Ah, thought it looked familiar, thanks. 🙂

With the GR.9 in place, what are the plans for the GR.3?

The Lysander in G-ASEA’s photo was restored and flown for a short time in the US in the 1970’s. She’s now displayed at NASM.

I don’t know as it’s really all that bad old chap! Yes, I guess you could say the cafe’s prices are on the stiff side, but as to the rest I don’t think you’re being quite fair. First of all it’s still only March and alot of stuff is still tucked up or under winter maintenance, and secondly I would imagine visitor numbers are down slightly with one or two of the buildings being closed for renovation. It’s bound to be a bit quiet at the mo.

As for the engineers, well they’ve got jobs to do. I expect they’re glad of a bit of peace and quiet so they can get things done! On busy public days it’s all too easy to end up chatting and not do any work (I’ve not worked/volunteered at Dx, but the same principle applies at the steam museum I volunteer at!).

I know what you mean about things not quite being the same with OFMC, but they are still there with the Spit and P51.

All in all I’d say go back another day when the renovations are done and the weather is warmer, and then see what you think.

Here’s the link to the website of the organisation behind the plan, Club Concorde.

http://www.clubconcorde.co.uk/concorde_for_london.php

I looked at this website about a month ago, and the plans appear to have been completely revised. A month ago the plans showed the Concorde positioned along the bank of the river, rather than at a right angle to it and crucially the plans showed her INSIDE a glass building, rather than perched on this raft thing.

Personally I’m uneasy about it being displayed outdoors, yes it can be maintained but why do all that work over and over when you could stick a roof over it and not have to worry? Nature usually wins, outdoor airframe preservation is usually two steps forward and three steps back. I’d be happy to be proved wrong…

A very very very long shot this, but personally I’d like to see a kind of London Air Museum set up somewhere near Heathrow. With the likes of Heston, Hanworth, Hounslow Heath, Stag Lane etc not far away, it would be great to have a museum that covered London’s aviation history. I would like to see Concorde become a founding airframe in such a collection. Pipe dream I know, but it would be the best outcome.

My intention is to make this my last post on this topic, as I don’t wish to draw this thread into a debate.

Whilst I understand that we’re all sorry, it’s my opinion that the loss of those on board is something which deserves focus. Discussion about the technicalities of the aircraft is secondary, if important at all. It is not my intention to appear sorrier than anyone else, or any such thing. It was a sad event without any doubt and it needs no emphasising, but nor does it need to be clouded by posts which refer solely to the aircraft.

Awful news, my thoughts go out to the family and friends. Whether or not it was an A-1E or an AD-4N is completely irrelevent in the circumstances, the aircraft isn’t important at times like these.