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What's Included
- F35-B Lightning flight simulator experience
- Welcome and introduction
- 15 minutes briefing covering aerodynamics, flight controls and instruments
- 45 or 75 minutes in the simulator with a choice of scenarios and airports or aircraft carriers to take off from and/or land on
- Your instructor will guide and coach you on how to fly the aircraft
- Choice of scenarios and airports or ships to take off from and land at
- Commemorative flight certificate
What Can I Expect
Book a slot on the F-35 simulator and try your hand at stealth multi-role fighter flying! This is your chance to fly the incredible Lockheed Martin Lightning - without leaving the ground. We are offering 60 & 90-minute sessions in the simulator, giving you plenty of time to get your combat fighter wings.
This F-35 sim experience is hosted by a specialist simulator company based in Mildenhall, the Suffolk town that's synonymous with military, having been an RAF base for years and home to the USAF until 2024. Everyone involved in the running of these state-of-the-art simulators is an expert in flight and flight control, with many years' experience in the RAF. They are amazing machines that offer extremely realistic experiences.
Indeed, you'll get a real insight into what being a F-35 pilot is like. And this simulator is actually based on the F-35B variant of the Lightning that Lockheed Martin adapted for STOVL (that's Short Take Off & Vertical Landing). That means this jet fighter can take off on very short runways (like aircraft carriers) and execute vertical landings on them too. What's more, it's destined to be the primary attack aircraft for the next three decades for the RAF.
So the F-35 certainly has credentials. It's a formidable example of modern aviation, capable of electronic warfare, conducting air to surface missions and intelligence gathering in all environments, including the most hostile. This simulator version of the F-35 is one of a kind - and the only one we know of in the whole country that offers experiences to us civilians.
During your F-35 simulator session you will experience the incredible power, technology and capabilities of this outstanding Lockheed Martin fighter plane. It might be a mid-air refuelling mission, a return to base which happens to be an aircraft in the Pacific, or a bit of intel-gathering over hostile skies that'll you be commanding from the rather snug pilot's seat. It's thrilling stuff and you'll be in excellent hands for the duration of your simulated flight.
When Is It Available
- Simulator experiences are available throughout the year
- Choose from a weekday only voucher available Tuesdays to Fridays or to include Saturdays opt for an anytime voucher
- Sessions are available between 9am and 5pm
Location
- Mildenhall, Suffolk
Suitable For
- Minimum age 10
- Under 18s must be accompanied by a spectating adult
- Minimum height 5ft 2ins
- Participants will require a good degree of mobility, balance and coordination
- Maximum weight 120kg, maximum height 6ft 7ins
- No wheelchair access
Spectators
- One person may accompany you in the simulator as a spectator for no additional charge (standing room only)
- There is a waiting area for additional people (maximum of 4) must be pre-booked
Anything Else
- This is a fixed base/ static simulator and does not move
Reviews
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