Pupils on cloud nine after teacher build them an aeroplane classroom from jet bought ebay
Essex schoolkids going up in the world thanks to imagination of flight-loving Sir
PRIMARY school pupils are flying high in a classroom built from a PRIVATE JET found on ebay.
The 1.5 tonne Cessna Citation was once used to ferry VIPs across Europe.
But now 15 kids are taught in the 15m-long fully converted interior, which also boasts a flight simulator.
The jet - which once flew at 465 mph - also has a state-of-the-art sensory room, complete with a 3D screen.
It’s the brainchild of teacher and media manager Jon Baker of Milton Hall Primary School, at Westcliff-on-Sea, in Essex.
He spotted the fuselage in an airfield when he was taking a flying a lesson and saw it was on eBay.
Although the school won’t say how much they bought it for - they did have admitted to spending £4,000 kitting it out.
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The 32-year-old said: "We were in there on Tuesday and the kids loved it.
"It's not even finished yet as we want to get more technology in there.
"I mean you can go in there and read a book or learn about renewable energy, or fly a plane, or go into the sensory room.
"It is an incredible space. I love planes and all kids love planes too!"
He added: "A few years back I looked at a helicopter and it was about £30,000 and it was too expensive and too big for our field.
"It planted the seed to germinate the idea and everyone got more interested in it.
"When I saw the plane at Southend Airport it was perfect and we had the space for it. Then I looked on eBay and it was there."
School business manager Claire Reynolds said the school has found it difficult to expand, so its staff began thinking outside the box.
She said: "It's hard for us to expand and this provides a space for about 15 pupils.
"It was a lot cheaper than building a classroom.
She added: "The plan is to use it for our intervention groups and make the best use of technology and sensory equipment.
"We want to give the children a whole different experience, hopefully they will be able to feel as though they are flying."
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