Looked OK this July . . .

Looks ok from behind the chain , 12-14 of us had an opportunity to have a good look under her a few months ago ( I believe there is a bad photo of us in front of the Vulcan on the Forum somewhere ) but she looks decidedly crusty on the underside. 🙁

Ageorge – I hope the overall effect is one of increasing interest in Scottish aviation as a whole. I certainly think an ex BA H.S748 would fit in the collection or indeed a civil Wessex. There are a number of ‘holes’ in the collection that desperately need filling and in some respects I think the museum should review what they actually have. Machines like the Criquet are certainly interesting but relevant to Scotland? The collection dearly needs the single Pioneer from Cosford and a number of other aircraft spring to mind.
I live in hope!

I have to agree David , I would have liked to see a Wessex next to the Whirlwind – unlikely now the Whirlwind is back at Yeovilton. For now all I would like is to see all the exhibits undercover in leakproof storage — unfortunately this is unlikely to happen either .

Al

There were experiments with war weary B17 and B24s , if I remember correctly B17’s had the cockpit removed so the pilot could bale out after take off , the B17s were then steered towards their target from another B17 – one of these blew up over SE England killing the pilot – he was a member of the Kennedy family ( as in JFK Kennedy ) . I’m sure there is somebody out there with the full accurate story ..

Al

Mike J hit it right on the button , the show is over , lets just concentrate on preserving them , especially the one at East Fortune .

Is that a brand new cowling or just the old one you stripped ?? , looks excellent – not as deep as I thought .

Al

Is there a date for the first flight ?? 🙂

In the best case, the aircraft would not be able top pressurise and would simply turn back.
Worst case: As the Cabin Pressure is initiated and stress builds around the holes they could tear open into even bigger holes… with the rush of air from being inflight then tearing the plane apart.

This is what happened to Pan Am 103. The Bomb blew a hole in the fuselage and the rush of air ripped the plane apart.

PAN AM 103 was pressurised before the side was blown out , if somebody holes the presssure cabin on the ground the pilots will get a warning that the cabin is not pressurising AFTER TAKE OFF and they simply have to land , the plane doe’s not pressurise fast enough to cause any damage via existing holes – it just wont pressurise at all .

Al