Cockpits I have sat in.

[Hula-Hoop]

In my life I have been fortunate enough to been seated in many different aircraft cockpits:

Harrier
Sea Hurricane
Tiger Moth
Buccaneer (020) at brunty
Hunter
Canberra
Vulcan
Victor
Jolly Green Giant (CH53)
Griffen
Jet Provost
Lightning


Have any others had fun experiences in cockpits?

[RLN]

In my life I have been fortunate enough to been seated in many different aircraft cockpits:

Harrier
Sea Hurricane
Tiger Moth
Buccaneer (020) at brunty
Hunter
Canberra
Vulcan
Victor
Jolly Green Giant (CH53)
Griffen
Jet Provost
Lightning


Have any others had fun experiences in cockpits?

Shouldn't ask questions like that.

[Hula-Hoop]

Blimey there are some STRANGE people on this forum.

Have any of you sat in any cockpits then

[Xplumberlives]

Yes loads thanks.

[Olicat]

Nimrod
Mi24
2 vulcans
Howard 500
Westland wessex
Canberra
Lightning
Hunter
Meteor
Ikarus C42
Cessna
(ive been in a hercules and a Concorde, just not the cockpit)
PBY Catalina
Venom
JP (i think)
Viscount
Herald
Guppy
A glider thing, cant remember what it was
and possibly more

[Hihonyr8811]

Havn't sat in any.

Been around the comet and Guppy, but havn't sat in any of the seats.

[Jigsaw]

Havn't sat in any.

Been around the comet and Guppy, but havn't sat in any of the seats.

That's just WRONG.
















There are bigger steps available ya know

[Cluny]

Canberra
Lightning
Hunter
Meteor
F-111E
EF-111A
Jet Provost
Cessna 152
Dakota
Concorde
Twin Pioneer
Comet
DC-6
Nimrod
Guppy
Jaguar
Dove
Islander
Dragon Rapide
Vulcan
Sea King
Scout
747
I think thats it .

Edit
Victor B1
How could I forget that , I got myself stuck in it for ages

[Minty4371]

I haven't sat in any, and probably never will.

[Hihonyr8811]

Havn't sat in any.

Been around the comet and Guppy, but havn't sat in any of the seats.

That's just WRONG.



There are bigger steps available ya know

Yeah but it's the steps that are the problem



I kind of half got in the nose of the Canberra at East Kirkby, but don't think that counts

[10680]

Havn't sat in any.

Been around the comet and Guppy, but havn't sat in any of the seats.

That's just WRONG.
















There are bigger steps available ya know

To nearly fall off

[Sploosher]

Canberra
Lightning
Hunter
Meteor
F-111E
EF-111A
Jet Provost
Cessna 152
Dakota
Concorde
Twin Pioneer
Comet
DC-6
Nimrod
Guppy
Jaguar
Dove
Islander
Dragon Rapide
Vulcan
Sea King
Scout
747
I think thats it .

Edit
Victor B1
How could I forget that , I got myself stuck in it for ages

but your a lot slimmer now though Cluny.......................

[Bovril]

lots of vulcans
concorde (USS intrepid)
appache (on flight deck of USS Iwo Jima )
osprey (on flight deck of USS Iwo Jima )
blackhawk (on flight deck of USS Iwo Jima )
phanton
nimrod
guppy
lightnings
comet
Canberra
Lightning
Hunter
Meteor
F-111
Jet Provost
Dakota
Islander
Dragon Rapide
Sea King
747 (space shuttle recovery
B52
Lanc
Buccaneer
vampire
venom
shack (at RAF St Mawgan and Newark)

[Thumper]

Good question, interesting to see what people have had a sit in!

Off to top of my head;

Harrier (lots of times)
Concorde
Avro Ansen
Dragon Rapide
Tiger Moth
Extra 300L
Spitfire (MKII)
Lancaster
DC-3
PBY Catalina
Lightning
F-16
Phantom
Rafale
A-10
Hawk (Red Arrow)
Lynx
Puma
The name escapes me but it's the jet they use at North Weald for pleasure flights, Venom or Vampire I think.

There's only 1 that has evaded me and thats the F-86A Sabre.... if only!

[Xplumberlives]

Off to top of my head

Now that's a LITTLE severe!

[Thumper]

Thats what happens when a girl hasn't seen a single Harrier all year and never will again!

[Xplumberlives]

:)) Thats what happens when a girl hasn't seen a single Harrier all year and never will again!

Then make sure you have the BBC News Channel on at 10:00 for the Harrier Flypast of HMS Ark Royal as she berths in Portsmouth!

[Thumper]

Missed it, was stuck in a monumental post office queue

[Xplumberlives]

Missed it, was stuck in a monumental post office queue

Typical, most people would be happy with an ordinary queue!

[Thumper]

Well I am British and am proud to keep up that oh so popular tradition of queuing!

Back on topic, I forgot the following:

Chinook

Would also like to have a sit in a Mustang too, will add that to my list!

[Gaz]

Lightning
Buccaneer x3
Victor
Comet
Vulcan
Canberra
JP
Hunter x2
Iskra
Delphin
Comet
Concorde
747
767 (in flight, many years ago when that sort of thing was allowed)
VC-10
Hercules
Guppy (Nearly forgot )
Scout
Sea Harrier
Sea Vixen
Mystere
Jaguar

and loads of boring stuff, Cessnas, Pipers etc....

The only others I'd like to are the Valiant at Cosford and the SR71 at Duxford

[Olicat]

does anyone know where you can sit in a spitfire?
where are the best places for sitting in things?

[Xplumberlives]

does anyone know where you can sit in a spitfire?where are the best places for sitting in things?

Yes thanks!

[Olicat]

where?

[Gaz]

does anyone know where you can sit in a spitfire?
where are the best places for sitting in things?

Bruntingthorpe on a Sunday will tick a lot of boxes for you