Aviation, Imagination of the Future from the Past

Schneiderman said:
In 1943 the UK began to think seriously about post-war commercial aviation, the most reported being the Brabazon Committee and moves to negotiate the framework for global airline operations. The options for a new airport to serve London also came under scrutiny. A location east of London that would include a lagoon for flying boats was suggested, one version, drawn by Guy Morgan and Partners, championed by Fred Miles, was shown in Flight 29th July 1943. By 1946 that had been formalised, in competition with Brian Colquhoun and Partners and maybe others.
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If the idea of Tidal lagoons for power generation had been discussed at the time as they have been recently, would its use as a tidal lagoon for power generation fit in with Seaplane operations.
 
PMN1 said:
If the idea of Tidal lagoons for power generation had been discussed at the time as they have been recently, would its use as a tidal lagoon for power generation fit in with Seaplane operations.
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The lagoon was not intended to have direct connection to the sea in order to keep the water level fixed and it would not have held a particularly large volume of water, having a mild slope on the sides. Of course it could have been redesigned but that would had to have been substantial if it was to remain viable as a base for flying boats at all times.
The tidal range in the Thames estuary is around 7m
 

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