and the steering wheel was then rotated left and right. The beam axle was seen not to move so the steering should now be more positive. This observation shows the benefit of putting MoT- exempt cars through a test.
Bedford HA100 van This little van has been used around the site during the last 12 months but has travelled a limited distance outside the confines of the Museum. However, on a pre-MoT test check it was noted that a crack had appeared in the exhaust system. Having taken some time to start, with a large bang, it was found that the silencer box had split in half. Although difficult to find, a replacement was located by the Museum and fitted at the end of February. The Bedford was sent for an MoT test and passed without advisories. We still have to fit the replacement windscreen rubber, but work on the Aircraft Factory exhibits has taken priority, so this will be scheduled for later in the year.
LEARNING
The Brooklands Youth Panel In February the Youth Panel experienced a Torchlight Tour and were thoroughly spooked by tales of ghouls on the Track and in the tunnels! Over the past month they have been busy researching composites as they are helping to plan and run one of the interactive demonstrations for the new Aircraft Factory exhibition, which opens later in the year. We’ll be making a visit to Surrey University in the summer to observe how composites are made.
We are also recruiting new members – if you
are aged between 14 and 18, interested in history and/or aviation and able to commit to volunteer- ing approximately one morning a month, please contact
oliviafrench@brooklandsmuseum.com
Saturday Science Workshops Ever wondered what it takes to become an engineer? If you’re aged between 10 and 14 now is your chance! The Museum is running a series of exciting, hands-on workshops to introduce some of the skills needed to build aircraft, cars and machines. Join us as we investigate topics such as how aircraft fly, how machines help us and how cars may be powered in the future.
The sessions last from 10.30am to 1.00pm and the workshops will run on 22nd April, 20th May, 24th June and 1st July. Each date will see new experiments to try out in these fun and interactive
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sessions. People can book on to individual sessions at £27.50 (£25 for BTMs) or receive a discount for booking all four weeks – £100 (£90 for BTMs). For more information, please contact
oliviafrench@brooklandsmuseum.com
Mini Aces – under-fives club Our Mini Aces Club sessions have become very popular with both BTMs and non-members. The specially-designed sessions run once a month with each being carefully planned with the Early Years Foundation Stage Ofsted Framework in mind. Our young visitors have already taken part in sessions about ‘Road Safety’, ‘Being a Scientist’ and ‘People Who Help Us’. The feedback from participants has been excellent and we look forward to continuing to see our youngest mem- bers throughout 2017.
Aircraft Factory equipment With time at a premium, as soon as we finish restoring exhibits for the Aircraft Factory, they are returned to storage and replaced by another collection of very dirty items. Unfortunately, with the two tool-chests proving too heavy and difficult to extract from their current resting place, we have taken on a set ofAvery scales (similar to those used by grocers but in the factory used for weighing rivets), a rivet tray, open tool-box, a number of wire ‘in/out’ trays, a wooden former (presumably for an aircraft part), two Per- spex aircraft windows, a number of tools, including a set of saws, and a router, a brace of metal dustbins and associated lids, a bucket, bracing wires, a sack trolley and finally just a few more signs! We have now taken delivery of a factory parts
trolley in the form of a large, open-ended wooden cart with metal side struts, two side wheels and a couple of castors at each end which make movement challenging!
Debbie Crawt Update Creating aerofoils (Brooklands Museum).
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