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[Richie London]

i might go for a wander over there tomorrow with me camera, its only 10 mins on the bus. take me lad over with me for a few hrs 

[aaronjb]

The model that was outside Heathrow is now at the Brooklands museum, by the way. Keep meaning to pay a visit there.

There's a good rolling road and the track, there, too .. perhaps we should have a combined planes/trains/automobiles themed meet there (minus the trains part)

[Kevin Wood]

The model that was outside Heathrow is now at the Brooklands museum, by the way. Keep meaning to pay a visit there.

There's a good rolling road and the track, there, too .. perhaps we should have a combined planes/trains/automobiles themed meet there (minus the trains part)

That's not a bad idea, actually.

Kevin

[Richie London]

The model that was outside Heathrow is now at the Brooklands museum, by the way. Keep meaning to pay a visit there.

There's a good rolling road and the track, there, too .. perhaps we should have a combined planes/trains/automobiles themed meet there (minus the trains part)

That's not a bad idea, actually.

Kevin

whereabouts is the museum.

[Kevin Wood]

Near Weybridge.http://www.brooklandsmuseum.com/

Kevin

[aaronjb]

Riight here - http://bit.ly/bWpBqp

In fact.. you can see both the full sized Concorde and model of it there

[Richie London]

Riight here - http://bit.ly/bWpBqp

In fact.. you can see both the full sized Concorde and model of it there

20 mins for me in the car, not far then.

[Chris_H]

There isn't going to be many if any British icons left soon. i think there will be a 100Ft For sale sign up at dover soon One country  :"Many careless owners" Some service history selling for parts or repair 

I wasn't particularly impressed that the A380 replica had to be made in California!  Our subsidised film industry could have knocked something up?

[Terbs]

Riight here - http://bit.ly/bWpBqp

In fact.. you can see both the full sized Concorde and model of it there

They do a 'trip' in Concorde . You start in the airport bus, give you some spiel about the aircraft, then you go for a tour under the aircraft and spiel on the undercart etc....then up the steps and into the aircraft, culminating with sitting in the front section, whilst they play a video with chat by the pilot, and then a simulated flight.
It cost £4 for the 'Cocorde Experience'. Nice little museum, with goodies like sitting in cockpits of VC10, etc.
Next door is the Merc speed/water track.
Good place to visit if you like car museums and Aircraft.
Not a big place but adequate. Some of the old Brooklands track is still visable.

[Kevin Wood]

Don't think I've been for 10+ years but I liked the way bits of old junk were lying around, especially in the hangar with the test chamber and wind tunnels. Bits of old Merlin engine and wind tunnel models, etc. Think there was an old glider de-rigged and dumped in the corner. Hope it hasn't been too "Disneyfied" since then. I like museums where I have to have a bit of a rummage rather than have some glossy "experience" foisted upon me.

Kevin

[Seth]

The model that was outside Heathrow is now at the Brooklands museum, by the way. Keep meaning to pay a visit there.

There's a good rolling road and the track, there, too .. perhaps we should have a combined planes/trains/automobiles themed meet there (minus the trains part)

That's not a bad idea, actually.

Kevin

See: http://www.lbpt.org/news.html

Made a few trips there meself when I was on long-distance work.
Wouldn't mind another visit!

[tunnie]

there is already one the other side of the roundabout...

http://maps.google.co.uk/?ie=UTF8&ll=51.481223,-0.453401&spn=0.02074,0.031929&z=15&layer=c&cbll=51.480731,-0.452301&cbp=12,177.25,,0,16.37&photoid=po-12405672

Sod BA, they are an awful company, sooner they go under the better!

[Martin_1962]

Don't think I've been for 10+ years but I liked the way bits of old junk were lying around, especially in the hangar with the test chamber and wind tunnels. Bits of old Merlin engine and wind tunnel models, etc. Think there was an old glider de-rigged and dumped in the corner. Hope it hasn't been too "Disneyfied" since then. I like museums where I have to have a bit of a rummage rather than have some glossy "experience" foisted upon me.

Kevin

Why I liked looking around engine sheds about 20 30 years ago before all the H&S

[Banjax]

Perhaps not for much longer though...

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/transport/article6054915.ece

Kevin

If this is realized it will be yet another gutless act by those in a country where heritage seems to be a dirty word and and the worship of money means all. [smiley=thumbdown.gif] [smiley=thumbdown.gif]

there's too many in business nowadays who know the price of everything and the value of nothing, Zulu