Originally Posted by
Mike51
I've still yet to hear a satisfactory explanation (or indeed any sort of explanation at all)
...but didn't you answer that yourself - XH558 will be in taxiable condition, the other examples at the museums will be locked away silently in exhibition halls?
The airframe will be as close to 'original service' condition as possible, those units removed now as unnecessary for civilian ops will be stored and returned to the airframe at end of flying life!