If you read carefully, I said the covering-up of the Shuttle was sad news for those who never got a chance to see it. 99% of my friends never saw it gleaming in the sunshine and now never will. Sadly, compared to philatelists and numismatists, plane-spotters like us are in a minority. In fact, when I told my friends on Monday mornings that I had a great weekend back in the 80's and 90's, watching planes arrive at JFK, they laughed at me. There was no NYC Aviation back then, so I thought I was the only one. I am happy Enterprise is being protected from the elements unlike the Concorde where visitors sit under the Delta Wing using it as a shelter from the rain and sun. The Museum promised to cover-up the prototype and they kept their promise. You must admit it looks weird now under the canvas!
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