Hi all

I actually have a serious idea (happens ocassionally)

There is another thread hereabouts about various players around the world using various warbird bits to build desks and such like. These items bring stupid amounts of money. If, as appears likely this poor Vulcan is to meet it’s end why not scrap it “carefully” and utilise what sections as are suitable to construct various trendy furniture and flog it for money to keep some other project in business. I took the keychain idea seriously too but there are lots of things you could do with this and in a sense it would live on as a “distributed ” airframe.

I have just looked up a site that is offering CD/DVD racks made out of F4 wing structure (Complete with fake camo and lots of extra rivets) for $500!!!

Regards
John P

Hi

Yes it is possible to take a Vulcan apart just ask the people who delivered the Brooklands and East Fortune Concords. Real friction cutter artisans those blokes!

Phillip
I understand your argument about preserving lots of a type so some will survive however isn’t the trick to find the BEST homes in the first place (ie prepared for the exercise)

Regards
John P

Hi Duxfordhawk.

I pretty much agree with your post, however people who are ill informed often get caught up in the emotion of the moment and don’t necessarily spend their money where they might have if they were aware of all the facts and options open to them.

I think the various museums and groups in any country but in the UK in particular need to think about how they promote their activities to the public and the corporate world and a bit of prioritisation, joint cooperation and marketing would see a world of difference in how things started to happen.

A national campaign to get a Stirling or a Whitney back together may not sound as exciting as getting a Concorde flying but it is in how it is presented and marketed that would make the difference – the money is also a lot less.

Regards
John P

Ladies and Gentlemen

Here in Aus before a venture like this (The Concorde not the Rearwin) the organisation would have to prove it’s bona fides before it was able to seek funding from the public – is this the case in blighty – I would seriously like to examine the business case, project plan and prospectus for this venture and who is the financial backer of the venture – I have a few other ideas I would like to send him/her

Regards
John P

PS Andy
I tried patriotism once – as you may have observed I still have the limp !!!!

Hi Boys

Well this has got you all animated hasn’t it.

Mike and Andy I think we should make Melv get the damn Concorde flying after the pensioner Rearwin takes to the air !!

Pity the same effort as being wasted on this scam isn’t applied to Stirling/ Hampden / Hermes etc

Building up the publics expectations is easy – satisfying them is another. I have a lot of time for Branson (Come to think of it he looks a little too much like Melv’s long lost twin brother) and if he couldn.t keep it flying I think the writing was on the wall. I just wouldn’t want to be running the press conference when this hits the wall.

Regards
JP

Hi all

So OK yes yes I understand all of this thread but what I want to know is “Will it be flying at Legends and can we make sure he paints it how WE want?”(Whatever it is and whoever owns it.

Regards
John P

Hi Peter

I guess I am proposing using warehouse space somewhere – naturally this will proclude display etc but at least a pickled aircraft is a saved aircraft and although not free it is cheaper than having to repair damage later or worse still – scrapping rare aircraft ……………..

I take the earlier point abouth the Lanc and Solent in NZ but despite appearances they weren’t as bad as the Vulcans etc in the UK which have really started to go down hill lately and they were very rare and warranted some priority. If the Newark Hastings gets any worse perhaps should get a holiday in NZ !!!! seeing as they “know the way” with far gone mamoth airframes in need of TLC