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Aviation buffs will have the chance to climb into the hot seats of around a dozen jets, helicopters and other aircraft at the Yorkshire Air Museum (YAM), as the attraction near York prepares for another Open Cockpit Day. The event, which is staged twice a year, allows visitors to sit in the pilot’s seat of aircraft that are normally not accessible to the public.
On Saturday April 20th the aircraft on offer will include two of the stars of last year’s major Cold War exhibition – the iconic Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR.3 “jump jet” and the legendary Blackburn Buccaneer attack aircraft. There will also be access to two of the Museum’s most recent acquisitions – the SEPECAT Jaguar and the Avro Shackleton nose section that arrived just a few weeks ago from Coventry airport.
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Museum spokesman Jerry Ibbotson said: “Open Cockpit Days are hugely popular with the public and allow people the chance to get a pilot’s eye view of some of the aircraft in our collection, from the tiny Skeeter helicopter to the mighty Dakota paratrooper transport aircraft. Things take on a totally different dimensions when you’re at the controls yourself!”
Open Cockpit Day is one the few events in the YAM’s calendar that require a special ticket. For adults tickets cost £20 and children £10. Full details are available on the museum’s website here.
