WORLD AVIATION MUSEUMS - Mod post 16/05
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Northeast of Moscow are lots of stored aircraft at 55.884,38.035 - just east of the town Suponevo mentioned in the above link.
Lined up on one taxiway - a dozen or more transports with overwing turbofan engines a la the Boeing YC-14 .
Lined up on one taxiway - a dozen or more transports with overwing turbofan engines a la the Boeing YC-14 .
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Sri Lanka Air Force Museum
Further to my posting earlier, I made it to Ratamala in Sri Lanka, their main transport base.
This is a wonderful museum! It is not dogged by a seemingly endless stream of US-produced machinery. There you see machines of style and quality, means and muscle.... British (the quality bit!), Italian (the style bit!) and Russian (the muscle bit!).
Here's one flying example of their exhibits. They also fly Chipmunks and SIAI Marchetti SF260s regularly. The static exhibits include rarities such as a Pioneer, two (yes, two) Balliols, two Jet Provost 51s, various DH machines, MIG-15 and -17 plus two Chinese-built FT-5s, an AN-32, and much more. The non-flying exhibits are wonderful too!!!!
All this is watched at leisure to the wonderous background sounds of Antonov 32s and other types arriving and departing...... Nice, nice, nice.....!
Sorry this shot was hand-held in natural light at 1/50sec.
I forgot to say that visiting is by prior permission only. Details of how to do that are on the SLAF website.
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This is a wonderful museum! It is not dogged by a seemingly endless stream of US-produced machinery. There you see machines of style and quality, means and muscle.... British (the quality bit!), Italian (the style bit!) and Russian (the muscle bit!).
Here's one flying example of their exhibits. They also fly Chipmunks and SIAI Marchetti SF260s regularly. The static exhibits include rarities such as a Pioneer, two (yes, two) Balliols, two Jet Provost 51s, various DH machines, MIG-15 and -17 plus two Chinese-built FT-5s, an AN-32, and much more. The non-flying exhibits are wonderful too!!!!
All this is watched at leisure to the wonderous background sounds of Antonov 32s and other types arriving and departing...... Nice, nice, nice.....!
Sorry this shot was hand-held in natural light at 1/50sec.
I forgot to say that visiting is by prior permission only. Details of how to do that are on the SLAF website.
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Stop press: new aviation museum just opened, right next to Milan Malpensa airport. Follow this link:
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I was at Malpensa on Wednesday, but didn't have time to go in, tho I will be going back there next year hopefully. I did have time tho to take a photo of a very nicely preserved Italian WWII single engine monoplane fighter parked outside the museum, in a very attractive desert camouflage scheme. I'll post it on Flickr and will then post a link to it here, once I've downloaded it from my camera.
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I was at Malpensa on Wednesday, but didn't have time to go in, tho I will be going back there next year hopefully. I did have time tho to take a photo of a very nicely preserved Italian WWII single engine monoplane fighter parked outside the museum, in a very attractive desert camouflage scheme. I'll post it on Flickr and will then post a link to it here, once I've downloaded it from my camera.
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Just got back from a trip to Rome and managed to get to the Italian Air force Museum at Vigna di Valle, north of Rome. A superb museum beside Lake Bracciano, very smart and well laid out in time order from the earliest Bleriot to a Tornado...and what's more it was free to go in.
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Just an hour from Rome - fantastic collection. I was absolutely floored when I entered the hall with THREE Schneider Cup racers - including the amazing M.C.72
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NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK AVIATION HERITAGE MUSEUM
No pics but I was seriously impressed with the hard work the volunteers do. The result is some well kept (as well as they can be in the open) exhibits and some growing new examples inside 3 hangars. There are interactive's like Link Trainers and much more.
It takes hard work to achieve the standard reached, and in this museum the examples are there for all to see. The work is always ongoing.
Well worth a visit. A google will give you the flavour.
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It takes hard work to achieve the standard reached, and in this museum the examples are there for all to see. The work is always ongoing.
Well worth a visit. A google will give you the flavour.
