Caravelle visitors are welcome

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The Caravelle restoration team went on a well-earned summer holiday after the Turku Airshow. The restoration work is not finished outside or inside, and the team will continue its work in August. However, the unfinished appearance isn’t an obstacle for presenting the aircraft to the interested audience. The nearly 1300 visitors during the Airshow days proved this to be true.

Last week I had the pleasure of presenting the Caravelle to a group of motor bikers consisting of Hornet-men mainly from the Defence Forces, Insta, Finnair and Patria. This was a group of experts and the first hour or so was spent outside the aircraft discussing the wing construction and engines. The Caravelle’s history and similarities to the Comet, especially in the flight deck, were discussed, too.

The visit to the cabin and flight deck was brief, mainly due to the temperature resembling a sauna. There the visitors concentrated on the differences in the passenger cabins of modern and 1960s aircraft. The seat frames in the rear cabin caught the visitors’ attention as they are not from a Caravelle III.

I thank the visitors for their interest in our project – and take the opportunity to welcome more visitors to come and see the Caravelle. English-speaking vistors are welcome, too! At the moment we don’t have regular visiting times, but we try to be flexible in arranging someone to come and give a tour. Feel free to contact me about a visit, preferably well in advance, so that we can arrange a tour for you.

Contact berfore visiting: Ismo Matinlauri, +358405013495, matinlaurii(at)gmail.com

Photos by Ismo Matinlauri.

Translation by Erja Reinikainen.