Nice work Brian – the Vulcan view highlights why it’s on ‘the painting to do list!’ 🙂

The “one” crew member on the left of your screen grab had a message in the middle of the back of the bone-dome that read something like “Congratulations from the BBMF” – it was a quick glimpse in the wider footage from inside the cockpit that I saw when the BBC person started his introduction ‘twice’ and then the footage broke up! 🙂

Thanks for your comments Lincoln7, which I will ensure are fed through to the volunteers who were working on Lightning XS417 yesterday. It will be nice for them to see that some people appreciate their hard work and efforts. An album of pictures has been added to the museum website that details the project.

What’s also nice to know is that despite being barely a shell XS417 is still yielding up items that is helping to keep other airframes live and long may that continue to be the case!

As far as Hastings TG517 is concerned PeeDee it is a topic that has been touched on here before http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=96055&highlight=Hastings and sadly it would be nice if it was just as simple as a quick clean down and the application of a surface finish.

Work has recently been done to get TG517 cleaned down again for the new season and I can assure you that solutions to the problem have been and will continue to be investigated. The only real solution will be that change of location that was briefly discussed in the above thread.

Although having re-read that thread this morning I fear that like some of the comments posted in the there, some things never seem to change :rolleyes: and likewise it might be a while before the situation changes to the benefit of TG517.

As for flying ‘it’, please also refer to the previous thread!! 😮

Daniel / Phil, you need to search about the Guinea Pig Club my link takes you to Wikipedia, but you might find more details elsewhere – very brave people!

Recent e-Disposal item – or did that go elsewhere? :confused:

… or sticking tip tanks on an aircraft that didn’t carry them (*ahem*)……

:rolleyes: How many times must I tell you …. PLEASE take this up with Marshall of Cambridge Aerospace Limited here’s their phone number 01223 373737

…. Good to see such aircraft being saved for all to enjoy….

That’s a very good summation of the situation – at least by getting some protection onto an airframe you’re prolonging its survival, so that one day, when resources permit you can get everything ‘correct’ and to the satisfaction of the enthusiast!

As has been stated before the vast majority of visitors (i.e. those that provide the bulk of the funding to keep museums open and functioning) care very little about the application of authentic colour schemes to the exhibits. The normal priorities are firstly the quality of the toilets; secondly the tidiness of the site; thirdly the overall appearance of the airframes. These were all key factors identified in recent survey work Newark has undertaken for its current development projects!