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"Stop press: new aviation museum just opened, right next to Milan Malpensa airport. Follow this link:
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I was at Malpensa on Wednesday, but didn't have time to go in, tho I will be going back there next year hopefully. I did have time tho to take a photo of a very nicely preserved Italian WWII single engine monoplane fighter parked outside the museum, in a very attractive desert camouflage scheme. I'll post it on Flickr and will then post a link to it here, once I've downloaded it from my camera."
And here is the link:
JetPhotos.Net Photo » 155-7 Italy - Air Force Macchi MC-205V Veltro by Michael Blank
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I was at Malpensa on Wednesday, but didn't have time to go in, tho I will be going back there next year hopefully. I did have time tho to take a photo of a very nicely preserved Italian WWII single engine monoplane fighter parked outside the museum, in a very attractive desert camouflage scheme. I'll post it on Flickr and will then post a link to it here, once I've downloaded it from my camera."
And here is the link:
JetPhotos.Net Photo » 155-7 Italy - Air Force Macchi MC-205V Veltro by Michael Blank
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Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum
Agreed-an excellent museum and here are links to a few photos I took there when I visited it three years ago.
Ex-Armee de l'air Mystere IV
JetPhotos.Net Photo » 79 (CN: 79) France - Air Force Dassault MD.452 Mystère IVA by Michael Blank
Hunter
JetPhotos.Net Photo » XG254 United Kingdom - Royal Air Force (RAF) Hawker Hunter by Michael Blank
Meteor
JetPhotos.Net Photo » WF643 United Kingdom - Royal Air Force (RAF) Gloster Meteor by Michael Blank
Whirlwind
JetPhotos.Net Photo » XR485 Norfolk & Suffolk Aviation Museum Westland Whirlwind HAR10 by Michael Blank
And finally, my favourite, one of only two surviving Valettas (the other is at Cosford, in storage I think, as I don't recall seeing it there, but I could be wrong.
JetPhotos.Net Photo » VX580 (CN: 432) United Kingdom - Royal Air Force (RAF) Vickers Valetta C.2 by Michael Blank
Ex-Armee de l'air Mystere IV
JetPhotos.Net Photo » 79 (CN: 79) France - Air Force Dassault MD.452 Mystère IVA by Michael Blank
Hunter
JetPhotos.Net Photo » XG254 United Kingdom - Royal Air Force (RAF) Hawker Hunter by Michael Blank
Meteor
JetPhotos.Net Photo » WF643 United Kingdom - Royal Air Force (RAF) Gloster Meteor by Michael Blank
Whirlwind
JetPhotos.Net Photo » XR485 Norfolk & Suffolk Aviation Museum Westland Whirlwind HAR10 by Michael Blank
And finally, my favourite, one of only two surviving Valettas (the other is at Cosford, in storage I think, as I don't recall seeing it there, but I could be wrong.
JetPhotos.Net Photo » VX580 (CN: 432) United Kingdom - Royal Air Force (RAF) Vickers Valetta C.2 by Michael Blank
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Aviation Museum
Just to let you know of The Aviation Heritage Museum at Bull Creek in Western Australia.
I am a guide there.
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I will have to figure out how to upload photos.
I am a guide there.
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I will have to figure out how to upload photos.
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The museum at Bull Creek
Just had a quick look at their website. It looks like a rather good museum, tho somewhat short on space. Must try to get there, if I ever make it to "down under."
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Port Townsend Aero Museum, Washington state
I visited this gem of a museum last month during a trip to Seattle. It's situated on a busy working airfield with a popular cafe on site. Here are a few pics. More on Flickr.
Entrance to the museum.
Stinson "Detroiter", 1930. Lycoming R680 225 hp. Cruise 100mph. Stall 55 mph. Empty weight 2250 lbs. Capacity 5 persons. Flown regularly by the museum.
Student Prince, 1931. One of three aircraft built by the Aircraft Builder's Corporation, a group of students enrolled in the Adcox Aviation Trade School in Portland, Oregon. Restored by the museum over two years, July 2005 to July 2007. Kinner 125 hp. Cruise 100 mph. Top speed 135 mph. Range 500 miles.
