Thu Jan 08, 2009 3:34 pm
Chris,
Looking at the above options, presumably the 'correct' option is that they should be cosmetically restored in a 'not historically correct' manner by volunteer labour, then placed on display outside the front of the museum with the rest of the externally-displayed airframes.
Looking at the above options, presumably the 'correct' option is that they should be cosmetically restored in a 'not historically correct' manner by volunteer labour, then placed on display outside the front of the museum with the rest of the externally-displayed airframes.
Thu Jan 08, 2009 4:57 pm
Mike wrote:placed on display outside the front of the museum with the rest of the externally-displayed airframes.
And just how long will a wooden airframe last outside......
Thu Jan 08, 2009 5:26 pm
I sympathise with those wanting to keep it in their home country. It was a bummer to see the last potentially airworthy A-20 get sold from the U.S. to an overseas buyer.
In all fairness the City should get three estimates on each aircraft to restore them to static, airworthy or "Smithsonian" conditions to preserve them for many future generations. I would say a nice static display example of each example with properly fabricated parts as needed would be on the low end of $200,000.USD. FLyable it would cost more than two millionfor the Hurricane and probably three million bucks for the Mosquito.
If the aircraft were put up for sale or auction they would bring several hundred thousand dollars of cash into the museum without any outflow of cash before the sale. How much more revenue will be generated by having them as static exhibits?
In all fairness the City should get three estimates on each aircraft to restore them to static, airworthy or "Smithsonian" conditions to preserve them for many future generations. I would say a nice static display example of each example with properly fabricated parts as needed would be on the low end of $200,000.USD. FLyable it would cost more than two millionfor the Hurricane and probably three million bucks for the Mosquito.
If the aircraft were put up for sale or auction they would bring several hundred thousand dollars of cash into the museum without any outflow of cash before the sale. How much more revenue will be generated by having them as static exhibits?
Thu Jan 08, 2009 5:44 pm
marine air wrote:I would say a nice static display example of each example with properly fabricated parts as needed would be on the low end of $200,000.USD.
Hmmm, have you ever looked in detail at a Hurricane's structure and how it all goes together??????