Aircraft Museums near London ?
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http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/london/plan-your-day/
I havent been here for years but I remember it being pretty good. Its worth checking out
Hope that helps!!
I havent been here for years but I remember it being pretty good. Its worth checking out
Hope that helps!!
squirrel2007 said:
http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/london/plan-your-day/
I havent been here for years but I remember it being pretty good. Its worth checking out
Hope that helps!!
I am going there on saturday with my daughter (she is 3.5 and loves AIRPLANES!!!). Have been there in the last 6 months, and it is a good day out. I think it is free to get in as well.I havent been here for years but I remember it being pretty good. Its worth checking out
Hope that helps!!
As been said...
RAF Museum, Hendon is where you need to go.
Imperial War Museum at Duxford in Cambs would be next on the list, as in addition to the large static collection on display, there also the UK's largest collection of airworthy WW2 aircraft there, so if you plan that visit for the springtime, you might get to see something fly as they come out of winter maintainance.
RAF Museum, Hendon is where you need to go.
Imperial War Museum at Duxford in Cambs would be next on the list, as in addition to the large static collection on display, there also the UK's largest collection of airworthy WW2 aircraft there, so if you plan that visit for the springtime, you might get to see something fly as they come out of winter maintainance.
squirrel2007 said:
bmw2002 said:
Maybe Brooklands, get the best of both worlds there and you could even slot in MB World too.
Good call, they have a concorde which you can look around (if its been refurbished) Not as much WW2 stuff but its a great day out! Mercedes world is worth a look round too!!
S3_Graham said:
squirrel2007 said:
bmw2002 said:
Maybe Brooklands, get the best of both worlds there and you could even slot in MB World too.
Good call, they have a concorde which you can look around (if its been refurbished) Not as much WW2 stuff but its a great day out! Mercedes world is worth a look round too!!
They also have a nice SR71 Blackbird you can walk up and touch
S3_Graham said:
squirrel2007 said:
bmw2002 said:
Maybe Brooklands, get the best of both worlds there and you could even slot in MB World too.
Good call, they have a concorde which you can look around (if its been refurbished) Not as much WW2 stuff but its a great day out! Mercedes world is worth a look round too!!
So I'm idly wandering around one of the Hangars looking at one of the development versions of the Harrier. An old bloke with a handlebar moustache wanders up and says "Do you want to sit in it?'. Yes I said. Cue 10 minutes of poking and prodding around the cockpit. How pilots eject from those things with their knees intact I don't know.
More wandering around. Sitting in the left hand seat of the Sultan of Oman's? private VC10, ditto Viscount, with various ex-pilots and flight engineers explaining what the various twiddly bits do. If anyone needs the engine start procedures for a VC10 explained to them, I'm your man!
'I'm having a whale of a time here I thought'. Then in the car sheds, they had a simulator rigged up to one of Mika Hakkinen's McLarens (or at least a show car). Cue, 'Do you want to sit in it?'. Old fat man struggles to get into a 2000 and something F1 car, couple of laps round the track on the simulator, and old fat man struggles to get out of said tub.
Anyway. Brooklands. Well worth the visit. probably best to avoid the weekends though if you want to sit in things.
Incredible Sulk said:
S3_Graham said:
squirrel2007 said:
bmw2002 said:
Maybe Brooklands, get the best of both worlds there and you could even slot in MB World too.
Good call, they have a concorde which you can look around (if its been refurbished) Not as much WW2 stuff but its a great day out! Mercedes world is worth a look round too!!
So I'm idly wandering around one of the Hangars looking at one of the development versions of the Harrier. An old bloke with a handlebar moustache wanders up and says "Do you want to sit in it?'. Yes I said. Cue 10 minutes of poking and prodding around the cockpit. How pilots eject from those things with their knees intact I don't know.
More wandering around. Sitting in the left hand seat of the Sultan of Oman's? private VC10, ditto Viscount, with various ex-pilots and flight engineers explaining what the various twiddly bits do. If anyone needs the engine start procedures for a VC10 explained to them, I'm your man!
'I'm having a whale of a time here I thought'. Then in the car sheds, they had a simulator rigged up to one of Mika Hakkinen's McLarens (or at least a show car). Cue, 'Do you want to sit in it?'. Old fat man struggles to get into a 2000 and something F1 car, couple of laps round the track on the simulator, and old fat man struggles to get out of said tub.
Anyway. Brooklands. Well worth the visit. probably best to avoid the weekends though if you want to sit in things.
Last time I was there they had two "Harrier" type aircraft on display. They had one of the early test aircraft, a Hawker Siddeley P1127 and they had G-VTOL, which was the two seat Harrier T52 demonstrator. I saw it fly at the 1978 Farnborough Air Show - with Raymond Baxter commentating from the rear seat.
squirrel2007 said:
http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/london/plan-your-day/
I havent been here for years but I remember it being pretty good. Its worth checking out
Hope that helps!!
They have europes only surviving Junkers JU-87 'Stuka' there.... cool!I havent been here for years but I remember it being pretty good. Its worth checking out
Hope that helps!!
http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/london/collections/air...
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