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Follow the Classic Jets Fighter Museum

Jet Trail Adventure

(Prepared for Primary School Class Yrs 3 to 7)

Start by finding the J34 jet engine near the wall by the wall display cabinets.

1.Q: Read the text at the front of the jet engine. Turn the perspex wheel on the right hand side of the engine and watch what happens. What two colours are the turbine blades?

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Go to the Avon Sabre display cabinet against the wall.

2.Q: What is the pilot's name on the flying jacket and flight suit?

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Look across to your right and find the silver Avon Sabre jet fighter plane.

3.Q: How many stars are on one side of the tail fin?

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Find the Japanese patriotic flag on the display cabinets wall.

4.Q: Read the text box at the bottom of the flag. What colour is the circle in the middle and what does it represent? (Clue - on a nice day it comes out!)

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Nearby the Sabre Jet wing there is a Corsair aeroplane windscreen and instrument panel display.  Find this and walk around it to read the information board

5.Q: Count how many instrument gauges are in the instrument panel?

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Look how little room there is for the pilot in the green Mirage jet display cockpit.

6.   Q: What is the pilot sitting in that all jet fighter aircraft have fitted in the cockpit?

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