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Musée de l'air et de l'espace

July 11, 2023

The Musée de l'air et de l'espace (English: Air and Space Museum), is a French aerospace museum, located at the south-eastern edge of Paris–Le Bourget Airport, north of Paris, and in the commune of Le Bourget.[1] It was inaugurated in 1919 after a proposal by the celebrated aeronautics engineer Albert Caquot (1881–1976).

Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace
Established1919
LocationParis – Le Bourget Airport
Le Bourget, France
Coordinates48°56′50″N 2°26′6″E / 48.94722°N 2.43500°E / 48.94722; 2.43500
TypeAviation museum
Websitewww.museeairespace.fr

Description

Occupying over 150,000 square metres (1,600,000 sq ft) of land and hangars, it is one of the oldest aviation museums in the world. The museum's collection contains more than 19,595 items, including 150 aircraft, and material from as far back as the 16th Century. Also displayed are more modern air and spacecraft, including the prototype for Concorde, and Swiss and Soviet rockets. The museum also has the only known remaining piece — the jettisoned main landing gear — of L'Oiseau Blanc (The White Bird), the 1927 aircraft which attempted to make the first Transatlantic crossing from Paris to New York. On May 8, 1927, Charles Nungesser and François Coli aboard L'Oiseau blanc, a 450-hp Lorraine-powered Levasseur biplane [2] took off from Le Bourget. The aircraft jettisoned its main landing gear (which is stored at the museum), which it was designed to do as part of its trans-Atlantic flight profile, but then disappeared over the Atlantic, only two weeks before Lindbergh's monoplane completed its successful solo non-stop trans-Atlantic flight to Le Bourget from the United States.

Other items of interest range include:

Aircraft on display

Grand Gallery

 
Boeing 747

Between the Wars and Light Aviation Hall

 
Cierva C.8 Autogiro
 
Concorde
 
Caudron Simoun
 
A380, MSN F-WWDD.[3]

World War II Hall

Roundel Hall

Prototype Hall

 
SO.6000 Triton n°3.

Concorde Hall

Tarmac/Exterior Exhibit

See also

References

  1. ^ "Press Kit 100 years of the International Aerospace Show Paris Le Bourget 15 to 21 June 2009." () French Aerospace Museum. p. 3 Retrieved on 24 April 2010.
  2. ^ "Air and Space Museum Paris". from the original on 30 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Airbus A380 MSN4 F-WWDD". museeairespace (in French). from the original on 1 July 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  4. ^ Chris Hatherill (9 March 2016). "When Astronomers Chased a Total Eclipse in a Concorde". Motherboard. Vice.
  5. ^ Aerofossile2012 (28 May 2009), Dassault Mirage 4, retrieved 13 July 2021
  6. ^ "The Development and History of the Mirage IVA". Royal Aeronautical Society. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Opération Tamouré (1)". aviateurs.e-monsite.com (in French). Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Airbus Helicopters X3 makes its new home at France's national Air and Space museum" Airbus PR, 19 June 2014. Accessed: 19 June 2014.

External links

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Musée de l'Air.
  • Official website (in French)
  • Official website in English, currently not fully translated

