How a Vulcan helped Concorde reach Mach 2

In the June 2009 issue of FlyPast, Steve Austin looked at the history of famed Vulcan test-bed XA903 after acquiring its cockpit

Among the incredible array of cockpits and other projects at ‘CockpitFest’ 2008 at the Newark Air Museum was Steve Austin’s Hunting Jet Provost. Sheffield-based Steve had acquired the stripped out cockpit of T.4 XP558 in January 2005 and has been restoring ever since.

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