I have just been asked to post this on behalf of Brooklands Museum.
The Vimy will be flying in tomorrow to take up residence at the Museum. Apologies for the lateness of the notification, but the descision was only taken late yesterday. No idea on the time yet, if I find out, I will let you know.
By: bazv - 13th May 2014 at 06:52
Thanks muchly for the updates Gents – much appreciated !
rgds baz
By: Crosswind - 12th May 2014 at 19:07
The hangar is subject to a final Heritage Lottery Fund application later on in the year. Should that be successful, then preliminary work could commence in the new year, but the Hangar itself will remain as is for probably 18 months or more.
Septic was correct about the Vimy engines being inhibited, but there are plans to roll her outside and run the engines on August the 3rd!
By: bazv - 12th May 2014 at 05:22
Thanks septic,do you know when the hangar work is supposed to be starting ?
rgds baz
By: Septic - 11th May 2014 at 22:12
Dusty!
The old hangar is due to be restored and repositioned in the near future, which should improve conditions for all of the airframes not just the vimy.
Im guessing the engines were inhibited after it arrived at the museum.
Septic
By: bazv - 11th May 2014 at 21:41
So how is the vimy these days ?
Must go and have a look round brooklands soon – have not been there for years !
By: Flygirl - 23rd November 2009 at 19:48
G-VTOL will be back in asap, possibly within a week.
The Viking airliner will be the only exhibit permanently banished from the hanger. On the positive side of things, much restoration work has been carried out on the Viking that would not have been possible in the hanger. Once a permanent site has been prepared, the wings will be able to be re-fitted, a task that would have been impossible in the hanger.
Is there enough room ?
By: lotus72 - 23rd November 2009 at 19:46
excellent, thank you, Crosswind.
By: Crosswind - 23rd November 2009 at 17:04
G-VTOL will be back in asap, possibly within a week.
The Viking airliner will be the only exhibit permanently banished from the hanger. On the positive side of things, much restoration work has been carried out on the Viking that would not have been possible in the hanger. Once a permanent site has been prepared, the wings will be able to be re-fitted, a task that would have been impossible in the hanger.
By: Wyvernfan - 23rd November 2009 at 16:20
Going off thread but that two seat Harrier sure is one ugly bird.!
By: lotus72 - 23rd November 2009 at 15:51
Harrier G-VTOL is now outside, unfortunately………..
By: Jon H - 23rd November 2009 at 15:48
So what has been banished from the hangar to make space for the Vimy?
Jon
By: lotus72 - 23rd November 2009 at 15:42
Just a couple of photos taken this afternoon inside the Wellington Hangar at Brooklands :
By: Archer - 17th November 2009 at 19:35
Sorted, email sent.
Thanks Nik! 🙂
By: GASYD - 17th November 2009 at 19:20
Hi Archer,
Yep, lots more out there, email JD for his !!
Hope You well…?
Cheers,
Nik
By: Archer - 17th November 2009 at 19:15
The camera ship is almost as rare as a Vimy now!
Practicing for its own retirement perhaps 😀
Anybody with more photos of the arrival?
By: AirportsEd - 17th November 2009 at 14:12
The camera ship is almost as rare as a Vimy now!
By: Flygirl - 17th November 2009 at 13:41
A nice video.
By: lotus72 - 17th November 2009 at 12:35
and another! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHPe79Bhvb4
By: lotus72 - 16th November 2009 at 16:37
lads, here’s a nice youtube clip from yesterday to give you a flavour of the day :
By: bazv - 16th November 2009 at 12:19
Back in the 1970s the handle I used to hear was “the whistling wardrobe”
Shed or errrm… sh…’outhouse’ was reservd for the 330/360
Yes I think like all nicknames…varies with time and place,the guys I knew who called them paraffin budgies were working out in Oman.
cheers baz
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