Welcome to this month’s update on the engineering goings-on here at the British Airliner Collection. Most of this month’s news is a continuation of previous projects but we will start with something a little different, bird’s nests. Aeroplanes have a great number of inviting places for birds to build their nests and we go to great lengths to prevent them from getting into our airframes as the bird poo and rotting nest is corrosive to the aluminium of the aeroplane....
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Once thought of as the new kid on the block it’s hard to believe the Airbus company will be 52 years old this December. No longer just building airliners, it also markets the military freighter the A400M Atlas and its helicopter arm Airbus Helicopters is the world’s largest helicopter company in terms of revenue and turbine helicopters delivered. This kid is now a fully grown adult and by 2019 it was the world’s largest aircraft manufacturer, with factories in...
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Click on image below to enter the DAS Museum 360-degree tour. Click on image below to enter the DAS...
We can now confirm the rumours that Handley Page Herald G-APWJ will be moving from Duxford...
Over 100 members of the Duxford Aviation Society, IWM staff, press and TV gathered at IWM Duxford on Monday...
British Aerospace 146 ZE701 from the RAF’s Number 32 Squadron (the Royal Squadron) is flying in to...
Click on image below to enter the Trident 360-degree flight deck tour.
Click on image below to enter the York Flight Deck 360-degree tour. Click on image...
Click on image below to enter the BAC 1-11 360-degree flight deck tour.
Click on image below to enter the BAC 1-11 360-degree passenger cabin tour.
Click on image below to enter the Viscount 360-degree passenger cabin tour.
Click on image below to enter the Viscount 360-degree flight deck tour.
Click on image below to enter the Ambassador 360-degree passenger cabin tour.
Click on image below to enter the Ambassador 360-degree flight deck tour.
Click on image below to enter the Britannia 360-degree passenger cabin tour.
Click on image below to enter the Britannia 360-degree flight deck tour.
100 years on the 15th June 1919 the Vickers Vimy of Alcock and Brown 'landed' in Ireland to complete...
On 13th June 1965 the prototype Britten Norman BN2 Islander G-ATCT took off from the grass airstrip...
Breitling team in formation A great display. Fantastic picture! Photo Charles Butler
A great day out! It’s always busy and DAS volunteers work hard but showing the public the result...
Boarding now! Sales of Boarding Passes were brisk. The British Airliner Collection aircraft welcomed visitors...
Hold on tight! Aero Super Batics gave an astonishing display of skill, bravery and elegance. Photo Charles Butler
Sally B fires up The Boeing B-17G starts up in a cloud of smoke ready for her display. A firm favourite...
The oldest surviving Viscount shows off her new paintwork Seen outside in the sunshine, no one would guess...
Fire! An exciting display by the Attack Helicopter Display team (AHDT) featuring an Apache AH1 gave...
Bi-planes in formation In an impressive display on a gusty day, the Tiger 9 Formation team showed just...
Concorde’s ever-popular nose lowering drew a large crowd at the Air Show. Restored to full working...
Ex- Concorde crew Captain Andy Mills, Flying Officer John Tye and Flight Engineer Ian Radford, visited 101...
A wet Sunday saw the dedicated DAS crew shifting the Trident into the Conservation Hall for repainting. On...
Back in March 1969 - the second of March to be precise - test pilot André Turcat gathered...
It’s always exciting to see one of the British Airliner Collection aircraft moving down the runway...
In 1948/9 the York was one of a fleet of Allied aircraft which delivered the largest humanitarian airlift...
Barbara Halbert made a special trip from her home in Guernsey to be aboard her beloved Comet 4 to celebrate...
Our BAC 1-11 first flew exactly 50 years ago today on 29 January 1969 and still looks as good as new thanks...
That was the total distance flown by allied aircraft 70 years ago during the 15 months of operations known...
Our new virtual tour of Concorde, both inside and out, is available now on the Apple Store or Google Play.
Explore this incredible, half-century old vision of the future in unprecedented detail. Look around in full 360° animation, or zoom in for information on flight deck instruments.
Just 99p puts you in the pilot's seat!
Duxford Aviation Society gratefully acknowledges the generous support given by the Association of Independent Museums.
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One of the unique features that made the Concorde able to cruise at twice the speed of sound was its ability to change the shape of its forward fuselage. For ground handling, take-off and... more >
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