Yesterday saw the official reopening of the Bournemouth Aviation Museum at its new site at Adventure Wonderland next to Bournemouth Airport. The reopening was carried out my the Mayor of Christchurch and accompained by a flypast from locally based Percival Pembroke G-BNPH.
The museum reopens its doors to the public today at 1000. This marks the end of nearly 12 months work by all involved to reopen the museum after the end of its lease on its former site on the airport, and hopefully will lead to bigger and better things in the future.
By: Arabella-Cox - 25th October 2008 at 21:49
This site has some videos of the Leopard in flight and an engine startup with sound. These are from a CMC promotional CD.
http://www.machdiamonds.com/leopard.html
This is some information about the two airframes
LEOPARD s/n-002 G-BRNM. Airframe complete and airworthy less engines. Fitted with Bendix-King EFIS-40 and Gold Crown avionics. Built 1997, last flown 2001 UK B-conditions (Experimental).
LEOPARD s/n-001 G-BKRL. Airframe complete and in good condition, less engines. Last flown 1994 UK Permit (Experimental).
(This is a bit out of date though)
By: pagen01 - 25th October 2008 at 21:18
Remember seeing it at Farnborough and talking to the creator, who at the time lived in Cornwall.
By: Arabella-Cox - 25th October 2008 at 21:11
Dunno if Ian C Miles is any relation to Fredrick G Miles, could be.
Now if the Leopard is a beut all that is needed is a lot of time to find all the instruments, 2x NPT Trubines and a few bolts and 001 can take to the skies. (actually its a bit more that that.)
Sorry about Hi-jacking the Bournemouth Aviation Museum thread.
By: pagen01 - 25th October 2008 at 20:53
No worries G-ASYD, had me confused for a sec!
Why is the museum doing away with something as highly appropriate as the 1-11?
I think the CMC Leopard is a beaut, shame the idea didn’t become commercial reality.
BTW is Chichester Miles anything to do with the great F.G Miles?
By: Arabella-Cox - 25th October 2008 at 20:33
isnt the one that is now at coventry air museum, the one that WAS at bournemouth?
Don’t think so …. watching South Today last night an it popped up a few times, dad certainly recognised it (as well he should he was one of the engineers) I think that the one at Bournemouth now is 001, which is slightly different from 002 which I have sen photos of at Coventry. It may be that 002 went from Bournemouth to Coventry and then 001 went from the CMC hangar to Bournemouth. I seem to remember it being in bits about 2/3 years ago at Old Sarum.
By: Nashio966 - 25th October 2008 at 18:52
personal opinion of course :p when i said attractive, i meant, id like it myself to fly about in 😛
By: Phantom Phixer - 25th October 2008 at 18:42
i think the leopard is a really rather attractive aircraft and would like one myself. however, isnt the one that is now at coventry air museum, the one that WAS at bournemouth?
Yep prototype number 2 if I remember correctly. Ugly looking thing in my opinion but beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
By: Nashio966 - 25th October 2008 at 18:28
i think the leopard is a really rather attractive aircraft and would like one myself. however, isnt the one that is now at coventry air museum, the one that WAS at bournemouth?
By: Arabella-Cox - 25th October 2008 at 18:07
Don’t scrap the leopard!!
Thats 001 (I think) Only one in the South, should really be at Old Sarum along with an Optica.
By: Mrshu - 25th October 2008 at 17:56
An Aviation Museum at Bournemouth Airport without a 1-11, when one is available!!! Criminal!!!
I would scrap all the other aircraft that have nothing to do with Hurn’s history and replace them with the 1-11 G-AZMF!!!
1-11s have only been flying regularily out of Hurn for the past 45 years!!!
No further comment required!!!
By: GASYD - 25th October 2008 at 17:28
G-AVMO (ex Cosford) at East Fortune
Pagen01: ta for pic of Me!!
By: pagen01 - 25th October 2008 at 16:04
Ooops typo!:o
By: daveg4otu - 25th October 2008 at 15:50
According to last weeks announcement the aircraft present are
G-ASER Aztec (inc wings of G-AWKO)
G-BKRL CMC Leopard
G-OPAS Viscount 806 (nose/cockpit)
KF488 Harvard IIb
WS776 Meteor NF14
WT532 Canberra PR7 (nose)
G-BZRE/’WW421 Provost T1
XG160 Hunter F6A
XH537 Vulcan B.2MRR (nose)
XT257 Wessex HAS.3
ZF582/53-676 Lightning F.53
+ Vanguard sim”
PageNo1 …it’s G-ASYD (Prototype) at Brooklands
By: pagen01 - 25th October 2008 at 15:17
how many complete examples are preserved? I know of the one at East Fortune but no others…
G-AYSD at Brooklands, G-AVMU at Duxford, must be a few more about…
By: David Burke - 25th October 2008 at 15:08
The museum has reopened at Adventure Wonderland next to the airport so it’s not on the aiport any more. I am not sure of the exact number of aircraft left with the collection.
By: Lindy's Lad - 25th October 2008 at 14:53
how many complete examples are preserved? I know of the one at East Fortune but no others…
That aside, its good news that Bournemouth museum have re-opened. Are they still on airport land?
Its about time that airport authorities realised the benefits of preserving their heritage before they cover it in car parks.
By: David Burke - 25th October 2008 at 14:04
Last BAC 1-11 in U.K passenger service and on display at her place of birth.
Apart from that nothing really. It’s as important to some as duplicated military types are to others – all how you perceive preservation.
By: GASYD - 25th October 2008 at 14:02
BAC 1-11 G-AZMF
Flew last comercial flight of a 1-11 in Europe in 2003
Built at Bournemouth (Hurn) thus making it important to preserve it there!
What better way to show the history of the site!
By: Lindy's Lad - 25th October 2008 at 12:30
A number have moved on and the Herald was chopped up and the BAC 1-11 faces an uncertain future
No uncertainty about it.
Just out of interest, why is that 1-11 so important? So much fuss has been made over it.
By: Fouga23 - 25th October 2008 at 12:06
That BAC really needs to be saved! Congrats on the re-opening:)
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