" just as our FAA often get's pushed as well. Hopefully it they do find them culpable, it'll be nothing more than a slap on the wrist. The crew of Vulcan XH558 has done more for British Flight goodwill than most other aircraft. Sounds to me like a big fat nothingburger.