Like here 😀

What a great couple of days that was….

Yes exactly… but a shame its in Germany and not over here.. oh well. :rolleyes:

I must say that every time i see the TU-144 on video i am in awe of its sheer presence and majesty.. and the close up clip of it taxiing at Paris with the pilot waving out of the window just shows what an awkward but somehow beautiful aeroplane it really was.;)

I agree with Bemused. A poorly designed, very complex, dangerous airplane best left on the ground.

Maybe so.. but would love to have seen one come to Britain and be preserved next to an example of Concorde..!:cool:

Mosquitos..

Probably not what your looking for, but interesting naval variants..

The Indianapolis (Allison) Branch had assisted in shipping to Derby an old prototype engine (think it is the XT40-A-1 turboprop with supersonic propeller) which present-day engineers are studying as part of the R-R Open Rotor project..

Was it two of these that powered the Douglas A2D Skyshark naval attack plane.? If it was then that was some engine.. for although it suffered more than its fair share of reliability problems like its british counterpart the AS Python.. it powered the Skyshark on to over 500 mph.
Made the Wyvern seem painfully slow by comparison.!

Lt Cdr Matt Whitfield RN – a serving Fleet Air Arm pilot who flies the Hawks at RNAS Yeovilton and is also one of the RNHF’s Sea Hawk pilots.

Thanks stringbag.. sounds like the old girl will be in safe hands..!;)

Rob.

Well.. after reading all of that i’m not sure i dare pop my head above the trench for fear of being shot.. but for what its worth here’s MY opinion.

Duxford, Yeovilton and Cosford all work and ‘do it’ for enthusiasts and joe public alike. I am a firm believer that aviation, whether alive or dead, belongs on an airfield. And if it is also a working airfield (even GA or gliding) then even better, as seeing aviation in a working form is believe it or not very appealing to virtually everyone.. especially children.
There are of course some exceptions, such as the Gatwick museum and DH centre, but even some of these are ‘runners’ and do sometimes come alive.
Now i know that everything at Hendon does’nt work, but if the superb collection that they have was better displayed in hangers on an actual airfield rather than a sorry site of a former one, being rapidly overtaken by the transformation of its surroundings, then quite possibly it may make it more appealing to a bigger audience… and more importantly a paying audience.!

The UK is blessed with so much heritage both aviation and general, and so many former airfields go to waste because there is no longer a use for them, West Raynham being a prime candidate of a superbly preserved airfield about to dissapear. So why not bite the bullet and move the collection to a more suitable venue.. an airfield with plenty of cover, plenty of room, and plenty of atmosphere.. rather than fighting surrounding development and a very restrictive amount of space.

Ok.. i know there are going to be many who say ‘no, it must stay in Hendon’, but sometimes a brave and radical change is needed. As the saying goes, if it ain’t broke don’t fix it, but if it is broke then fix it.. PROPERLY.

This is just my opinion.. so please no personal remarks. Thanks.;)