XH558 hangar plans scrapped
Given the links to the motorway network etc., I would think yet another large Amazon distribution centre, plus maybe cloud data centre type facilities, with maybe solar farm etc.
Some of it could get hived off for some housing maybe?
Given the amount of money VTTS owe Peel Group for unpaid rent, they'll be lucky to even get anything for the tin triangle. I'd be surprised if there would be enough space given over to be able to continue running the engines etc., let move it under power.
Peel will want to maximise money generation from the site, so I wouldn't be very optimistic about '558's future going forward.
I think it will be a good few months before any indications of what will happen to the site becomes apparent.
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On the subject of what to do with aircraft and apologies for taking this thread of tangent for a couple of posts.
Anyone know what will happen to the aircraft at Dunsfold? In fact what's not happening at Dunsfold?
Anyone know what will happen to the aircraft at Dunsfold? In fact what's not happening at Dunsfold?
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Yes, they would be better off trying to buy a patch of land just off the airport and stick it on that to rot. Or come to a deal to put it as a gate guardian for the new warehouse project.
You mean, their plan to fly it out of there after 7 years of corroding in the corner isn't viable? Colour me surprised. I'd loved to have been a fly on the wall of the CAA office when they approached them with that idea...
Indeed.
Strip it of all parts and along with all their spares stash, divi it all up among the other Vulcan groups, and cut the bloody thing up, and that will be the end of VTTS.
They haven't got a hope in hell of doing what Crash n Smash did with the Hendon Vulcan to move it elsewhere, and whats the point anyway, it will just be another non-active dead Vulcan, and there are enough of them dotted around already, some of which could do with some help with parts.
Of course we all knew this was the likely outcome within 10 years of the last landing as soon as they chose to land back at DSA, so its not exactly a surprise to most.
As said, would have loved to have been the fly on the wall of the CAA office when that call came in
Strip it of all parts and along with all their spares stash, divi it all up among the other Vulcan groups, and cut the bloody thing up, and that will be the end of VTTS.
They haven't got a hope in hell of doing what Crash n Smash did with the Hendon Vulcan to move it elsewhere, and whats the point anyway, it will just be another non-active dead Vulcan, and there are enough of them dotted around already, some of which could do with some help with parts.
Of course we all knew this was the likely outcome within 10 years of the last landing as soon as they chose to land back at DSA, so its not exactly a surprise to most.
As said, would have loved to have been the fly on the wall of the CAA office when that call came in
They did do engine runs just the other day (via an FB friend) so the Aircraft is sort of 'Live'.
Not sure if just low power anti det runs or if they took the power above idle.
Not sure if just low power anti det runs or if they took the power above idle.
