Showing posts with label windsock. Show all posts
Showing posts with label windsock. Show all posts

Thursday, 21 June 2012

Airfield and windsock

Thanks to blog commentator regarding the ungainly windsock now drooping on the Moulsoe road.  


Blog commentator adds: "Its all part of the race to get the airfield secure for the Olympic-related bizjet parking lot that it is to come in August. 

"They are also having to install a 2 metre height security fence in places to make the airside less accessible than before as part of the requirements.  
20 years ago, there were picnic tables next to the aircraft & we used to cycle down the taxiways. Today we have fences & warning notices of £5000 fines for being in same place!"


I'll say absolutely to all that. And pre technology park you could wander round the private plane maintenance areas and our kids played on the hull of the maglev prototype train left there after the project was abandoned in the 70s (now in a museum in Peterborough if you are interested)

Friday, 15 June 2012

Windsock

The windsock at the south end of the runway is back up and 'running' if that is the correct expression  for the new design. A patient net search has revealed nothing. Any ideas? 

Thursday, 14 June 2012

Sad windsock



Is this the new look Cranfield Windsock? We'll have to talk about elephant's trunk corner in future, if it is. My companion on Tuesday evening insisted we drive down and get a pic. He says it's a new design related to satellite tracking. I wonder. This morning  on my bike ride it was lying non the ground with a maintenance vehicle nearby. Watch out for breaking  news...