Tangmere Military Aviation Museum facts for kids
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| Established | 1982 |
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| Location | Tangmere, West Sussex |
| Type | Aviation museum |
The Tangmere Military Aviation Museum is a cool place to visit in West Sussex, England. It's built on the old RAF Tangmere airbase. This museum opened in June 1982. You can see many amazing aircraft and engines here. They show planes from World War I all the way to the Cold War.
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Explore Amazing Aircraft!
The museum has lots of aircraft. Most are kept safe inside two big hangars. A few planes are also displayed outside. Some of the aircraft are on loan from the Royal Air Force Museum. One special plane is the Hawker Hunter. A pilot named Neville Duke used it to break the world airspeed record in 1953!
Planes with Piston Engines
These aircraft use engines similar to car engines. They have spinning propellers to help them fly.
- Hawker Hurricane – a copy of a famous World War II plane
- Supermarine Spitfire K5054 – a copy of another famous World War II plane
- Westland Lysander – a copy of a plane used for special missions
Awesome Jet Aircraft
Jet planes are super fast! They use powerful jet engines to push them through the air.
- de Havilland Sea Vixen FAW.2 XJ580
- de Havilland Vampire T.11 XH313
- English Electric Lightning F.53 ZF578
- Gloster Meteor F.4 EE549
- Gloster Meteor F.8 WA829/WA984
- Hawker Hunter F.3 WB188
- Hawker Hunter F.5 WP190
- Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR.3 XV744
- McDonnell Douglas Phantom FGR.2 XV408
- Supermarine Swift FR.5 WK281
Aircraft Cockpits to See
You can often look inside or even sit in some of these cockpits! It's like being a pilot.
- de Havilland Canada Chipmunk T.10 WZ876
- English Electric Canberra B.2 WE113
- Hawker Hunter F.4 WV332
- Percival Provost T.1 XF840
- Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5A – a copy of an old World War I plane
- Supermarine Spitfire IX – this one is still being built!
Helicopters on Display
Helicopters can take off and land straight up and down. They are very useful for many jobs.
- Westland Wessex HU.5 XS511
Try Out Flight Simulators!
Simulators let you feel like you're flying a plane without leaving the ground. It's a fun way to learn about flying!
- Air Combat Simulator – practice flying in a dogfight!
- English Electric Lightning – experience flying this super-fast jet
- Red Simulators – more exciting flight experiences
Powerful Aircraft Engines
Engines are the heart of an aircraft. They provide the power needed to fly!
Piston Engines
These engines work by moving pistons, similar to how a car engine works.
- Rolls-Royce Griffon
Gas Turbine (Jet) Engines
Jet engines suck in air, squeeze it, add fuel, and then blast hot air out the back to create thrust.
- Rolls-Royce Derwent
- Rolls-Royce Nene
- Rolls-Royce Palouste
See also
- List of aerospace museums
