Open cockpit night at RAF Museum
Aviation fans will get the chance to sit inside some of the world's most historic aircraft at the RAF Museum Cosford's open cockpit evening.
Aircraft buffs will be able to climb aboard jet fighters, transport aircraft and unique research airframes at the museum, near Wolverhampton, on September 20.
Half of the 300 tickets for the event have already been sold, said museum spokeswoman Michelle Morgans.
The aircraft open on the night will span the museum's entire collection ranging from research and development aircraft often produced in secrecy and built to test a new theory, to war planes that have seen action in several conflicts.
The Bristol 188, made mainly from stainless steel, which was designed to investigate the effects of heat on aircraft structures at very high speeds, and the Saunders-Roe SR53 interceptor which used a rocket motor to climb rapidly to high altitudes are among the research and development aircraft visitors will be allowed inside.
The Harrier GR9, better known as the Jump Jet, will also be open to visitors, as well as the Focke-Wulf Fw 190, a German fighter aircraft widely used by the Luftwaffe during the Second World War.
Mr Morgans said the previous events had sold out.
The event will take place between 6pm and 9pm.
Tickets, priced £12.50 each, must be bought in advance, and admission is subject to a minimum height restriction of 3ft 6in. Tickets are available through the website www.rafmuseum.org.
Museum members can buy tickets for £10.
