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December 25, 2011 at 1:09 pm in reply to: Aviodrome in dire straits? #1047470

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I hope there will be some sort of rescue, but this looks worrying. I find it sad and shocking that the Government (as far as I know) is not doing anything to keep this collection together.
If you see your national heritage being sold off, while many bizarre cultural projects receive huge pots of money, it makes you a bit angry.

I must say though I was amazed at the high number of paid staff they employed, maybe they were being a bit too big? Hopefully something positive will happen, it would be wrong to loose this.

December 20, 2011 at 6:48 pm in reply to: Strong rumours BAe Woodford site has been sold #1053236

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I disagree with the comment about preserving more manufacturing facilities.

Although I am not saying this entire factory should be kept, little has been protected when it comes to aircraft production sites. The same for the car industry.
I agree it is difficult to keep, but the amount of de-industrialisation in the UK has been significant and I personally think little effort has been made to safe signficant sites. I think the large number of sites, denial about the loss of industry and the big influence of development companies on planning in this country are the main reasons for that.

Does anyone know if any of the suggested proposals plan to keep existing structures?

December 18, 2011 at 8:28 pm in reply to: Filton housing gets approval #1055432

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Sad and wrong, but I guess that is what happens if you loose the industry.

What will happen to the Brabazon hangars? Are they being used? Is Concorde currently stored there? Are they listed?

Would be great if they could use part of those hangars to display the Concorde and Bristol Aero Collection.

December 6, 2011 at 6:56 pm in reply to: VC-10 Retirement Thread (merged) #1070598

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Thank you!

October 17, 2011 at 6:30 pm in reply to: TF-51 Mustang project at MeierMotors Serial 44-63473 #1042719

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[QUOTE=markb;1812837]Exceptional work as always, Matthias – your workshop is cleaner than any British hospital ;-)[/QUOTE

Good comment!

Nice to see people taking such pride in their work.

Do you have to pay for parking?

May 11, 2011 at 8:07 pm in reply to: Another Mosquito restoration? #1047503

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So scratch building a Spitfire (Airframe Assemblies/Historic Flying) or Hurricane (Airframe Asemblies/Hawker Restorations) as part of a data-plate restoration is OK by the CAA, but doing the same with a Mosquito is not OK because it is difficult to test the structure of the wooden construction?

Again, I have no problem with data-plate restorations, but I am somewhat surprised that it is OK with some types but not with other types.

Is it mostly the fuselage construction (sandwich in two halves) that causes the problem (because the wing is a fairly straight-forward wooden construction). If so what tests could be undertaken to prove the new fuselages are safe?

May 10, 2011 at 10:20 pm in reply to: Another Mosquito restoration? #1048970

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So why can you do a data-plate restoration of a Spitfire/Hurricane/etc. and fly it, but you can not do the same process with a Mosquito?

What happens if you have a data-plate/wreckage/etc. of a mosquito, send it to NZ and have it ‘restored’, bring it back as a restored aircraft, that would not work?

Most of the recent Spitfire ‘restorations’ were constructed on the Isle of Wight and not in Castle Bromwich (and I don’t have problem with that).

Is it because of the construction technique used (wood/sandwich)?

Just interested how this all works from a legal point of view.

May 10, 2011 at 7:30 pm in reply to: Another Mosquito restoration? #1049451

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I am somewhat surprised that nobody seems to take on a Mosquito in the UK, especillay now that the tooling is available. I appreciate there is more ‘metalwork’ in those aircraft than one would assume, but that must be able to be re-manufactured? Look at all the data-plate Spitfire restorations.

Are there data-plates/wreckage (and supporting paperwork) out there for a Mosquito rebuild?

I also wonder if the old wooden ‘sandwich’ construction can still be used or if they will go for a new fuselage.

May 4, 2011 at 7:26 pm in reply to: Canadian based Spit Mk IX returning to the UK (?) #1058883

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Please NO MORE Spitfires, boring!

I want a MOSQUITO!!!!!

March 13, 2011 at 6:54 pm in reply to: RAF Millom Aviation & Military Museum Closure #1089979

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What is still left at Millom?

January 30, 2011 at 8:54 pm in reply to: RAF Millom Aviation & Military Museum Closure #1139003

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Does anybody know where the ladder with a link to R 101 ended up? I hope this won’t be scrapped!

January 24, 2011 at 7:38 pm in reply to: RAF Millom Aviation & Military Museum Closure #1145747

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So who is going? Is anyone aware of particular interest in the K88 airship gondola and the Canberra?

Title might still be with Pensacola for the gondola.

January 23, 2011 at 8:41 pm in reply to: Storage Of Aircraft #1146870

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Yes, possibly, but would like to get the plane under cover.

January 23, 2011 at 8:24 pm in reply to: DC-3 Barrel rolling #1146879

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So is there a final answer? YES or NO?

January 23, 2011 at 8:22 pm in reply to: Derelict C-46s in Haiti #1146886

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Thank you for the images!

I never realised so many aircraft are actually inside. Nice place.

Mosquito??? Is it? if so only just.

I fully agree Europe needs a C-46, cool plane! They were used to cross the Rhine, I believe?
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