Did Dublin Airport in the 1990s have a pyramid shaped touchscreen information point?

oneilla

I have a vivid memory of this from when I was a kid hanging around the arrivals waiting to collect my grandparents. Haven't been able to find any trace or mention of it online.

pat1981

Also if i may add, i had memories as a child of the aeroplane in the Dublin terminal passanger building in the late 70s, would love to see pictures of that if anyone could post.

Tenger

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I believe this was the Iolar, which was the 1936 De Haviland Dragon Rapide which was the very 1st aircraft operated by Aer Lingus.
It was made airworthy for the 50th anniversary in 1986 (and again in 2011)

Hotblack Desiato

The original Iolar was moved on and was shot down in 1940.

Ger Roe

I don't remember the info point, but I do remember the Iolar replica hanging from the ceiling and a demo cockpit from a Boeing jet of some description that you could take a look in - also vending machines for sweets chocolate and crisps (WOW!) and space helmet style black and white TV screens mounted on the seat arms of plastic seats that you could put coins in to operate, also the outdoor airside viewing space on the roof of the original terminal building where you could go to wave at your relatives as they climbed the steps mounted on top of the little vans to board the planes (paid turn-style access to view, but Esso petrol station collector coins also worked). I remember being on the roof in 1971 for the arrival of Aer Lingus first 747, it flew low over Dublin to show everyone what we had got, before landing at the airport, to a musical welcome from The Army No 1 Band.

I think Ireland's NASA allocated piece of moonrock was also at the airport at one stage, viewed through a magnified glass dome placed over it on a mounted plinth.

The airport was a very exoctic and futuristic place, for a just about teenager in the mid 70's. I even went there for my 'after confirmation outing' for a meal in one of the restaurants that had a window view of the planes - we knew how to live back then :)

I'll get me coat ……

EchoIndia

The cockpit section was from an Aer Lingus Viscount. It still exists, in private hands, I think.

Tenger

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Indeed. (I think it was "presumed shot down" as they were no witness accounts)

But the IAA allowed Aer Lingus to use another 1936 built DH-84 and register it as EI-ABI.
This was the aircraft that we saw in the air 10 years ago (and EI staffers see inside the Hanger each day at work)

Here is the Irish Skies video about it:
https://youtu.be/EgfJ6huxgJE?si=JNrOj9PWSc-sdihi

Tenger

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As a kid who wasnt from Dublin that would sound very magical.
I remember getting to visit family in Dublin in the mid/late 1980s and we would park along the runway for 20-30 mins before heading home.
(Im assuming that Im a similar age….)

Hotblack Desiato

Back in the 1980s there used to be some decent arcade games in the airport!

Actually this must have continued into the early 90s as they had a Hard Drivin' and that only came out in 1989