Met up with Kev, Geoff and Robbo at RAFM Hendon today, and I have to say, I’m outraged.
How, in this day and age, can such organisations be allowed to do things like this? They take a fabulous piece of engineering heritage, something which is close to many of our hearts, something we’ve discussed on here many times before, and they turn the lights out on it.
AND, as if that weren’t bad enough, they stick a bl**dy aeroplane on top of the poor thing as well.
Poor perch. 🙁
I’m going to write to my MP. 😡
By: Last Lightning - 2nd February 2004 at 18:01
moggy c
close but no cigar
no elastic bands
By: Moggy C - 2nd February 2004 at 16:31
“we go home now?”
Air America!
Moggy
By: Mark12 - 2nd February 2004 at 16:21
Originally posted by chuck yeager
why dont they just get rid of the perch and hang the lanc upsidedown from the ceiling
What – from ‘higher perches’? 🙂
Mark
By: Last Lightning - 2nd February 2004 at 16:12
why dont they just get rid of the perch and hang the lanc upsidedown from the ceiling
By: Whitley_Project - 2nd February 2004 at 15:56
I would think the main reason for using these supports is to reduce the strain on the tyres. Doesn’t seem unreasonable to me!
Elliott
By: duxfordhawk - 2nd February 2004 at 00:23
Originally posted by Moggy C
B*ll*cksI don’t reckon that’s a genuine perch. I think it is a 1/1 replica, and as such has no place in Britain’s premier perch museum.
Moggy
Hendons getting worse did a local shop have a sale on?buy one get one free perches or something?if so they bought a bulk load it seems,These aircraft are tail-draggers someone tell them this that wheel at the back does a bloody good job when you let it.
Is like Monty pythons dead parrot just they nail a lanc to a perch instead doh.
By: Moggy C - 1st February 2004 at 22:03
B*ll*cks
I don’t reckon that’s a genuine perch. I think it is a 1/1 replica, and as such has no place in Britain’s premier perch museum.
Moggy
By: turbo_NZ - 1st February 2004 at 18:29
I totally agree, fortunately here down in NZ at the RNZAF Wigram Museum (best in the country) in Christchurch, they respect the displays and look awesome.
I’ll take some pics when I get there next month and post here.
Lancasters have 3 wheels when parked. I believe they should use them all at the same time !!
Chris
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