No matter how hard you crane your neck through the departure lounge window, it can be tough to get a decent view of your plane. So go for a walk on its wings in an aviation museum, instead.

At the HARS Museum, visitors are invited to wander under the planes with enthusiastic experts and can upgrade their guided tours with special extras like sitting in the cockpit, visiting the cargo hold and even wandering out onto its wings (in return for a considerable donation).

VH-OJA is a Quantas jumbo (named The City of Canberra) that holds the world record for the longest non-stop flight by a commercial aircraft - London to Sydney in August 1989 in 20 hours and 9 minutes with just 23 passengers and crew. They flight used a special blend of high-density fuel to enable it to fly the record distance.