Also (unlike the “Duxford diary” thread) you can have an opinion here; what a good idea, bring it on!

I have no beef with that Trumper, but it was obviously a moderator that removed my post, and it is the moderators that tirelessly remind us that there can be no advertising on the forum, and if you remove the discussion, then what is left?

[I”A dumb idea to remove the quote facility on an HISTORIC forum if I may say so.” ][/I]

Just a safeguard put into place to protect certain members form an outright ban, for continually quoting a comment so that their reply might have some context….

I agree with CD, to increase the spar thickness by a gauge (or more) would be insignificant in terms of weight gain, easily offset by removing gun internals (if fitted) and if not it’s already lighter; win,win

“innovative systems, products and solutions in autonomous systems, cyber, C4ISR, strike, and logistics”

I remember when they used to make aeroplanes; how quaint………

[QUOTE=Wings43;2330787]Managers and consultants are professionals? How are they not?[/QUOTE

When they don’t understand the subject; all too frequently managers are brought in to manage an issue within an environment that they know nothing about, consultants offer advice based on the problem you put before them, that could be low visitor numbers, or low turnover / profit, and there is a “business” model for museums that is easy to fall back on which speaks of interactive displays, ethnic inclusion, schools, cafeteria and shop standardisation etc, none of which makes a blind bit of difference.
A fundamental flaw with Hendon is it’s location, it’s a crap place to get too, and the local population have no links to or interest in the BoB or indeed the exploits of the RAF in general; in my view Hendon is the museum’s equivalent of a dead man walking.

I doubt that any development will be a balanced mix of residential and industrial / retail, and so it is difficult to see how by building more houses the current level of deprivation will change; jobs need to come first, not just another council trying to build “it’s quota” of housing.

As I understand it TDL and GB Replicas moulds are one and the same, taken (from memory) from a Belgian museum Spitfire.