Filton Air Museum

[MJ224]

Bristol Scout



Bristol F.2B Fighter



Some Distributer Cap



Sea Harrier Jump Jet



Rolls Royce Pegasus Engine main fan



Concorde



Concorde Business end



Concorde Passenger Cabin



Bristol Britannia Cockpit

Flown on one of these in early 70's



Bristol Type 173 Twin Rotor Helicopter

A few more on my Flickr page if you are interested....

by Mark Johnson, on Flickr

[Jim Ford]

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Classic 'fir tree' blade roots.

This form of attachment dates back to at least the 40s and was used in the De Havilland Goblin - the first gas turbine military engine to gain type approval, and used in the D.H. Vampire. Also the D.H Ghost, which was used in the D.H. Venom and also was the first gas turbine to gain civilian type approval, when it was used in the original Comet.

D.H. were great pioneers, but like many pioneers hit unforeseen problems, such as metal fatigue in the Comet. Little was known about metal fatigue at the time and the extensive research following the Comet disasters benefited the whole industry.

Jim

[MJ224]

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FWIW, when you buy the entry ticket to the museum, (£14.50 for oldies) its valid for a year....

That is pretty good value for money I reckon. I live 80+ miles away, but intend to revisit again...………….

[Jim Ford]

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FWIW, when you buy the entry ticket to the museum, (£14.50 for oldies) its valid for a year....

That is pretty good value for money I reckon. I live 80+ miles away, but intend to revisit again...………….

I'd like to visit, but it's 120 miles for me - well outside the M25!

Jim

[Ross the fiddler]

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Great photos Mark!

I'd like to visit, but it's 120 miles for me - well outside the M25!

Jim

A bit further for me.

[Barr1e]

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Great photos Mark!



A bit further for me.

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[MJ224]

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A new quaintass service is due, only 19 hours away now...………..:-)

[griffljg]

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A new quaintass service is due, only 19 hours away now...………..:-)

That's only the flying part of it.

But that is really a lovely set of photos. I love the old Bristol Fighter. We have one here in Queensland that appears to do the rounds of the air shows.

[shenstone]

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FWIW, when you buy the entry ticket to the museum, (£14.50 for oldies) its valid for a year....

That is pretty good value for money I reckon. I live 80+ miles away, but intend to revisit again...………….

it's amazing we were both there just a day apart. I agree it's well worth the entry fee and we'll be back again some time

Strangely I didn't take any Olympus based pictures I was having a great time talking to old employees of BAE and RR I didn't get my camera out … next time

Regards
Andy