At the controls of concorde brooklands museum yumpu. This time we talk with former concorde pilot john hutchinson about flying. Brooklands museum trust ltd, brooklands road, weybridge, surrey, kt 0qn. A presentation on brooklands, its heritage and concorde.
Inside a concorde flight simulator at its opening to the public at brooklands museum. Worlds first concorde flight simulator launched telegraph. Flightsimlabs concorde x free download full pc games. The simulator at brooklands museum, surrey, on which all british airways concorde pilots were trained, has been. It opened in 1907 and was the worlds first purposebuilt banked motor racing circuit as well as one of britains first airfields, which also became britains largest aircraft manufacturing centre by 1918, producing military aircraft such as the wellington and civil. When concorde flights retired in 2003, brooklands museum acquired the simulator hardware and partnered with the university of surrey and epsrc the engineering and physical sciences research council to restore it the following year. Concorde simulator certificate signed by your captain. Thanks to the skillful guidance of former british airways concorde captain terence henderson we were was able to. We have been following advice and guidelines very closely and have come to the decision that it is in the best interests of our visitors, volunteers and staff that we close the museum until further notice. The concorde experience flight on the brooklands concorde. Find the perfect brooklands museum concorde stock photo. Thanks to the skillful guidance of former british airways concorde captain terence henderson we were was able to take old pointy around the. As you may know there is only one operational concorde simulator in the world and its at brooklands museum, uk.
The accuracy of this virtual concorde is unmatched and it will take every ounce of your skill and dedication to master. Visitors may see the concorde simulator in demonstration mode free of charge, subject to operational constraints. Apr 09, 2017 the curtiss d pusher was sold by the owner to kermit weeks, demoiselle bapc. Sep 03, 2009 worlds first concorde flight simulator launched the worlds first concorde flight simulator to open to the public has been launched at brooklands museum in surrey. Tutorials airliner and a general aviation tutorials, challenging airports and flight adventure. This is the real concorde flight simulator that is now located at brooklands museum weybridge england uk it uses a modified form of fs2004 for visuals and controlls. Like a lot of organisations, brooklands museum is facing a very difficult period over the next few months and beyond. For the fs2004 compatible variant click here here is the new 3d model of concorde which include. Feb 18, 2017 brooklands museum in weybridge welcomed children and families this halfterm holiday to enjoy a thrilling experience on the concorde simulator they were also given the chance to learn about the. I see you can fly the concorde sim for a fairly reasonable by aviation standards price. The worlds first concorde flight simulator to open to the public has been launched.
Real concorde simulator experience feedback concordex. They have acquired the original concorde simulator which you can fly alongside a concorde captain. Concorde silver simulator flight absolutely outstanding. Brooklands museum is a motoring and aviation museum occupying part of the former. Threecourse captains lunch, with wine and soft drinks. Apr 11, 2009 visitors to the brooklands museum in weybridge, surrey, can fly over new york in a concorde simulator. Boarding cards can be purchased from the ticket office in the 4d theatre building next to concorde. The british airways concorde flights was renovated to allow aviation fans to fly. Visit the flight deck of concorde with your concorde captain. Simulator restoring concorde gbbdg at brooklands museum.
Just a quick touch and go around heathrow warming up the sim. Flight deck, and spend time on the concorde simulator as she takes off from heathrow, flies a low. Feb 28, 2019 the worlds first concorde flight simulator opens to the public at brooklands museum, surrey, in 2014. In late 2004, brooklands museum acquired the concorde simulator from british airways on loan. Buy concorde gold simulator gift voucher brooklands museum. One of the most sophisticated aircraft simulators ever created has been officially recommissioned at brooklands museum, weybridge, surrey, four decades to the day after the first british concorde made its maiden flight. Flying the brooklands concorde simulator, interview with orbx simulations and a2a, windows 10 is it worth upgrading and virtual airlines.
My goal was to have a 3 columns complete checklist, doublesided printable, that i could fold to get a rather small but useful piece of paper. A visit to the fabulous brooklands museum where concorde still lives and flies. Free flight simulator for windows free downloads and. My special concorde checklist concordex flight sim. Jan 27, 2014 the concorde checklist i sent you at your request was not provided by brooklands museum the day i went there to fly the concorde simulator. Both me and shane are incredibly grateful for everyones help before, on and after the wedding day. Please be aware current availability for bookings is.
There is only one operational concorde simulator in the world, and its here at brooklands museum. A grand prix motor racing exhibition which features a formula one simulator can also be seen. Download the pdf of the models and put them together fun for adults and children alike. The concorde simulator is at the brookland museum, just 1 hour from. When the simulator arrived at the museum, it was in two halves, and in poor condition. Eglb brooklands 1938 scenery for fsx fly away simulation. Concorde flight simulator at brooklands museum youtube. For those of you that are particularly interested in concorde i would definitely recommend looking into some of the various special events that are held at brooklands from time to time. A new fsx version of brooklands, which was one of the authors vintage london airports for fs20022004.
