It includes some of the surviving sections of the track, as well as various buildings and exhibits relating to the motor circuit, plus several surviving buildings and exhibits relating to the aviation uses. A concorde cockpit being restored at the brooklands aviation museum, uk. The concorde project the brooklands concorde experience. Concorde was the main selling point for our visit, but being auto nuts, everything at brooklands was enjoyable, including the impressive raleigh exhibit. Brooklands museum concorde simulator flight brooklands. Our team of captains are all former british airways concorde flight crew, and have a total of over 150 years service flying and instructing on the ba fleet. During this 2 hour tour, the technical concorde flight adds much more time to the standard. Aytron senna 1992 f1 honda showcar, british airways concorde, brooklands motorracing circuit, brooklands museum, concorde delta golf, concorde gbbdg, f1 simulator, mach 1, mach 2 50 mph, mercedesbenz world. Brooklands museum is the birthplace of british motorsport and aviation. Entry to concorde isnt included in the museum ticket price. Worlds first concorde flight simulator launched telegraph. If you cant be there for the event we will keep you updated with photos in the coming weeks. Jan 19, 2016 aytron senna 1992 f1 honda showcar, british airways concorde, brooklands motorracing circuit, brooklands museum, concorde delta golf, concorde gbbdg, f1 simulator, mach 1, mach 2 50 mph, mercedesbenz world.
The birthplace of british motorsport and aviation and home of concorde. However there is no wheelchair access on board their aeroplanes, which all have steps including concorde. The brooklands museum is covers 10% 30 acres of the original brooklands site, a historic location for both motor sport and aviation. Concorde cockpit instruments stock photos and images alamy. A visit to the fabulous brooklands museum where concorde still lives and flies. The nose of a mocked up concorde cockpit in the m shed museum wareshouse in bristol. There is only one operational concorde simulator in the world, and its here at brooklands museum. Concorde project restoring concorde gbbdg at brooklands museum.
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. Concorde simulator opens at brooklands museum in weybridge. Oct 03, 2018 the concorde simulator is at the brookland museum, just 1 hour from london, with easy access from the m25 and a3. Birthplace of british motorsport and aviation, home of concorde and the site of many engineering and technological achievements throughout eight decades of the 20th century. Threecourse captains lunch, with wine and soft drinks. In 1995, concorde gboafs droop nose was damaged in a ground handling accident at heathrow and ba decided to replace it with the droop nose on delta golf. Theres a great collection of classic and racing cars including an f1 simulator, and a nice selection of classic hawker, and vickers aircraft too, and of course, concorde gbbdg. The concorde simulator is at the brookland museum, just 1 hour from. By 1987 the sim had undergone a major visual system upgrade, at a further cost of. The british airways concorde flights was renovated to allow aviation fans to fly. Situated by bristols floating harbour the m shed museum was opened in 2011 and holds exhibits that explore life and work in the city. There is no extra charge for the 10minute concorde simulator experience. I went on the real concorde simulator at brooklands museum last week and flew down the hudson river. Stock image cockpit of concorde simulator at brooklands museum.
Visit the flight deck of concorde with your concorde captain. Media in category brooklands museum the following 55 files are in this category, out of 55 total. 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. Museum displays a wide range of brooklandsrelated motorsport and aviation exhibits, and is the home of the london bus museum. The museum opened its doors to reveal just some of its 1. It has been resurected by a team of volunteers of which i am a small part it is now a fixed base sim. Eglb brooklands 1938 scenery for fsx fly away simulation. The concorde experience requires a small additional charge on top of museum admission why.
Brooklands museum offer some of the best tours on concorde and has the only. The two and half mile circuit with its two massive concrete bankings was the very epitome of speed and captured the imagination of the period. Museum displays a wide range of brooklands related motorsport and aviation exhibits, and is the home of the london bus museum. Jan 02, 2010 inside the exbritish airways concorde flight simulator, now on permanent display at brooklands museum in weybridge, surrey. Built in 1974, the concorde simulator cost todays equivalent of. The allday visit included both the concorde experience and a visit to the simulator. 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. A view inside the cockpit of the concorde aircraft at the imperial war museum duxford in. Latest project news and media releases original concorde simulator is recommissioned 942009. 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.
Feb 28, 2019 the worlds first concorde flight simulator opens to the public at brooklands museum, surrey, in 2014. The brooklands concorde experience has been designed to give visitors a unique experience and something different from the other concordes exhibited around the country. Cockpit of concorde simulator at brooklands museum. The simulator was in service for 30 years and all british concorde pilots have trained on it.
The worlds first concorde flight simulator opens to the public at brooklands museum, surrey, in 2014. Hana, charlie, keeley and the team at brooklands museum that helped our wedding run so. Brooklands museum offer some of the best tours on concorde and has the only currently working concorde simulator in the world today. Brooklands museum recreated the concorde experience, keeping the dream alive. Thank you for your understanding during this challenging period. Bucks fizz in the members bar, briefing by your captain. My special concorde checklist concordex flight sim. Concorde flight simulator at brooklands museum youtube. It includes some of the surviving sections of the track, as well as various buildings and exhibits relating to the motor circuit, plus several surviving buildings and exhibits relating to the aviation uses since 2011, the museum has also been the.