Ryan PT-22. 1941. Kinner 160 hp. Cruise 110 mph. Landing speed 54 mph. Empty weight 1313 lbs.
Pietenpol "Sky Scout". 1932. Ford Model "A" 45 hp. Cruise 68 mph. Landing speed 35 mph. Empty weight 570 lbs.
Curtis-Wright "Junior". 1931 (Replica). Continental 65 hp. Cruise 60 mph. Stall speed 30 mph. Empty weight 580 lbs.
Aeronca L-3 "Grasshopper". 1943. Continental 65 hp. Cruise 85 mph. Landing speed 45 mph. Empty weight 820 lbs.
Cessna 140. 1946. Continental 85 hp. Cruise 108 mph. Stall speed 45 mph. Empty weight 940 lbs.
Luscombe 8A. 1946. Continental 65 hp. Cruise speed 105 mph. Stall speed 45 mph. Empty weight 665 lbs.
Globe Swift GC-1A. 1946. 85 hp. I quote from the placard:
"Produced from 1946 to 1951, the Globe Swift is a sporty general aviation design whose beauty and superior flying characteristics have made it a favourite classic. The 'A' model was the only multi-seat, complex, nonexperimental aircraft of its time in the United States under 100 horsepower. With its sleek lines and retractable gear, it handles like a fighter and was a major advance over wood-and-fabric designs. It was surprisingly economical to fly.
"Prior to purchase by its present owner, this 1946 Swift spent 20 years in the Swift Museum Foundation collection on display in Athens, Tennessee. It retains most of its alclad skin, early production magnesium engine cooling grille and fabric-covered rudder. The interior is vintage as well, with its art deco-style instrument panel and instruments, cream and blue colour scheme, and original control wheel yokes and seats."
Aeronca 7AC "Champ". 1946. Continental 85 hp. Cruise speed 95 mph. Landing speed 45 mph. Empty weight 710 lbs. Used by the museum as a primary trainer.
Stinson SR-10 Reliant. 1940. Pratt & Whitney 450 hp. Cruise speed 177mph at 9000ft. Landing speed 63mph (with flaps). Empty weight 3045 lbs.
Travel Air 4000. 1928. Wright J-4 200 hp. Cruise speed 110 mph. Landing speed 45 mph. Empty weight 1650 lbs.
Waco YKS-6. 1936. Jacobs L-5 275 hp. Cruise speed 130 mph. Stall speed 54 mph. Empty weight 1809 lbs.
Entrance to the museum.
Stinson "Detroiter", 1930. Lycoming R680 225 hp. Cruise 100mph. Stall 55 mph. Empty weight 2250 lbs. Capacity 5 persons. Flown regularly by the museum.
Student Prince, 1931. One of three aircraft built by the Aircraft Builder's Corporation, a group of students enrolled in the Adcox Aviation Trade School in Portland, Oregon. Restored by the museum over two years, July 2005 to July 2007. Kinner 125 hp. Cruise 100 mph. Top speed 135 mph. Range 500 miles.
Ryan PT-22. 1941. Kinner 160 hp. Cruise 110 mph. Landing speed 54 mph. Empty weight 1313 lbs.
Pietenpol "Sky Scout". 1932. Ford Model "A" 45 hp. Cruise 68 mph. Landing speed 35 mph. Empty weight 570 lbs.
Curtis-Wright "Junior". 1931 (Replica). Continental 65 hp. Cruise 60 mph. Stall speed 30 mph. Empty weight 580 lbs.
Aeronca L-3 "Grasshopper". 1943. Continental 65 hp. Cruise 85 mph. Landing speed 45 mph. Empty weight 820 lbs.
Cessna 140. 1946. Continental 85 hp. Cruise 108 mph. Stall speed 45 mph. Empty weight 940 lbs.
Luscombe 8A. 1946. Continental 65 hp. Cruise speed 105 mph. Stall speed 45 mph. Empty weight 665 lbs.
Globe Swift GC-1A. 1946. 85 hp. I quote from the placard:
"Produced from 1946 to 1951, the Globe Swift is a sporty general aviation design whose beauty and superior flying characteristics have made it a favourite classic. The 'A' model was the only multi-seat, complex, nonexperimental aircraft of its time in the United States under 100 horsepower. With its sleek lines and retractable gear, it handles like a fighter and was a major advance over wood-and-fabric designs. It was surprisingly economical to fly.
