redsquirrel Posted March 15, 2015 Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 totally non football but what a sad sight seeing a major part of bristol history left outside like that with all that space for a hanger. are there any plans for a museum or anything to get the old bird under cover? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidered abroad Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 Yes put it on the site at UWE where the NLBR wanted their new Minimal stadium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRaw Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 totally non football but what a sad sight seeing a major part of bristol history left outside like that with all that space for a hanger. are there any plans for a museum or anything to get the old bird under cover? Yes, the hanger next to the helicopter landing area is going to be redeveloped as part of an aerospace museum along with Concorde inside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrizzleRed Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 Yes, the hanger next to the helicopter landing area is going to be redeveloped as part of an aerospace museum along with Concorde inside totally non football but what a sad sight seeing a major part of bristol history left outside like that with all that space for a hanger. are there any plans for a museum or anything to get the old bird under cover? ..... and I think there are proposals to demolish the Brabazon hangar where it was actually built and is currently parked outside of. You couldn't make it up really and it could only happen in Bristol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Peacock Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 Not been in it for ages, but it wasn't the greatest pub in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Cyril Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 Not been in it for ages, but it wasn't the greatest pub in the world. Putting it in a pub is a ridiculous idea. How will people get to the bar? Ferguson is a joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exAtyeoMax Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I am the mole Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 What I want to know is why hasn't it been improved upon it was the pinnacle of aviation!! yes it had its flaws but has no one thought to wrinkle them out??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marina's Rolls Royce Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B1ackbird Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 The problem is it was so fast, you could land in the U.S. Half an hour before you took off in the UK. Meaning you could watch a boxing match, fly to the states, before it starts and bet on the outcome, probably... Ray Winston wouldn't like that at all.. "Did you bring a tool? What tool? This ******* tool!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redcityman Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 Does seem strange when places like Edinburgh can have Concorde exhibited in a fitting way, yet Bristol one of the places where major parts of its design and construction were made is still at the planning stage. As for demolishing of the Brabazon hanger shameful, Bristol has a fantastic history of aviation yet we cast it aside it seems, so much more should be made of it. No doubt if one of George's buddy mentioned a cycling museum or history of cycling lanes and lentil recipes it would be found funds and built within months! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheese Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 Didn't people walk dogs and play cricket in the hangar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 I believe the hangers aren't in any initial plans to be demo'd and also when the rumours first kicked in GF was getting English Heritage on the case. They have to be listed imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 Does seem strange to worry about a plane that used to fly at 50,000ft around the world, being left outside in the rain........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manon Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 I believe the hangers aren't in any initial plans to be demo'd and also when the rumours first kicked in GF was getting English Heritage on the case. They have to be listed imo Im pretty sure they tried this but failed to get the brabazon listed. It's also just too vast to maintain. Too big for the aero museum/cotswold collection too, so looks doomed imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exAtyeoMax Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 Didn't people walk dogs and play cricket in the hangar? if not we'd better organise a group to do so. Anyone got a dog? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The Batman Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 I was at Heathrow airport for the first time in about 10 years last week, I noticed they don't have the Concorde monument on the roundabout anymore, it's a Fly Emirates plane now. I can understand them not having it but for sentimental value, I thought they would have placed it elsewhere on site. Something just didn't feel right about not seeing it there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizoon Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 What I want to know is why hasn't it been improved upon it was the pinnacle of aviation!! yes it had its flaws but has no one thought to wrinkle them out??? As someone* said at the time, "Today, for the first time since the fall of the Roman Empire, the world just got bigger". * Yes, I am a lazy bugger. Look it up for yourself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 Does seem strange to worry about a plane that used to fly at 50,000ft around the world, being left outside in the rain........ Trouble is they were well looked after when in use. You leave it out in the raw elements for ten years and the thing rusts and rots. It's already in bad shape and this is probably one of the only ones in theory that could get airbourne again (never really going to happen). However after all the effort to keep it here it's typical Bristol that we treat the old bird like we do.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Team In Keynsham Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 As someone* said at the time, "Today, for the first time since the fall of the Roman Empire, the world just got bigger". * Yes, I am a lazy bugger. Look it up for yourself Still regret not getting around to flying Concorde, even on one of the short day-tripper flights towards the end of its life. Along with the Space Shuttle, the retirement of the fleet is a backward step in industrial achievement. And that is sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chairman Mao Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 I was at Heathrow airport for the first time in about 10 years last week, I noticed they don't have the Concorde monument on the roundabout anymore, it's a Fly Emirates plane now. I can understand them not having it but for sentimental value, I thought they would have placed it elsewhere on site. Something just didn't feel right about not seeing it there. Yeah, a shitty a380, absolute joke. hopefully the new a350XWB will be better than that hulking piece of shit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldstandrobin Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 I was at Heathrow airport for the first time in about 10 years last week, I noticed they don't have the Concorde monument on the roundabout anymore, it's a Fly Emirates plane now. I can understand them not having it but for sentimental value, I thought they would have placed it elsewhere on site. Something just didn't feel right about not seeing it there. Ahh you forgot we have to lick the ar**s of our Middle East Friends Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 The model at Heathrow was donated to the Brooklands museum and was fully restored about 2-3 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted March 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 Trouble is they were well looked after when in use. You leave it out in the raw elements for ten years and the thing rusts and rots. It's already in bad shape and this is probably one of the only ones in theory that could get airbourne again (never really going to happen). However after all the effort to keep it here it's typical Bristol that we treat the old bird like we do.. i just dont get why they dont cover it and at least give it a coat of some protective oil or such. if it does get its own museum, it will cost more to keep it intact if the rot has set in,with all the metal on there, its going to happen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 i just dont get why they dont cover it and at least give it a coat of some protective oil or such. if it does get its own museum, it will cost more to keep it intact if the rot has set in,with all the metal on there, its going to happen Or stick it in that sodding great hanger next to it that's empty. Good news this week that looks like funding is in place for the museum. Knowing Bristol mind it'll be another 6 years before it's built Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldstandrobin Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 Or stick it in that sodding great hanger next to it that's empty. Good news this week that looks like funding is in place for the museum. Knowing Bristol mind it'll be another 6 years before it's built they have to work out where the cycle lanes can go !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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