Still to listen to it, have to finish the chores first
We visited Carlisle Airport's Solway Aviation Museum last sunday and I took some pics inside the Vulcan, we were pressed for time as the next group were heading down and it was the last day the museum would be open this year. When we arrived the staff were on the top of the Vulcan getting it ready for it's winter hibernation. The aircraft has deteriorated since I first went to see it in 1998, back then Dave, one of the curators, just gave me a bunch of keys and said go have a look
Now the pilot and co-pilot's section of the cockpit is off limits due to some vandals breaking in and trying to rob it
My grandson climbing on board - he is 15 and 6'3"
Chlanna nan con thigibh a so's gheibh sibh feoil Sons of the hound come here and get flesh Clan Cameron
Recently did an online Futurelearn course on the Cold War. Many of the participants had flown, flew in or worked with them on the ground. Amazing men and women all. I didn't realise that the crew in the back of the plane had very little chance of surviving a bail-out, and most of the crews related that they didn't expect to return from a strike anyway. And considering the NATO retaliation policy, would they have had anything to return to anyway?
Great shots, thanks for posting. Also, bollocks, I was up there a couple of weeks ago and didn't know the Carlisle Airport's Solway Aviation Museum existed!
After the Avro 504k and Se5a we then had a display by the Sopwith Pup:
We then had a short interlude before the final display to allow the visiting aircraft to get home in time for tea I don't know much about civilian light aircraft, so feel free to "Name-that-plane" if you can identify any of them
Lovely images as always, and always a pleasure to look at your posts.
Originally Posted By: FlatEric
We then had a short interlude before the final display to allow the visiting aircraft to get home in time for tea I don't know much about civilian light aircraft, so feel free to "Name-that-plane" if you can identify any of them
Now, the name is on the tail it's an Aviat Aircraft inc. A1 Husky
Chlanna nan con thigibh a so's gheibh sibh feoil Sons of the hound come here and get flesh Clan Cameron
We ended the show with a very nice display performed by this Yak-52.
This type was used by the Soviets as primary trainer aircraft - it first flew in 1976. It's a clever design - for example, the partially retracted undercarriage. So if the trainee pilot forgets to lower the gear on landing (too many things to think about!) it's not as catastrophic as it it might be on other types. Sure, the propellor will get bent but the undercarraige should keep the fuselage off the ground, even when retracted.
Another clever Soviet design feature was the fuel capacity - it didn't have much! So there was little chance of a student pilot choosing to defect to the West in a Yak-52 [After the collapse of the Soviet Union they continued to manufacture Yak-52s, but those exported to the western market had extra fuel capacity added.]
I don't know much about civilian light aircraft, so feel free to "Name-that-plane" if you can identify any of them 
[After the collapse of the Soviet Union they continued to manufacture Yak-52s, but those exported to the western market had extra fuel capacity added.]
