Originally Posted by
typerated
I think it is to be housing - so will only be available for limited time period.
Donna Nook is an option - with a long transit.
But the RAFAT might not survive the next review? Lots of talk (again) of no Sacred Cows!
Housing? Same old story ... large brown field site = ideal for housing right? But no-one wants to live there. transport links are non-existent, even if there were jobs to go to (there aren't). It's also on top of a hill and pretty exposed. Worst of all, it's going to need a heck of a lot of remediation. Special weapons core storage probably not a massive issue, but the fuel used by Blue Steel and the aircraft themselves over many years (before we woke up to the need for environmental care in all such things) is likely, IMHO, to wipe any profitability out of the place.
Could the Govt afford to remediate? The alternative would seem to be that the MOD/Govt walks away and locks the gates shut, leaving the site to rot as they have elsewhere.
As for Virtual Red Arrows? What a silly idea; it will never work:
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STH