The flight deck of concorde gbbdg at brooklands museum. The brooklands concorde is the initial british production plane, gbbdg, and it first flew in 1974. For three decades this famous racing track, placed like a giant footprint in the surrey countryside, just 20 miles south west of london, was the centre of british motor sport. Brooklands was the worlds first purposebuilt motor racing circuit and the site of many engineering and technical achievements for 80 years of the 20th century. The nearest railway station is weybridge less than a. By 1987 the sim had undergone a major visual system upgrade, at a further. 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. From the brookland museum and the concord project sites. Jul 05, 2015 a visit to the fabulous brooklands museum where concorde still lives and flies.
For opening times and the latest prices for both concorde and general museum admission, click here to visit the official brooklands concorde website. The concorde simulator is fully accessible with ramped access. Keeping the concorde dream alive at brooklands museum. More than 30% of each of the 20 concorde airframes were manufactured by the british aircraft corporation at brooklands during the 60s and 70s and the sites unique historical association with the type was. A bit about brooklands brooklands museum is a national treasure.
This simulator is the same one on which baw crew themselves trained. The brooklands museum is the birthplace of british motorsport and aviation and home to the concorde airplane. Inside the exbritish airways concorde flight simulator, now on permanent display at brooklands museum in weybridge, surrey. Brooklands museum is a motoring and aviation museum occupying part of the former. 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. Real concorde simulator experience feedback concordex. The brooklands museum is an air museum in weybridge, surrey, england, operated by the independent brooklands museum trust ltd as a charitable trust and a private limited company incorporated on 12 march 1987. The famous 40% scale concorde model gconc that adorned the roundabout at heathrow airport for nearly 20 years was donated to brooklands museum by british airways in 2007. It has been resurected by a team of volunteers of which i am a small part it is now a fixed base sim the dash all the engine guages work the auto pilot throttles main guages artifical horizons pressure guages. The british airways concorde simulator was built in 1974 at a cost of. Ba flight crew test the concorde simulator at brooklands museum takeoff duration.
The circuit hosted its last race in 1939 and now houses the brooklands museum dedicated to aviation and automotive. Restoring concorde gbbdg delta golf at brooklands museum. 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. The museum is open every day, apart from 24th 26th december inclusive. 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. The nose from alpha foxtrot was then stored but was later repaired at brooklands museum and fitted to delta golf in 2005. The volunteers have done an amazing job restoring the simulator. Apr 09, 2009 allan winn, director of brooklands museum, said. Nov 05, 20 as you may know there is only one operational concorde simulator in the world and its at brooklands museum, uk. British airways decommissioned the filton based simulator in early. They are off the b374, just a few minutes from junction 10 of the m25 and the a3 london to portsmouth trunk road.
Flight deck, and spend time on the concorde simulator as she takes off from heathrow, flies a low. As you may know there is only one operational concorde simulator in the world and its at brooklands museum, uk. The uss intrepid aircraft carrier was there with concorde on her deck but i cannot find it in fsx, even using your link above. A presentation on brooklands, its heritage and concorde. Relive the excitement of the supersonic age in this fascinating 35. Brooklands museum is a large open air museum with many period buildings and exhibits, some with stepped access. Two british museums which house concorde aircraft have launched.
The brooklands oval in the uk was home to the fastest cars on earth for the 32 years it was open, and the modern brooklands museum celebrates this fact with an impressive collection of cars from both the tracks glory period and the postwar years following the circuits closure. 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. Entry to delta golf is by ticket only and tours nomally run at intervals of 30 minutes each day, 7 days a week. Brooklands museum is a motoring and aviation museum occupying part of the former brooklands motorracing track in weybridge, surrey, england formally opened in 1991, the museum is operated by the independent brooklands museum trust ltd, a private limited company no. Experience a takeoff and landing at heathrow in one of the most. Concorde cockpit being restored at the brooklands museum. After british airways retired their concorde fleet on october 24 th 2003, brooklands museum in weybridge, surrey, made an unsuccessful bid to acquire one of the seven retired ba concordes. 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.
Flightsimlabs concorde x free download full pc games. Concorde project restoring concorde gbbdg at brooklands. Leave the a3 at the painshill junction a245 and follow the brown brooklands museum signs. Brooklands museum in weybridge welcomed children and families this halfterm holiday to enjoy a thrilling experience on the concorde simulator they. The association that manages the museum has set a course for the preservation of the industrial history of the site brooklands. Boarding cards can be purchased from the ticket office in the 4d theatre building next to concorde. It boasts the worlds first purposebuilt racetrack and in its 105year history, its seen some of the most amazing feats of british engineering, daring and recordbreaking. Concorde training simulator lands at brooklands get surrey. Unfortunately the museum is closed due to the coronavirus situation.
The museum is located south of weybridge, surrey and was first opened regularly in 1991 on 30acre. 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. Brooklands museum weybridge 2020 all you need to know. Mar 16, 2020 concorde was the main selling point for our visit, but being auto nuts, everything at brooklands was enjoyable, including the impressive raleigh exhibit. View all hotels near brooklands museum on tripadvisor. Having been disassembled and transported to the museum in march of that year, the model was then reassembled by the concorde volunteer team at brooklands and completely. I did it all by myself from the fslabs documentation. Brooklands museum museum in weybridge, elmbridge visit. Take the brooklands concorde experience and see inside the worlds most famous aircraft. A grand prix motor racing exhibition which features a formula one simulator can also be seen. As the worlds first purposebuilt motor racing circuit, brooklands is a fantastic place to take the family. Brooklands museum takes up a large corner of the original track.