The “other” models in white plastic were the Pan Am set as mentioned earlier, and included a Boeing Clipper flying boat and a Concorde (remember them :diablo: ), all with moulded Pan Am markings. These were produced in a much softer white plastic, and level of accuracy on things like propellors was much inferior to the later kellogs set, which were better apart formt he garish colours of the plastics – though I suspect colour choice was made on basis of making the models attracive to younger children – though I wonde rhow many JT9D engines were swallowed by younger brothers or sisters,a s I remember the 747 engines being so small that they were damn near impossible to handle without tweezers.

Paul F

PilotDKH,

How about lunar surface so bright it simply caused the camera iris to shut right down to large F-stop number to avoid over exposing film. This would probably prevent stars from showing up as they would be too dim compared to brilliant foreground, hence shutter speed and iris setting would be such that they would get no chance to burn image onto the film emulsion.

Surely if it was all faked NASA would be smart enough to set up “stars” on their film set so as to prevent this sort of conspiracy theory claim, or perhaps they are playing a clever double bluff after all, and this is their secret hint that it’s all faked and never happened :rolleyes:

Funny how the conspiracy theorists on one hand say space flight is impossible, yet on the other hand they claim America has captured alien technology and hidden it in Area 51 for years. Presumably aliens are immune to radiation, thus happily reconciling the two sets of (mis)information. :dev2:

Paul F

Return to Flight !!

Sorry Chaps,

(And I will state right now that I have no BA/Concorde or Aviation servicing experience whatsoever, so I expect to get shot down in flames within about 2 milliseconds of posting this :dev2: )

but I really cannot see any way in which Concorde will grace the skies again. Unless HMG drop an immense lottery cheque into the coffers.

Airbus have withdrawn their Design Authority support, and I read that various operating critical operating systems to do with air intake ramps have been removed post delivery flights (at the behest of HMG, given their “sensitive technological nature” -though what piece of 60’s technology could possibly be “sensitve” anymore is beyond me).

The airframes have already been grounded without (so far as I can tell) any regular, ongoing maintenance beyond cosmetics.

Engines are few and far between – again, I assume none are subject to current ongoing maintenance.

With so few examples built, then almost any spares will have to be hand made – or purchased back form those who bought them in the great BA/AF auctions.

The costs of getting one example back into the air will be almost the same as it costs to develop and build them ALL in the first place.

I don’t doubt the will is there, and that the guys (and girls) at Filton are doing their best, as are all involved with DG at Brooklands, and the East Fortune examples but.. Get real, she will never fly again – more’s the pity.

I’ll put one of my hats aside, along with a knfe and fork just in case… 😀

Paul F

Another “Cosford” in the making?

How long before she is at risk of going the same way as the Airliners at Cosford – see that thread for news of the imminent fate of the BA Collection

And does anyone know if the Heathrow example is faring any better?

Or any of the others stored outside worldwide?

Paul F

Fish and Chips in Newspaper???!!

Dave,

The Eurocrats ruled that only specific “food-approved” materials can be in contact with food, all other materials are banned for fear that they might contaminate the food and poison people. So, despite years of safe use in UK (or at least, I never heard of anyone dying of newsprint poisoning :diablo: ) the priviledge of reading last weeks news whilst eating your chips vanished here many years ago, as inky newsprint was not added to the list of “materials approved for use in contact with food” before it was passed into European law :(.

Yet another case of your thread title i.e. total overkill :rolleyes:

Paul F

Battle Of Britain memorial

How about a trip to the BofB memorial wall, on the North Bank of the Thames opposite the London Eye.

Paul F

Canberra – Sorry I can’t tell you which mark, but it’s got a trials radar in the nose, hence the pointy nose look rathe rthan the usual goldfrish bowl.

Paul F