Last Saturday, I had a great afternoon out with @ezzy by taking a trip down to the Royal Air Force (RAF) Museum.
The RAF museum is situated in Colindale, North West London. Upon arrival, there was plenty of parking just outside the main entrance. Although it’s not free but still priced quite reasonably, at about £5 for 4 hours. Which provides for ample time to see everything.
Otherwise the museum itself is completely free to get in, whilst giving attendees the option to donate or contribute whatever you can to keep the establishment running.
The aircrafts on display were arranged within 6 different hangers with 3 of them combined into one giant hall. The main entrance connects to Hanger 1 which is dedicated to focusing upon people who make up the RAF through the past 100 years right the way through to present day. They have lots of planes varying from all shapes and sizes either on the ground or hanging from the high ceiling. There was a lot of technical information and historical facts, making for a truly mind-blowing experience.
The museum is also quite interactive which proved to be popular amongst the children there. They have mini airplane replicas for them to sit in as well as video games providing realistic flight experiences.
There is also a section entitled "RAF – First to the Future” where you can explore the cutting edge technology and innovations that help keep the RAF ahead of the game in the air and space sectors. Awesome stuff!
(To be continued)
上周六我和@ezzy去参观英国皇家空军博物馆，并度过了一个愉快的下午。
英国皇家空军博物馆位于伦敦西北部的科林代尔。我们开车前往，抵达后，主入口外有充足的停车位。虽然不是免费的，但价格相当合理，4小时大约5英镑，应该足够大家游逛整个博物馆。博物馆本身不需要门票，但有心人可以捐款来支持博物馆的发展。
博物馆有六个主要展示厅。主入口连接着第一展示厅，这里展示了从木材建造的老机型到现在无人驾驶的最新机型，为大家展示了英国皇家空军100年来一个个脚印的历程。大大小小不同型号的飞机摆在地上或是悬挂在高空，多得让人看得眼花缭乱，呵呵。我尤其喜欢每架飞机旁边都有相关的详细介绍，包括飞机的构造和历史，非常有意思！
馆内还设有不少的互动游戏，例如乘坐迷你版飞机和体验逼真驾驶的飞行游戏，广受大人小孩的欢迎！
“走向未来”这一展区部分让我印象尤为深刻。它为大家介绍了到目前为止RAF最先进的技术和创新，让RAF在空中以及太空领域始终保持领先地位。
（未完待续）
