Location: Hangar 1
Vickers Wild Goose Wind Tunnel Model
Westland Sea King HAR3
For long a familiar and reassuring sight to holidaymakers in coastal and mountain areas, and originally designed for anti-submarine warfare, the Westland Sea King was adapted for …
Teddy Cooper, born 1925
Aircrew are understandably suspicious. Many carry charms or undertake rituals in the belief that these will help protect them. This bear was the companion of Flight Sergeant …
Seaplane Tender 206
Following successful trials with prototype vessel RAF 200 undertaken by Aircraftman TE Shaw (Lawrence of Arabia) in March 1931, ST 206 was ordered as one of the …
Scottish Aviation Bulldog T Mk 1
The Scottish Aviation Bulldog T Mk 1 was ordered as the standard primary trainer to supersede the De Havilland Chipmunk; it first entered service in April 1973. …
Boulton Paul Sea Balliol
Built by Boulton Paul Aircraft of Wolverhampton the Balliol was a type that served as a training aircraft with both the Royal Air Force and the Royal …
Engine – Rolls-Royce Merlin 28 12-Cylinder
The engine on display is one of the marks of Merlin fitted to bomber aircraft. It is representative of all the Merlins used in bomber, fighter and …
Engine – Rolls-Royce RB162
This small engine was designed for use in the Trident 3B aircraft providing booster power to improve take-off performance. It provided thrust of 5,250lbs at take-off and …
Engine – Wright R-3350-59 Cyclone
The Wright Cyclone series of aviation engines began life in 1924 as a 435hp single-row radial. By 1936 the series had progressed to development of the giant …
Engine – Nakajima Sakae (Prosperity) 21
This Japanese, 950 hp, 14-cylinder, two-row, air-cooled radial engine was used extensively during the Second World War and powered the Mitsubishi A6M5 ‘Zeke’, Nakajima J1N1 and J1N1-S …
Engine – Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90D Twin Wasp
This is a Type R1830-900, fourteen-cylinder, air-cooled radial engine with a single-stage supercharger. Bore 5.5ins, Stroke 5.5ins. Total displacement 1830cubic inches. Weight 1413lbs. 1200 hp for take-off …
Engine – Pratt & Whitney R985 Wasp Junior
Used to power the de Havilland Beaver, the Pratt and Whitney Wasp Junior is a 450hp, nine-cylinder, air-cooled, radial engine.
Vickers Type 888 Red Dean
Red Dean was an Air-to-Air Missile project started in late 1952. The missile was to use a pulse doppler guidance system. However, the technology was not available …
Scheufeln Taifun (Typhoon)
This unguided rocket was mass-produced in 1945 and used in conjunction with more conventional Anti-Aircraft Artillery (AAA). The weapon design was initiated by Scheufeln (a range officer …