点评:I'll start this review with the bad news - the Spitfire Simulator is closing in February 2026 and will be being dismantled and taken away. This is such a shame that we are losing what I feel is a genuine link to a critical part of this Nation's history.
The simulator itself is a genuine spitfire, with working controls (throttle, RPM, undercarriage, rudder pedals, stick, etc.), dials (altimeter, speed, etc.) and buttons from genuine Spitfires. It's hooked up to a very realistic flight simulator, think real world physics 🤯 and a 15 metre wide projector! You start from Blackpool Airport (where this experience is/ was located, which I think is a great touch) and then you fly past Blackpool Tower, over Morecambe Bay, then Windermere, then Thirlmere before heading out to the coast at Whitehaven, doing a couple of flybys on an Aircraft Carrier before landing on a grass strip at Walney Aerodrome - most of it low level, nap of the Earth stuff, dressed in the real gear including a parachute!
Flight time about an hour of intense, enjoyable concentration getting a tiny flavour of what this amazing machine was like in real life and the amazing people who flew in them - what an honour.
All of this chaperoned by the amazing Andrew - great pre and post flight (tea and chocolate in the NAAFI) loads of knowledge and stories, not just about the Spitfire. Thank you, you were great!
翻译:我要先说个坏消息——喷火战斗机模拟器将于2026年2月关闭,之后将被拆除。这真是太可惜了,我们即将失去一段我认为是与国家历史重要篇章紧密相连的珍贵记忆。
模拟器本身就是一架真正的喷火战斗机,配备了所有可操作的控制装置(油门、转速表、起落架、方向舵踏板、操纵杆等等)、仪表(高度表、速度表等等)以及来自真机的按钮。它连接着一套非常逼真的飞行模拟器,模拟真实世界的物理效果🤯,还配备了一个15米宽的投影仪!旅程从布莱克浦机场(这次体验就在这里,我觉得这个安排很棒)开始,然后飞越布莱克浦塔、莫克姆湾、温德米尔湖和瑟尔米尔湖,最后抵达怀特黑文海岸。途中,你会低空掠过一艘航空母舰,最后降落在沃尔尼机场的草地跑道上——大部分飞行都是低空飞行,贴地飞行,而且全程都穿着真正的飞行装备,包括降落伞!
飞行时间大约一个小时,全程高度集中,令人兴奋,让你得以一窥这架神奇战机的真实面貌,以及驾驶它的飞行员们的风采——这真是莫大的荣幸。
所有这一切都由出色的安德鲁陪同——飞行前后都非常棒(在NAAFI享用了茶和巧克力),他分享了许多知识和故事,不仅仅是关于喷火战斗机的。谢谢你,你太棒了!