That was a fantastic tour Ron - thank you so much for taking me along. Your film was brilliant with some lovely music to listen to. Wonderful! COVID-19 here in Poland is now alarming everyone. On Thursday 15th October, there were over 7000 new cases and 116 deaths. New restrictions are in place from tomorrow. Please look after yourself Ron. Keep safe. See you next Friday
Thank Ron. This was indeed emotional. A sad end to an engineering marvel, when we designed and made world beating things. Very well put together video. Thank you!
Thanks for that Ron, a great museum which I love. Before I ran away to join the railway, I was a time-served Draughtsman. Back in the late 80’s I was taught by an ex-Bristol Siddeley / RR engineer who worked on lots of their projects including the Harrier’s thrust vectoring which employed roller chains (read bicycle) to rotate the nozzles. He was a brilliant man.
Hi Ron, So sorry I'm late, I hope you will forgive me yet again!!!!! Thank you for another very interesting video. For me the highlight of the video has got to be Concorde. To me it's the InterCity 125 High Speed Train of the sky's, both being from the same era. The 125 now running on less important cross country routes facing it's last days on the National Network. The design of Concorde is wonderful and is still well ahead of anything built today. It could be a brand new aircraft today and you would think it was marvelous. My father ran a factory in North Wales which sub contracted work from De Havilands, later Hawker Siddeley at Broughton, Flintshire. His factory manufactured parts for many of the different planes over the years but the one that stands out the most for me was the De Haviland Comet, another first being the first jet passenger aircraft. I was so lucky that he took me to have a look around one being built in the Broughton factory during the early 60's, another great looking aircraft in it's time. Take care and Best Wishes....Tim
No worries Tim, I know you are a busy man. Thanks for sharing the memories, it adds so much more interest to hear these personal stories. Stay safe. Ron
@@ParkinsonsWalks Glad they were of interest to you Ron. I'm sure many of us will be so much happier when all this Covid business is cleared up. Take care too ...Tim
Ron, what an excellent tour you've given me this week, the UK certainly had an aircraft industry to be proud of and Bristol Aircraft were near the top of the tree where innovation and quality were concerned. The mention of manufacturers such as De Haviland, Saunders Roe, Vickers, Armstrong Whitworth, Gloucester, Hawker, Avro , Auster, and my old firm Westland- Fairey , (my old company} , would mean nothing to the current generation, however, to men and women of my era they were the epitome of all that was brilliant in British engineering. What young boy wouldn't want to be part of that exciting experience? I fortunately, did get into that industry, I gave me a good grounding in most aspects of mechanical engineering including investment casting and plastic injection moulding. The company taught me to fly for the princely sum of £3.00 per hour and I met my wife of 53 years at a Hangar dance on White Waltham airfield. Sorry for the autobiography, got carried away slightly.
Hi Ron were you waiting for the clock to strike midnight. My parents were fortunate enough to fly on Concorde in the late 80's for one of it's exhibition flights, My mother worked for Pedigree Petfoods at the time and wrote in the factory newsletter about her experience using her and my fathers words. She said that the price was that of a holiday at £700 each but something she would never forget. My father said they did 3 runs for an air show at Stoughton in Leicestershire, my father described each run over the air field. The last run he said we flew so low he could see spectators and who was wearing hats or not, he said the pilot said OK now we will make them cover their ears we flew low and he hit full power with after burners and the plane sat you back in your seat like a sports car. I still remember watching it fly over Leicester at the time and thinking my parents are in that gorgeous plane and how lucky they are.
What a great museum, something quite odd about all the exhibits being so still and quiet after all flying around somewhere once upon a time! (The cut through of the a320 fuselage freaked me out a bit - no one wants to see that hehe)
Sadly nothing remains to commemorate Gloster Aircraft other than a few Javelin airframes and one Gladiator in the RAF Museum, yet Gloster was one the the main design and manufacturing locations. But then so much was invented and trialed out of Staverton pre 1945. But not long now till the next supersonic is in trade, this time ten times the speed of sound will be the norm and still the engine is of British design.
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That was a fantastic tour Ron - thank you so much for taking me along. Your film was brilliant with some lovely music to listen to. Wonderful! COVID-19 here in Poland is now alarming everyone. On Thursday 15th October, there were over 7000 new cases and 116 deaths. New restrictions are in place from tomorrow. Please look after yourself Ron. Keep safe. See you next Friday
Michael, those statistics are truly frightening, time to batten down the hatches to try and ride it out I think. We will be thinking of you. Ron
Thank Ron. This was indeed emotional. A sad end to an engineering marvel, when we designed and made world beating things. Very well put together video. Thank you!
