This Hunter WV383 came off the Kingston production line in 1955 as a single seat F4 and was damaged in service in a wheels-up landing. Following repair it was returned to Hawkers and converted to the two-seat T7. Returned to the RAF it served with79 & 4 Squadrons in Germany and later with FEAF with 28 & 20 Squadrons, before returning to the UK for storage. On 21 July 1971 it was delivered to RAE Farnborough and in 1973 sent to Cranfield to be fitted with twin HUDs and a TV camera. The first TV sortie from Farnborough was in Nov 1974. The fitting of early generation LLTV was followed by a nose mounted FLIR and the Hunter now called 'HECATE - Lady of the Night' The experimental PENETRATE pod was extensively flown and on retirement HECATE came to FAST in June 2002.

Folland Gnat XP516

The Gnat was generally used as a training aircraft by the RAF CFS and No4 FTS at RAF Valley for some 16 years. This airframe returned to instructional duties at RAF Cosford in 1978 before being allocated to Farnborough, where it was used for studies in airframe vibration before retiring to FAST Museum.

This helicopter first flew on 20 July 1968 as an SA330A, later being converted to a SA330E, before being delivered to Westlands at Yeovil on 10 October 1968 as a pattern airframe for the RAF Puma HC1. Acquired by RAE in 1974, it was extensively instrumented and used for flight experimentation into flight dynamics and rotor research through the 1981 to 88 period. It had been fitted with a digital PCM measurement system which was installed for a research programme into simulation modelling verification & validation and handling qualities research. It was used finally as an EMC test-bed by QinetiQ and donated to the FAST Museum at the end of its research programmes.

Hawker Siddeley Trident 3B-101
(S/N 2310)

Powered by Rolls-Royce Spey bypass jets.

First flew on August 4th, 1971 from Hatfield and delivered to British European Airways on the 9th August.

Harrier T Mk2A  XW934

This aircraft was the first generation of the Harrier series, the first operational close support and reconnaissance fighter aircraft with a Vertical/Short Take-Off and Landing capability (VSTOL). The Museum Harrier XV934 (C/N 212017) was first flown on the 16th October 1973 and delivered to RAF Valley on Oct 26th. At the end of its service life it was flown to RAE Farnborough in 1990 and was used as an Electromagnetic Compatibility test vehicle with Flight Systems Department. Donated by QinetiQ to FAST it arrived on 29th August 2009 and is complete with all systems.