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Premium Gift Pack
Our Premium Gift Pack includes a stylish gift box, which holds your personalised gift voucher and your activity voucher guide booklet. The premium choice.
£3.50 (+ £3.95 shipping charge)
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Our Standard Gift Pack comes with a smart envelope that includes your personalised gift voucher and your activity voucher guide booklet.
Included in the £3.95 shipping charge
E Voucher
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FREE
What's Included
- Drive a Tank, a DAF Army Truck and a Landrover 90 'Piggyback'
- The purpose built multi-terrain track is set in over 20 acres of countryside
- Sessions generally operate on a 1:1 basis
- Experiences last approximately 90 minutes
- FREE Entry to the museum is included for drivers
- The museum boasts a unique collection of aircraft and engines from the Golden Age of British aircraft manufacturing, from the end of WWII until the 1970s
Alvis CVR(T) Spartan Tank
- Known as a 'Sports Tank' due to the Jaguar engine and performance of the 8-ton beast
- The semi-automatic gearbox has 7 forward and reverse gears
- Capable of speeds of 50+ mph forwards and backwards!
Leyland DAF 45/150
- Off-roading military style in the 6 tonne truck,
- Powered by a huge diesel engine the truck is exceptionally capable over all terrains
Landrover 90 'Piggyback'
- Specially built for the paras this is a seriously capable off-road with its short wheel base
What Can I Expect
It’s the Tank & Military Triple at Gatwick Aviation Museum! Drive a trio of Armed-forces heavyweights at this fantastic location that's in the heart of the West Sussex countryside, yet right next to the famous airport.
A Spartan tank. A Leyland DAF truck. A ‘piggyback’ Landy. All three of the vehicles are or have been used by the military and all three are incredible to drive, as you will find out on these experiences that take place at the unique setting of the air museum.
The tank is everything you’d expect from the Spartan. Agile and powerful, with a proven track record in conflict zones around the world, the British Alvis-designed and built FV103 series is a firm favourite with military personnel and civilians alike.
The DAF truck is a proper piece of kit too. Unlike its motorway cruising cousins, these DAF lorries are built for any terrain and can carry a load of up to four tonnes as well. That means shifting temporary bridge components, carrying supplies, transporting injured personnel - pretty much moving anything anywhere!
Last but not least, the Land Rover you’ll be driving is pretty special too. These 90 Defenders have been built specially for the paras with a soft top and folding rear sides so that they can be semi-stacked in the back of a Hercules to allow for more to be carried in one go! They built very few of them and this one is a great machine and such fun to drive.
In essence, the triple tank and military driving experience gives you 90-minutes of full-tracked and heavy duty driving in a superb setting. What’s more, entry to the air museum on the day of your session is included!
When Is It Available
- Selected Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays between May and September
- Dates and session times are subject to availability
Location
- Gatwick Aviation Museum, West Sussex
Suitable For
- Minimum age is 18
- Participants must hold a full UK driving licence
- Minimum height 5ft
- Maximum height 6ft 4"
- Maximum weight 18 stone
Spectators
- Spectators are welcome
- Passenger experiences are available on the day for an additional charge (min age 12)
- The viewing area is close to the runway, perfect for watching the activity at Gatwick Airport
- Entry fees are payable if wishing to visit the onsite museum
