Science Museum, South Kensington, London

[iggie]

And some of the other Space exhibits:

[iggie]

And lastly some of the (mock-up) Lunar Module

[TeeELL]

Iggie, that is just perfect thank you. There is some additional bracing in there that I’d not known of! I shall use the info to produce a 4FTS ‘504 in Abu suer.

[Eric Mc]

Fantastic. Many thanks.

The astronauts looked on the CM as pretty roomy - especially compared to Mercury and Gemini.

[iggie]

Glad to be of service chaps!

I'll try for some better shots up in the aviation gallery next time if I can; it's not always lit (such as it ever is) when I go through there and with the mornings drawing in as they are natural light will be scarce!

Still, soon be Christmas

[Gregers]

Awesome pics Iggie. Many thanks for sharing.

All the best.

Greg.

[iggie]

A few more from the aviation gallery:
Bristol Centaurus Engine; these are the brutes my late Father-in-law worked on in the RAF in India/Pakistan



Bleriot cockpit interior detail (in case anyone wanted to super detail their kit.... )

S.E.5a Sky-writer

Fokker E.III 'Eindecker'

de Havilland DH.60 Moth



Vickers Vimy (I think!)

Avro Rota I ‘AP507 / KX-P’

SAUNDERS ROE SKEETER AOP12

Me163 'Komet'

Hurricane

Spitfire

Hawker P.1127

Gloster E.28/39

[iggie]

A few more.....

A cutaway model of Concorde









Interior detail of a Lancaster (this is a stunning model!)

[Tarkas]

Vickers Vimy (I think!)

Most definitely a Vimy. In fact, it's a Vimy IV -- the Vimy IV flown across the Atlantic for the very first time by Alcock and Brown back in June 1919. A truly historic aircraft.

The only other one that survives (though there are a couple of replicas out there) is the equally historic G-EAOU (or God 'elp all of us, as it was known ), the first aircraft to fly from England to Australia, also in 1919, piloted by Ross and Keith Smith.

[JohnRatzenberger]

What size (roughly) is the cutaway Lanc ? I assume there are explanations to go with the numbered positions ?

[iggie]

What size (roughly) is the cutaway Lanc ? I assume there are explanations to go with the numbered positions ?

From memory it's about 3' in length John. I think there is a key in the display and I'll try and get some photographs next week

[iggie]

What size (roughly) is the cutaway Lanc ? I assume there are explanations to go with the numbered positions ?

From memory it's about 3' in length John. I think there is a key in the display and I'll try and get some photographs next week

I forgot to put this one up, which is the key for the numbered locations in the Lanc model:

[fredk]

All these are most useful.
Thanks for taking the time to take the photos and post them up.
If its possible and you get the chance; could you take a couple of the rigging on the Vimy's tail planes?
I'm building one at the mo and deciphering the tail plane rigging from photos and drawings is a bit confusing

[JohnRatzenberger]

Fred,
I have J.M. Bruce's Vickers Vimy and also the June 1959 Aeromodeller Aircraft Described, both with drawings (of the tail unit) and numerous photos. If I can be of assistance, let me know.

[fredk]

Thanks, but I have several books, magazines and photos -both period and new - of the Vimy; either they do not show the tail rigging clearly or none of them agree, leaving out many wires 'for clarity' or just leaving them out