Since the lads are off line, I’ll tell you… the current one was smashed several years ago and there is a big chunk missing from the front edge. (6″sq.)

STOP PRESS: Someone’s nicked our runway… and everything north of it. Sorry, but Newcastle terminal has vanished…

stable at a foot and a half deep. Had to dig INTO work yesteday… Snowing again now.

As a footnote to this thread, I took a final photograph today.. I hope you appreciate it – I was up to my shins in snow….

The foundations for the former terminal (notable in the photo by its absence…) were completely removed by JCB, so there’s not even anything left for Tony Robinson to dig up in a huindred years…

What do I win?…. 😉

Swan Hunters Yard on the Tyne would be the ideal place for the Ark when she goes (USS Intrepid idea), but even the council are having a hard time stumping up the 8 million quid needed to buy the site so they can build a wind farm on it….

Make sure you get the right pink stuff…. one type will take off the matt camo, and another type will take care of the existing anti-flash white… Chemical-Trevor knows his stuff!

I was present when both hangars were demolished at EGNT. The Bellman was heavilly corroded, and the former Gill hangar was made of asbesdos. The aeroclub hangar will be next to go, and that is the same. Nissan destroyed a Lamella hangar with very little notice, and to add insult to injury, often it is cheaper to build new than to dismantle and relocate.

The AAPP was removed to allow it to be refurbished – never happened..
The wiring will need to be renewed from cockpit to AAPP.

Ambition is great, but so far everyone involved has been ambitious….

I think its been twenty years since anyone TRIED to open the doors…

I still maintain that the Bluebird project would have had a clear set of priorities, such as getting the boat to somewhere where it could be worked on BEFORE you cionsidered dismantling the engine… . The same problem apparently exists here. Pointless considering ancilliary systems until the structural work is complete first. Protect the airframe while it is outside, and work towards building a shelter for it… THEN thoughts can turn towards dropping engines and the like…

I’d love to see a fully functioning aircraft, but you have to be realistic too…

I know the management read this, so please don’t think I’m casting negative vibes on the hard work done since 1981, BUT if it isn’t under cover or being maintained structurally, my guess is that within 5 years, you’ll have a cockpit section….