Stopping the Rot


A series of seminars and conferences have been organised to discuss aviation preservation issues and provide practical advise. All conference papers are published and provided, free of charge, to all BAPC Member Organisations. Additional copies, and copies of past papers, are available from the Secretary at a modest price.

Past Conferences

  • Stopping the Rot 1 – [1990]
    • Approaches to Conservation – Dr R Price
    • Preventative Conservation : An Outline of Good Practice – RE Child
    • Measuring and Controlling the Museum Environment – G Porter
    • Aviation Materials and their Differing Conservation Requirements – L Fitzgerald
    • Open Air Storage of Aircraft : Preventative Conservation Measures – L Woodgate
    • Handling and Transporting Aircraft & Aviation Collections – C Chippington
    • Appendix A : Suppliers of Equipment for Measuring and Regulating Temperature, Humidity & Light
    • Appendix B : Area Museum Services
    • Appendix C : Materials used in Corrosion Control
    • Appendix D : Maintaining Aircraft Outdoors – R Mikesh
  • Stopping the Rot 2 – [1992]
    • How Far to Go ? Guidelines for Conservation Treatments – A Hayward
    • Paperwork Aspects of Restoring Historic Aircraft to Flying Condition – D Melton
    • Documentation of Aircraft Restoration Projects at the RAF Museum – D Lawrence
    • Case Studies of Aircraft Restoration Projects at Duxford – C Chippington
  • Stopping the Rot 3 – [1993]
    • Documentation and Cataloguing – G Kilminster
    • Collections Security – P Osbourne
  • Stopping the Rot 4 – [1994]
    • Dehumidification for Storage and Preservation of Aircraft – J Brunnock
    • Aircraft Fabrics – P Waterhouse
    • Aircraft Wheels and Tyres – C Chippington
    • Aircraft Undercarriage Oleos – B James
    • Ejection Seats – M Cameron
    • Flight Testing of Historic Aircraft – S Southwood
    • Stopping the Rot 5 – [1995]
      • Aircraft Weapons & Explosive Systems Hazards – J Duncan
      • Care and Conservation of Documents & Photographs – P Elliott
      • Preservation of Buildings – J Temple
      • Preserving Large Airframes – J Quinlisk
      • Preserving the B52 : A Case Study – C Chippington
      • Occupational Safety : The Law – D Sims Bake 
  • Stopping the Rot 6 – [1996]
    • Getting into Bed with the Professionals – N Forder
    • Doing the right thing – The Ethics of Conservation – S Cane & N Forder
    • Grounded for a Foreseeable Future – C Capel
    • Standards for UK Museums – P Winsor
    • Professional Museum Support Services – How they might be able to help You! – F Read
    • Caring for Textiles – M Brooks
    • Everyone Wanted a Vulcan – Preserving XM603 : A Proud Heritage – J Walker & B Pogson
    • Restoring an Avro Nineteen (Anson) to Fly – M Taylor & P Teagle
    • Aircraft Finishing on a Budget
  • Stopping the Rot 7 – [2003]
    • Historic Aviation Sites and Buildings
    • The Gatwick Beehive – A White
    • Duxford – S Woolford
    • Brooklands – J Temple
    • Asbestos & Related Problems – G Stokes
    • The Graham White Hangar – D Keen
    • Croydon Airport – P Skinner
  • Stopping the Rot 8 – [2005] at Warton (theme = “Volunteers”)
    • History of Warton – Brian Tomlinson
    • The Work of the BAE Systems North West Heritage Group – Brian Tomlinson
    • The Lightning Restoration at Warton – Ken Hillman
    • Volunteer Experience at the Midland Air Museum – Barry James
    • The Duxford Experience – Chris Knapp
    • The BAPC Training Initiative – Chris Knapp
    • The reminisces of Test Pilot – Bill Ovell
  • Supplemental Papers – [1997-2003]
    • Tyre Filling at Newark Air Museum – H Heeley
    • Conservation of Films and Slides – PW Dance
    • Aviation Society & Aviation Museum Liability Insurance – P Amos
    • Museum Registration – Necessity or Nightmare? – H Heeley
    • Resource/Science Museum PRISM Fund – C Halcrow
    • Should your organisation produce a newsletter ? – K Eagles
    • The Restoration of Tyres : Notes on the Restoration of the Tyres of an  Ansaldo Balilla – F Frascaroli
    • Airspeed Part Numbers : Identifying Airspeed Oxford Parts – M Evans