Aerospace Bristol

[seacat192]

The 'Aerospace Bristol' Museum, located on the former Filton Airfield site, recently opened its' doors, and features aircraft, tramcars, buses, car, missiles, and satelites build by either Bristol, the British Aircraft Corporation, British Aerospace or Airbus UK.

The centrepiece of Aerospace Bristol is Concorde 'Alpha Foxtrot' - G-BOAF - the last Concorde to fly, which landed at Filton during October 2003. Concorde has it's own purpose-built display building.

Images are projected on to the side of AF at regular intervals, but you are able to get photos of the aircraft without these if you wait until the 'in between' times when no film is being shown.


Here are a few photos:

1. Aerospace Bristol by Roger, on Flickr

2. Aerospace Bristol by Roger, on Flickr

3. Aerospace Bristol by Roger, on Flickr

4. Aerospace Bristol by Roger, on Flickr


Thanks for looking
Roger

[TheMightyOz]

Great shots. I must get down for a look around Bristol's museums sometime.

[seacat192]

Thanks Oz

[LondonEye]

Well - that's certainly different with those images on the side.
As it is so new, would you have a few more pictures to share of other exhibits both aircraft and vehicles ?
Thanks for posting.
Pete.

[andygolfer]

very nice pics, looks a very smart exhibition and the images on the side certainly make it look good.

thanks for posting them and as Pete said, any more would be welcome

andy

[seacat192]

Thanks for the comments Pete and Andy.

As requested, here are a few more photos featuring other exhibits found at the Museum.


Aerospace Bristol by Roger, on Flickr

Aerospace Bristol by Roger, on Flickr

Aerospace Bristol by Roger, on Flickr

Aerospace Bristol by Roger, on Flickr

Aerospace Bristol by Roger, on Flickr

Aerospace Bristol by Roger, on Flickr

Aerospace Bristol by Roger, on Flickr

Aerospace Bristol by Roger, on Flickr

Aerospace Bristol by Roger, on Flickr



Finally, the Great Western Air Ambulance pan can be seen from the windows at the far end of the Museum, so here is a piccy of Helimed through the glass:

Great Western Air Ambulance by Roger, on Flickr


I took this photo, walked back along the viewing gallery to get some more photos of Concorde, and heard the Helimed engines spooling up as they went on a shout


Thanks for the interest. I haven't uploaded any photos of the missiles or satellites to FLICKR yet - sorry.
Roger

[LondonEye]

Thanks for that Roger. Lots to see and worth a visit when in the area.
Looks like plenty of light for photos. Well done.
Pete.

[seacat192]

Thanks again

[andygolfer]

and I'm in Bath for a couple of days next week, wonder if I can persuade SWMBO to spend some time there

[seacat192]

and I'm in Bath for a couple of days next week, wonder if I can persuade SWMBO to spend some time there

You could always dangle the carrot of being close to The Mall shopping centre - just hold on to your credit card if you go down that route

Website: www.aerospacebristol.org

[andygolfer]

and I'm in Bath for a couple of days next week, wonder if I can persuade SWMBO to spend some time there

You could always dangle the carrot of being close to The Mall shopping centre - just hold on to your credit card if you go down that route

Website: http://www.aerospacebristol.org

I'm sure I can think of something without it costing me a small fortune!

[seacat192]

and I'm in Bath for a couple of days next week, wonder if I can persuade SWMBO to spend some time there

You could always dangle the carrot of being close to The Mall shopping centre - just hold on to your credit card if you go down that route

Website: http://www.aerospacebristol.org

I'm sure I can think of something without it costing me a small fortune!

Good luck with that one!!

[andygolfer]

I shall need it!

[seacat192]

[andygolfer]

well I managed to get there with SWMBO in tow and had an excellent couple of hours- would have liked longer but we were due at her cousin's for lunch.
Have to say it's an excellent museum and we both enjoyed it, she found the Concorde exhibition very interesting but was so-so about the rest but at least it wasn't a case of 'I'm bored let's go to the stoning' after 5 minutes.

so many thanks to Roger (Seacat) for the heads up on this and my pics will follow later - and I highly recommend it if you are in the area.

andy

[seacat192]

Thanks Andy