"Prior to purchase by its present owner, this 1946 Swift spent 20 years in the Swift Museum Foundation collection on display in Athens, Tennessee. It retains most of its alclad skin, early production magnesium engine cooling grille and fabric-covered rudder. The interior is vintage as well, with its art deco-style instrument panel and instruments, cream and blue colour scheme, and original control wheel yokes and seats."
Aeronca 7AC "Champ". 1946. Continental 85 hp. Cruise speed 95 mph. Landing speed 45 mph. Empty weight 710 lbs. Used by the museum as a primary trainer.
Stinson SR-10 Reliant. 1940. Pratt & Whitney 450 hp. Cruise speed 177mph at 9000ft. Landing speed 63mph (with flaps). Empty weight 3045 lbs.
Travel Air 4000. 1928. Wright J-4 200 hp. Cruise speed 110 mph. Landing speed 45 mph. Empty weight 1650 lbs.
Waco YKS-6. 1936. Jacobs L-5 275 hp. Cruise speed 130 mph. Stall speed 54 mph. Empty weight 1809 lbs.
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The Technik Museum at Speyer in Germany
A really excellent museum, with an Antonov 22 on stilts and all sorts of other aircraft.
Technik Museum, Speyer - a set on Flickr
Technik Museum, Speyer - a set on Flickr
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Tangmere Militray Aviation Museum
This is just ONE of the famous BoB Museums that deserve to be in our listings. AND.............worth a visit.
.: Tangmere Military Aviation Museum | Tangmere Sussex :.
.: Tangmere Military Aviation Museum | Tangmere Sussex :.
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Been to quite a few museums in the former DDR, I'll have to work out how to post photos.
LUFTFAHRT-MUSEUM FINOWFURT, Schorfheide nahe Berlin - INFOTHEK is just north of Berlin.
Flugplatzmuseum Cottbus just near Cottbus.
Luftfahrttechnischer Museumsverein Rothenburg e.V north of Cottbus.
LUFTFAHRT-MUSEUM FINOWFURT, Schorfheide nahe Berlin - INFOTHEK is just north of Berlin.
Flugplatzmuseum Cottbus just near Cottbus.
Luftfahrttechnischer Museumsverein Rothenburg e.V north of Cottbus.
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Earthquake damage
No significant damage to Christchurch museum. The following is part of email I received from them on 15-9-10.
"Thankfully we are all OK and the buildings were
cleared for use last week. No significant damage to collection objects, just
some racking in one building collapsed. One of our suspended aircraft
suffered some scraping and minor dents on one of its tail booms, but that
can be repaired.
A horrible experience, and the aftershocks continue, although they are
settling down and are mostly in the 3 to 4 richter range. Apparently someone
has produced a T-shirt saying 'I don't get out of bed for anything under 6'."
"Thankfully we are all OK and the buildings were
cleared for use last week. No significant damage to collection objects, just
some racking in one building collapsed. One of our suspended aircraft
suffered some scraping and minor dents on one of its tail booms, but that
can be repaired.
A horrible experience, and the aftershocks continue, although they are
settling down and are mostly in the 3 to 4 richter range. Apparently someone
has produced a T-shirt saying 'I don't get out of bed for anything under 6'."
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Romanian Aviation Museum
It's bad that for a country with so much aviation history we have a little tiny "museum". More, the romanian state stoled a part of the terrain's museum to build some houses and another part because an in plan highway is passing that zone.
Some pictures from the museum:
Mig 29, outside the museum
Iar 80 replica
Me, near a Mig 21 ( 2 years ago)
It's bad that for a country with so much aviation history we have a little tiny "museum". More, the romanian state stoled a part of the terrain's museum to build some houses and another part because an in plan highway is passing that zone.
Some pictures from the museum:
Mig 29, outside the museum
Iar 80 replica
Me, near a Mig 21 ( 2 years ago)
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Another One For the Bucket List!