Aeropark will be closed 18th September 2010
The Aeropark will be closed on Saturday 18th September due to a private function, sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.
Welcome to the Aeropark
The Aeropark is both an aviation museum and a viewing area where you can study the preserved planes of yesteryear or watch the modern airliners of today taking-off and landing at a growing international passenger and cargo airport.
Within the Aeropark there is a viewing mound where the top of the viewing mound is just 170 meters north of the main east/west runway of the airport.
The Aeropark at East Midlands Airport is located in the north-west corner of the Airport site close to the village of Castle Donington. It is well signposted from the Airport's main entrance.
Aeropark to get Nimrod R1
The Aeropark has been in discussions with the RAF with a view to acquiring a Nimrod and it has now been confirmed that a Nimrod R1 has been allocated to the Aeropark.
The Nimrod R1's are operated by 51 Squadron at RAF Waddington and their role is reconnaissance and gathering electronic intelligence.
There are three Nimrod R1's operated by 51 Sqdn one was taken out of service in 2009 and the remaining two will be in service until 2011 after which one will come to the Aeropark.
We now need to raise funds for this to happen, with the exception of the Air Ambulance day all of our events will be in aid of the Nimrod Fund and if anyone wishes to make a donation then please get in touch or visit us at the Aeropark.
Aeropark now on Facebook
The Aeropark now has a page on Facebook where events and other activities at the Aeropark will be listed.
From the link below you can see the forthcoming events that we have and these can be passed on to your friends on Facebook if they would like to come along.
Hawker Hunter FR10 XJ714 now back together
Hawker Hunter FR10 XJ714 has now had all of its major components put back together at the Aeropark.
This marks an achievement that all of the airframes which were previously located at Long Marston have now been moved to the Aeropark and are now all rebuilt as they were before the move. Now comes the long job of preparation and repainting which depending on the weather will be starting with the Jet Provost and Chipmonk.
Work underway for the new season at the Aeropark
There has been a lot of work going on over the winter period despite the bad weather to get the Aeropark ready for the 2010 summer season. This has included external work on the aircraft to reassemble them following the moves from Long Marston, and also the building of the new viewing mound which gives a wonderful view of the airport.
The mound has been grassed and we are waiting for it to grow, as soon as the grass is establish then the new mound will be available to the public.
DeHaviland Vampire T11 - XD447 arrives at the Aeropark
Saturday 3/10/09 saw the arrival of DeHaviland Vampire T11 - XD447 at the Aeropark
This is the latest of the ex Long Marston aircraft to arrive. As with all of the new arrivals there is a lot of work to be done on this airframe but the wings were re-attached at the time of the arrival and the following day it was moved into it new display position, along with other parts of the aircraft. Work will start by cleaning and preparing the boom sections and the re-attaching these to the wings and then putting all of the cover for the engine area back in place.
More pictures of the journey and arrival can be seen here.
Work continues on Hunting Jet provost XP568
Good progress is being made on the JP by both the AVA members and the Newton and Derby (126 Sqdn) ATC.
The airframe has been cleaned down, sanded, etched and primed, it is now almost ready to have it's silver and orange top coat applied.
