Besides, without a major sponsor on board, it may only ever make a few test flights before it joins the Sea Vixen on the "Airworthy but too expensive to operate" list.
Rumour has it that the Sea Vixen does indeed have a sponsor now.
And none of us know whether XH558 actually has sponsors lined up or not... fingers crossed, but only time will tell!
Yes, i have also heard a rumour that G-CVIX has a sponser...