48°56′50″N 2°26′06″E / 48.9471°N 2.4349°E / 48.9471; 2.4349

July 11, 2023
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The Musee de l air et de l espace English Air and Space Museum is a French aerospace museum located at the south eastern edge of Paris Le Bourget Airport north of Paris and in the commune of Le Bourget 1 It was inaugurated in 1919 after a proposal by the celebrated aeronautics engineer Albert Caquot 1881 1976 Musee de l Air et de l EspaceEstablished1919LocationParis Le Bourget AirportLe Bourget FranceCoordinates48 56 50 N 2 26 6 E 48 94722 N 2 43500 E 48 94722 2 43500TypeAviation museumWebsitewww museeairespace fr Contents 1 Description 2 Aircraft on display 2 1 Grand Gallery 2 2 Between the Wars and Light Aviation Hall 2 3 World War II Hall 2 4 Roundel Hall 2 5 Prototype Hall 2 6 Concorde Hall 2 7 Tarmac Exterior Exhibit 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksDescription EditOccupying over 150 000 square metres 1 600 000 sq ft of land and hangars it is one of the oldest aviation museums in the world The museum s collection contains more than 19 595 items including 150 aircraft and material from as far back as the 16th Century Also displayed are more modern air and spacecraft including the prototype for Concorde and Swiss and Soviet rockets The museum also has the only known remaining piece the jettisoned main landing gear of L Oiseau Blanc The White Bird the 1927 aircraft which attempted to make the first Transatlantic crossing from Paris to New York On May 8 1927 Charles Nungesser and Francois Coli aboard L Oiseau blanc a 450 hp Lorraine powered Levasseur biplane 2 took off from Le Bourget The aircraft jettisoned its main landing gear which is stored at the museum which it was designed to do as part of its trans Atlantic flight profile but then disappeared over the Atlantic only two weeks before Lindbergh s monoplane completed its successful solo non stop trans Atlantic flight to Le Bourget from the United States Other items of interest range include gilded bronze medallion of the Montgolfier brothers created in 1783 by Jean Antoine Houdon 1741 1828 the Biot Massia glider 1879 an 1884 electric motor by Arthur Constantin Krebs 1850 1935 the rear gondola of the 1915 Zeppelin LZ 113 equipped with 3 Maybach type HS engines a 1916 SPAD VII aircraft by Bleriot SPAD and flown by French flying ace Georges Guynemer in World War I a 1917 Airco DH 9 aircraft by Geoffrey de Havilland 1882 1965 a 1918 Junkers D I aircraft by Hugo Junkers 1859 1935 a 1961 Dassault Mirage IIIC by Marcel Dassault 1892 1986 an SSBS S3 surface to surface ballistic missile commissioned in 1981 a 2002 Dassault Breguet Super Etendard model Aircraft on display EditGrand Gallery Edit Boeing 747Antoinette VII Bleriot XI Voisin Farman No 1 Santos Dumont DemoiselleBetween the Wars and Light Aviation Hall Edit Breguet 14 Farman Goliath Oiseau Blanc Cierva C 8 Autogiro Concorde Caudron Simoun A380 MSN F WWDD 3 Nieuport 11World War II Hall Edit Bucker Bu 181 Dewoitine D 520 Douglas A 1 Skyraider Douglas C 47 Skytrain Douglas DC 3 cockpit Focke Wulf Fw 190 North American P 51 Mustang Republic P 47 Thunderbolt Supermarine Spitfire Mk XVI V 1 flying bombRoundel Hall Edit Dassault Mirage III Dassault Mystere IV Dassault Ouragan North American F 86D Sabre North American F 100 Super Sabre Republic F 84 ThunderjetPrototype Hall Edit SO 6000 Triton n 3 Aerospatiale Ludion Dassault Balzac V Leduc 0 10 Nord 1500 Griffon SNCASO Trident Sud Ouest SO 6000 TritonConcorde Hall Edit Concorde two F WTSS prototype and Air France F BTSD Concorde 001 is featured in its 1973 Solar Eclipse mission livery with the special rooftop portholes visible 4 Dassault Mirage IV The plane number 9 F THAH was used to drop a live nuclear bomb during the Tamoure nuclear test in 1966 5 6 7 Dassault Mirage 4000 Eurocopter X3 8 Sud Aviation Caravelle forward fuselageTarmac Exterior Exhibit Edit Boeing 747 Ariane 1 model Ariane 5 model Airbus A380 Douglas DC 8 Canadair CL 215 Lockheed P 2 Neptune Breguet Atlantic Dassault Mercure Transall C 160 Dassault Super Etendard SEPECAT Jaguar Dassault Mirage 4000 Dassault Rafale ASee also Edit France portal Aviation portalList of aerospace museums List of museums in ParisReferences Edit Press Kit 100 years of the International Aerospace Show Paris Le Bourget 15 to 21 June 2009 Archive French Aerospace Museum p 3 Retrieved on 24 April 2010 Air and Space Museum Paris Archived from the original on 30 August 2018 Retrieved 30 August 2018 Airbus A380 MSN4 F WWDD museeairespace in French Archived from the original on 1 July 2020 Retrieved 1 July 2020 Chris Hatherill 9 March 2016 When Astronomers Chased a Total Eclipse in a Concorde Motherboard Vice Aerofossile2012 28 May 2009 Dassault Mirage 4 retrieved 13 July 2021 The Development and History of the Mirage IVA Royal Aeronautical Society Retrieved 13 July 2021 Operation Tamoure 1 aviateurs e monsite com in French Retrieved 13 July 2021 Airbus Helicopters X3 makes its new home at France s national Air and Space museum Airbus PR 19 June 2014 Accessed 19 June 2014 ArchiveExternal links Edit Wikimedia 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