Hunter FGA.9 XE584 owned by Graham Sparkes displayed alongside it's restored and kitted out Mk.2H ejection seat.
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Interior of Hunter XE584.
Jet Provost T.3 XN549 has had a hard life with chunks chopped off and saw cuts in odd locations. It's in the care of Andy Blair now so will certainly receive the TLC it deserves.
Unrestored interior of Jet Provost XN549.
Karl Edmundson's Auster TJ398 was a rare and unusual visitor to Cockpitfest this year.
Karl Edmundson's Vampire T.11 XD607 making a welcome return visit to Cockpitfest 2007.
Ian Brooks displayed his Aero L29 Delfin simulator throughout the weekend, attracting many visitors looking for a 'flight'.
John Drury's Spitfire 'rig'/simulator - equipped with impressivly loud Merlin sound system!
Mark Gauntlett's de Havilland Mosquito bomber cockpit 'rig'. This will eventually grow into a more complete cockpit section and may, eventually, include the pilot's seat and bomb aimer's compartment.
David Collins' unrestored Vampire FB.5 instrument panel. See Cockpitfest 2008 for the results of a superb restoration job.
Over recent years visitors to Cockpitfest have seen Stuart Gowans' amazing Spitfire build grow impressively. Stuart scaled down his display this year and showed off the flying controls and other components.
Barry Laine's immaculate Spitfire instrument panel displays.
Tony Dyer's Seafire project was briefly seen at Cockpitfest 2006, except then it was little more than a section of battered fuselage from LA546 and a handful of bits. Just look at it now!
See The Air Defence Collection for more details.
Gary Dean's P-51 Mustang 'rig' and flight simulator attracted a lot of interest and made some very impressive noises!
No Short Stirling (the RAF's first four-engined heavy bomber) currently survives. The Stirling Project aims to rectify this situation by rebuilding one. Project member John Lathwell has done a superb job building the instrument panel and displayed the (almost) completed panel, along with the enormous throttle box, flight engineer's panels etc. at Cockpitfest.
See the Project's website for further details.