Hi All,
WW1 De Havilland D.H.2, 32 Squadron, making a low pass across an RFC airfield, image courtesy of :-http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-36712829

Geoff.

Hi All,
I think the trouble is a lot of museums want this that and the other airframe but when given them a lot do end up just waiting their turn for restoration all the time deteriorating because of the lack of funds to preserve that airframe never mind building to do this in before being evicted or similar.

As for Mr Weeks I think he evolves his thinking continually trying to encourage more than just the aviation enthusiast to visit his venue. This is where a good chunk of his funds go that could other wise be spent on aircrafts restoration he has to find that happy medium between the two. I would say he is battling on several fronts to maintain interest in the museum and funding of his projects after all he is not a bottom less pit of money. IMO he picks the airframes he thinks are the most historic to aviation while at the same time making them as authentic to the original build as he can get and that takes time and containers full of money of which he has to invent new strategies of supplying for these restorations and purchases hence is investments in Books and Rum.

I suppose at the end of the day like everything else in life it all comes down to money and the will to get whatever done…;)

Geoff.

Hi All,
I watched ‘Strategic Air Command’ via (Sky Cinema) an excellent film OMHO fantastic aerial footage of both B-36 and B-45 would have loved to hear a B-36 must have sounded just great….:cool: Starring:-James Stewart,June Allyson,Frank Lovejoy,Bruce Bennett,Barry Sullivan,Alex Nicol,Jay C. Flippen and Harry Morgan.

Saga of the US Air Force special bomber unit during the Cold War era. A professional baseball player is recalled to military service because of the expert flying skills he acquired during World War II. Although the athlete and his wife are both reluctant to give up civilian life, both come to realize the importance of the defense mission. The film features spectacular aerial footage of big bombers on manoeuvres

Geoff.

Hi All,
Y-20 Bacon,
I thought exactly the same in another thread a few months back but another member said that it was still a multi national cooperation even without Germany and France if I remember correctly ? One thing it would have had a cannon unlike the Typhoon as am I correct in saying the UK Typhoons still fly without a cannon ?

My other aircraft I liked was the design before the F-22 Raptor by Lockheed (Below) am I correct in thinking that their proposal directly influenced and lead to the joint venture that gave us that aircraft ? and why the need for horizontal stabilisers instead of the wing design below ? do they provide better handling on a fighter as apposed to a big delta bomber such as the Vulcan had ? Because I am sure the Vulcan often out turned fighters of the day (Please correct if wrong)

Geoff.

Hi All,
Strat,
If you like the Horsley you’ll like these….;)
Fairy Swordfish courtesy of this web site:- http://maximietteita.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/battle-of-taranto.html

Sopwith Cuckoo courtesy of wiki via Imperial War Collection.

Blackburn Ripon Mark IIA torpedo bomber of No.811 Squadron dropping a torpedo during training IWM Photograph

Geoff.

Hi All,
EAP all the way for me looks a lot better than the Typhoon that we have now, didn’t the pilot say after the 1st flight it was an excellent aircraft ?

Hi All,
Tony,
Many thanks for the reply matey food for thought indeed…;)

Geoff.

Hi All,
Alan,
If you like Brian Wilson you’ll really like It’s a very compressed life story but shows hoe manipulative his personal Dr was in his life so sad really but just glad of the outcome of it all..:cool:

Last night I watched the remake of ‘When The Earth Stood Still’ (Sky Cinema) not one of Mr Reeves better films but watchable if you like the Sci-Fi genre messes with the original time line of events a bit compared to the original but basically all the elements are there. As always it’s all down to personal taste and I enjoyed it for what it was..:cool:

Starring:- Keanu Reeves,Jennifer Connelly,Jaden Smith,Kathy Bates,Jon Hamm,John Cleese,Kyle Chandler,Robert Knepper,James Hong and John Rothman.

Klaatu (Keanu Reeves), an extraterrestrial visitor to planet Earth, becomes the herald of upheaval on a global scale. As the world’s governments and scientists race to understand what is happening and how to stop it, Dr. Helen Benson (Jennifer Connelly) and her stepson come to understand the chilling ramifications behind Klaatu’s statement that he is a “friend to the Earth.”

Geoff.