Thanks Paul. Ron
Very enjoyable video Ron. Cracking place to visit, never been there but hopefully one day. Thank you for sharing and take care.
Glad you enjoyed it John. Ron
Very enjoyable video, RON. Thank you🙂
Very welcome. Ron
Great film - and congratulations on over 250,000 views on your channel ♥️♥️#legend
Thank you.
Thanks for that Ron, a great museum which I love. Before I ran away to join the railway, I was a time-served Draughtsman. Back in the late 80’s I was taught by an ex-Bristol Siddeley / RR engineer who worked on lots of their projects including the Harrier’s thrust vectoring which employed roller chains (read bicycle) to rotate the nozzles. He was a brilliant man.
Thanks for the insight Rob. Keep safe. Ron
Hi Ron, So sorry I'm late, I hope you will forgive me yet again!!!!! Thank you for another very interesting video. For me the highlight of the video has got to be Concorde. To me it's the InterCity 125 High Speed Train of the sky's, both being from the same era. The 125 now running on less important cross country routes facing it's last days on the National Network. The design of Concorde is wonderful and is still well ahead of anything built today. It could be a brand new aircraft today and you would think it was marvelous. My father ran a factory in North Wales which sub contracted work from De Havilands, later Hawker Siddeley at Broughton, Flintshire. His factory manufactured parts for many of the different planes over the years but the one that stands out the most for me was the De Haviland Comet, another first being the first jet passenger aircraft. I was so lucky that he took me to have a look around one being built in the Broughton factory during the early 60's, another great looking aircraft in it's time. Take care and Best Wishes....Tim
No worries Tim, I know you are a busy man. Thanks for sharing the memories, it adds so much more interest to hear these personal stories. Stay safe. Ron
@@ParkinsonsWalks Glad they were of interest to you Ron. I'm sure many of us will be so much happier when all this Covid business is cleared up. Take care too ...Tim
Brilliant enjoyed this. I must go and visit one day its only down the A38 👍👍👍👍👍👍
You should! Ron
Ron, what an excellent tour you've given me this week, the UK certainly had an aircraft industry to be proud of and Bristol Aircraft were near the top of the tree where innovation and quality were concerned. The mention of manufacturers such as De Haviland, Saunders Roe, Vickers, Armstrong Whitworth, Gloucester, Hawker, Avro , Auster, and my old firm Westland- Fairey , (my old company} , would mean nothing to the current generation, however, to men and women of my era they were the epitome of all that was brilliant in British engineering. What young boy wouldn't want to be part of that exciting experience? I fortunately, did get into that industry, I gave me a good grounding in most aspects of mechanical engineering including investment casting and plastic injection moulding. The company taught me to fly for the princely sum of £3.00 per hour and I met my wife of 53 years at a Hangar dance on White Waltham airfield. Sorry for the autobiography, got carried away slightly.
I absolutely love to read those types of true life experiences and I know I'm not the only one, keep them coming and stay well. Ron
Hi Ron were you waiting for the clock to strike midnight.
My parents were fortunate enough to fly on Concorde in the late 80's for one of it's exhibition flights, My mother worked for Pedigree Petfoods at the time and wrote in the factory newsletter about her experience using her and my fathers words. She said that the price was that of a holiday at £700 each but something she would never forget.
My father said they did 3 runs for an air show at Stoughton in Leicestershire, my father described each run over the air field.
The last run he said we flew so low he could see spectators and who was wearing hats or not, he said the pilot said OK now we will make them cover their ears we flew low and he hit full power with after burners and the plane sat you back in your seat like a sports car.
I still remember watching it fly over Leicester at the time and thinking my parents are in that gorgeous plane and how lucky they are.
Wonderful memories Richard, thanks for sharing. Ron
What a great museum, something quite odd about all the exhibits being so still and quiet after all flying around somewhere once upon a time! (The cut through of the a320 fuselage freaked me out a bit - no one wants to see that hehe)
Well done Ellie. G.D.
Hi Ron nice video I do hope you took your sandwiches along with you . A lot has to be said for the older technology.
Always. Ron
Sadly nothing remains to commemorate Gloster Aircraft other than a few Javelin airframes and one Gladiator in the RAF Museum, yet Gloster was one the the main design and manufacturing locations. But then so much was invented and trialed out of Staverton pre 1945. But not long now till the next supersonic is in trade, this time ten times the speed of sound will be the norm and still the engine is of British design.
I'm looking forward to it Peter. Ron