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Post by andypspotter on Sept 17, 2015 12:32:03 GMT
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Post by andypspotter on Nov 29, 2015 11:36:51 GMT
Since its final flight 12 years ago, the last Concorde to take to the skies has sat exposed to the elements on a runway outside Bristol. But the grounded jet is soon to become the centrepiece of a new museum.
After its last, poignant fly-over of its home city, the 216 jet has sat on the tarmac in the Filton area of Bristol.
Meanwhile, an army of volunteers gathered a huge collection of items documenting the history of flight, which they stored in a lonely hangar in the Cotswolds.
The grounded jet and the hoard of aviation treasures are to be brought together at Bristol's Aerospace Centre, documenting the city's central role in the development of the modern aviation industry.
The museum is due to open in 2017.
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Post by vickers1000 on Nov 29, 2015 15:57:57 GMT
That spelling was the original British version but powers decided on the French E. At Weybridge it was just known as SST before given the name. Some of the drawings were in French and measurements in metric .At that time British were imperial. But I guess it all worked out and it all joined together making an amazing aircraft.
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Post by andypspotter on Nov 30, 2015 12:11:41 GMT
Hi Vic
That's what happens when you're when you are dealing with the 'whit hat of technology' ;-)
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