There’s absolutely no chance of the Shack going to Woodford – well, at least to be housed indoors. They’d need a new building for it and whilst they are at it they would be compelled to make it big enough for the Vulcan too. It would be a darned shame if the Shack were to go to Woodford (a fine museum, by the way) and sit outside exposed to the elements.

Anon.

Lack of a hangar at new Woodford Museum is a woe full decision. Whilst I know money talks there should have been efforts made to secure more of the BAE site to act as a museum. With the right plan some (or all) of the MOSI could have moved out of the central Manchester site to Woodford. I am not suggesting that the whole site, airfield, runway ect should have been preserved, just enough hangarage to maintain an attractive museum.

Any more news / photos of whats happening at Hendon ? Might be able to get down for a quick visit over the weekend.
Paul

I do not disagree with you Denis. But if the F-5 replica does stay in place efforts will still have to be made to ‘donate’ it to a local group prepared to maintain it. Would be nice to think that a home could be found at Bentwaters for it.

ps also agree that is where the F-100 should go as Duxford are foolishly getting rid of it.

Could be Lancaster BIII SW342 with Adder / Viper tail and Mamba nose
http://www.lancaster-archive.com/lanc_photos_testbed.htm

or Lincoln B2 RF530 with Adder tail and Tyne nose

or Lincoln B2 RF402 with jet ? tail and Naiad nose
http://www.mediastorehouse.com/avro-lincoln-test-bed-for-the-naiad-engine-rf402/print/5085040.html

Line drawings are in Modellers Data File Lancaster/ Lincoln

Paul

I remember watching a TV show last year which visited the Hovercraft Museum.
A quick search shows it to be “Salvage Hunters” Series 7 Episode 2 In the UK it is screened by Quest do not know how to search their playback service.
The show featured the SRN4 and showed other hovercraft displayed inside it as well at the presenter talking a hovercraft ride.

Thankyou for the explanation Peter. Always sad to see aircraft entombed within buildings with no hangar doors, but understandable. I am professionally involved in planning and design so can see the reasons for the design restrictions. Very sad it allows no room for future expansion without further costly planning applications.
Would it be possible to post a link to the approved planning consent documents so we can all see the proposed layout, expect materials and landscaping have been a pain as well ? Such planning condition can add £1000’s to the overall cost.

Congratulations to all concerned.
Paul

The first rule of marketing is that the right price is the price people are willing to pay in return for what you are selling them.

Moggy

Whilst I agree with that statement a problem remains.
Some people and organisations will pay wherever price is asked, say £100 per ticket, if one thousand people buy those tickets TFC/IWM make £100,000, and TFC/IWM only have to provide seating, toilets, food outlets for 1000 people their costs are reduced. So the best financial model is higher prices = few people = higher profits.

I am the not only one to say this but the price for airshow tickets is at an all time high and it is becoming hard to justify the costs, lord only knows how families can afford it. I was a taken to airshows as a child, and I am attending and contributing to airshows, but where is the next generation going to come from if like horse racing, hunting and shooting the event become teh preserve of the rich and famous. Where Duxford Airshow is seen as just another addition to the Henley, Wimbledon and Goodwood. I fear that the corporate event management teams are moving in if you dont wear an expensive watch or drive a posh car you are not welcome.

Obviously more important to hold quilt shows, car auctions and corporate Christmas parties in a building designed for and initially call the ‘conservation area’ than protect aircraft from the worst of the winter weather.
IWM managed to pack half a dozen aircraft from the AAM during the summer, why not offer same space to the Victor, Viscount and Ambassador and others ?