Why do so few english prototypes have these?

my thoughts exactly, if that was the case, would would maybe have a complete “physical” library of british aviation development, something i would pay big money to go and see!

when i last visited cosford, i noticed this

on the side of the SB5, its an interesting aircraft, but out of all the other extraordinary machines at cosford, that is the only one with this particular message on it. surely there are many others deserving of this??? why were they not “deemed to be historically significant”

Just a pity that had been written on a considerable number of now extinct types.

The list was drawn up by the R.Ae.S many years ago – possibly before some of the aircraft at Cosford were constructed.
In addition it is likely that, when drawn up, few aircraft were in what we now think of as “preservation” and knowledge of which, possibly significant, aircraft were where was very limited.
Attention of the R.Ae.S list seems to crop up fairly regularly and I thought I’d seen it published somewhere in the last couple of years. If I have a brainwave and think of where I’ll mention it in a later post.

Roger Smith.

There are a number of aircraft on that list. Some are identified by brass plaques on the outside of the aircraft. Hurricane LF363 is an example of this.

Some have plaques inside the cockpit.

I guess there must be a full list somewhere.

Incidentally, LF363’s plaque was round very bent and twisted on its original forward cowling when the aircraft was being repaired at Historic Flying. It was carefully straightened and replaced in the correct place…

Bruce

butu why do none of the other prototypes in the “Experimental hall” have this plaque, surely some if not all, should have this. i understand wh the TSR.2 doesn’t but others like the type 188 for example and the prototype meteor etc

So in the Uk aircraft have only been built in England!! Don’t tell Scottish Aviation!

Er… why would you say this? The aircraft he photographed was built in Belfast…. ya dobber!

when i last visited cosford, i noticed this”

So in the Uk aircraft have only been built in England!! Don’t tell Scottish Aviation!

There are a number of aircraft on that list. Some are identified by brass plaques on the outside of the aircraft. Hurricane LF363 is an example of this.

Some have plaques inside the cockpit.

I guess there must be a full list somewhere.

Incidentally, LF363’s plaque was round very bent and twisted on its original forward cowling when the aircraft was being repaired at Historic Flying. It was carefully straightened and replaced in the correct place…

Bruce