haha, I shall visit that when I have the opportunity.
and I got a response:
--------------------Robert,
Yes indeed, you have hit the nail right on the head. It distresses all of us to have these aircraft outdoors in our somewhat hostile environment. As fate would have it, you viewed these aircraft just before our wash schedule is to resume. We have instigated a program of cleaning and corrosion control for the period of March through October of each year. While the Concorde will clean up nicely, the streaks will reappear after just a few rain showers. We do not have the staff or funding for a full time crew to do nothing but wash our outdoor aircraft, and I'm afraid that shows.
Yes, we are planning a major fundraising campaign that will result in a structure that will cover the entire Airpark, with a Space Gallery (hopefully with a shuttle), at the south end and to be capped off in the north end by the Aviation High School. So, it is a constant battle and a race against time.
Should you be interested in contributing to the care of these aircraft, or have ideas that might help our fundraising efforts, please contact Craig Howard,
choward@museumofflight.org or Mike Lavelle,
mlavelle@museumofflight.org in our Development Department. Should you like to volunteer to assist with the preservation of these historic aircraft, please contact our Volunteer Coordinator, Ms. Carol Thomson,
cthomson@museumofflight.org.
That you for your observations Robert. We will be starting our wash program again this month.
Regards,
Tom Cathcart
Director of Aircraft Collection
Museum of Flight--------------