Fancy the chance to fly the concorde simulator, with tuition from a real concorde pilot. Presentation on brooklands, its heritage, and concorde. Did you know where you can fly the concorde simulator. Finally, spend time in the concorde simulator, as she takes off from london heathrow, flies a lowlevel pass over brooklands, and lands back at heathrow. Download for free, this addon for microsoft flight simulator x brings the simply run the fsx concordesetup. Extended time in the rear cabin exhibtion of concorde. Ba flight crew test the concorde simulator at brook lands museum takeoff duration. It includes lots of my own photographs that were taken the same day. Please be aware current availability for bookings is 6 months. Please be aware current availability for bookings is 10 months. Free concorde download for flight simulator x flight. Air france had their own concorde simulator and this was built by le.
Concorde flight simulator lifts off in surrey daily mail. It has been resurected by a team of volunteers of which i am a small part it is now a fixed base sim. Fo knights departure and land at heathrow, london thanks to cpt terence henderson we managed to arrive gracefully back on terra firma. We host an array of special events throughout the year, that endeavour to recreate what it was like to fly on concorde. Early 1970 construction started at brooklands and toulouse of concorde cn 202 the 2nd production concorde and first uk production aircraft. This addon for microsoft flight simulator x brings the legendary concorde to your desktop. Thank you to jo, hana, charlie, keeley and the team at brooklands museum that helped our wedding run so smoothly, we are so happy that we were able to have our wedding here.
Double twelve to showcase brooklands finishing straight and. Download concorde for fsx fly away simulationconcorde addon for fsx. Brooklands also offer special at the controls of concorde packages, which include flying the concorde simulator under instruction from a british airways concorde pilot. F1 simulator and concorde visit a must brooklands museum.
This is a fully featured addon that includes many advanced textures and features such as a full virtual cockpit, 3d animations on exterior model, effects including smoke and afterburner and much more. Flight around kai tak in hong kong with concorde captain terry henderson in the left. British airways decommissioned the filton based simulator in early. Built on a foundation spanning years of dedication and research, concorde sstsim is the enthusiasts answer to a truly unique concorde experience for microsoft flight simulator 2004. Two hours in the simulator, with 30 minutes at the controls. The simulator was used to train all concorde flight crew. The sim was located at the british aircraft corporations training centre at filton, bristol. Brooklands museum recreated the concorde experience, keeping the dream alive.
Oct 03, 2018 if you fancy the chance to fly the concorde simulator, with tuition from a real concorde pilot, brooklands museum offers a limited number of special at the controls of concorde events which can include up to 30 minutes actually flying the concorde simulator, plus a meal with a former british airways concorde captain and a visit to the. April 1970 manufacture of forward fuselage of concorde kp. Ba flight crew test the concorde simulator at brooklands museum takeoff duration. Flights of the concorde, though, continued to take place all over the world on pc simulators, with the flight simulator 2004 sstsim concorde product, which was the most successful replica of the real bird ever to be found on a desktop simulator, but sorely missing from the newest and most advanced flight simulator x version until now. Mach 2 magazine apr 2018 by mach 2 concorde magazine issuu. Brooklands museum concorde simulator flight brooklands. Just discovered the brooklands museum yesterday, plan to go today with my grandson and others. Brooklands museum offers a limited number of special at the controls of concorde events which can include up to 30 minutes actually flying the concorde simulator, plus a meal with a former british airways concorde captain and a visit to the real concorde cockpit on gbbdg. Youll then be invited to sit in the pilots seats on concorde s flight deck. Concorde training simulator lands at brooklands get surrey. Flight simulator x concorde free flight silmulator get. The concorde project the brooklands concorde experience. Extended and more technical tour of the outside features of concorde.
Sit in a real concorde seat and sip champagne during your virtual flight. Recordbreaking driver richard noble obe, who achieved the world land. The model is based on the fs france model that was popular in fs2004, but has now been modified and. Apr 09, 2009 a simulator used to teach concorde pilots how to fly the aircraft was officially unveiled at brooklands museum on thursday. A whole team was working on this concorde, though the panel was never finished. Feb 21, 2018 after the major transformation of the brookalnds museum site last year, the finishing straight and paddock scoreboard will be put into full use for competitive motorsport at the annual double twelve motorsport festival, which is traditionally held on the weekend closest to the anniversary of the opening of the race track in 1907, this year falling on 16th17th june. Jul 14, 2016 after 28 years of commercial operation concorde has had to take early retirement but, thanks to the team at pss, this aviation icon will continue to dart across the skies of flight simulator 2004 at 23 miles per minute.
The british airways concorde simulator was built in 1974 at a cost of. For opening times and the latest prices for both concorde and general museum admission, click here to visit the official brooklands concorde website. Experience a takeoff and landing at heathrow in one of the most. Buy concorde silver simulator gift voucher brooklands museum. Whether you would like to experience flying the aircraft, or what it was like to be a passenger, we have the right package for you. Brooklands museum offers a limited number of concordex v1. Nov 05, 20 this document can be considered as my own experience feedback related to the concorde simulator fligh that i was lucky to flew last oct. Brooklands museum weybridge 2020 all you need to know. During this 2 hour tour, the technical concorde flight adds much more time to the standard. For more information, visit the brooklands concorde website.
Jan 02, 2010 inside the exbritish airways concorde flight simulator, now on permanent display at brooklands museum in weybridge, surrey. Technologyflying helicopter simulator, dlr has the appropriate. I did it all by myself from the fslabs documentation. Looks like a mustdo, though awkward to fit in when you live 6000 miles away. Revision 2017 of the concorde model made by libardo guzman, many improvements made to the 2d panel, some new features, bug fixes.
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