Taking advantage of his glory, he then devoted himself to the development of civil aviation. He managed to reach Le Bourget from New York aboard the Spirit of Saint Louis in 33 hours and 30 minutes. Lindbergh was the first to cross the North Atlantic alone and non-stop. On February 8, 1967, the first of seven prototypes (six single-seaters and one two-seater) of the Saab 37 Viggen made its maiden flight. The career of this aircraft, which SINCE became mythical, was launched. On January 22, 1970, PanAm opened the first commercial service between New York and London with the Boeing 747-100. On February 18, 1977, the American space shuttle Enterprise made its first flight carried on the back of a Boeing 747 SCA (Shuttle Carrier Aircraft). A modernized version can be seen on the tarmac of the Air Museum. It was retired from active service in July 2016. November 24, 1977, first flight of the Super Etendard at Mérignac: first French aircraft equipped with an inertial navigation and attack system. During this flight the aircraft exceeds Mach 1. On 9 March 1979 at Istres, Jean-Marie Saget made the first flight of the Mirage 4000. Its demonstrator (first flight on July 4, 1986) is displayed on the tarmac On January 26, 1988, an interministerial committee officially announced the launch of the Rafale program. On February 25, 2000, after accumulating 97,271 hours of flight time, this Air France Boeing 747 F-BPVJ was handed over to the Air and Space Museum. After a perfect flight of 3h53 it lands again on the runway of Toulouse-Blagnac. This prototype registered F-WWOW, takes off at 10:29 am from the runway 32L of Toulouse airport. This aircraft dates from July 1969 and has 15,000 hours of flight time.Īpfirst flight of the Airbus A380. It is exposed on the tarmac near the control tower. Jarrival in flight of the Nord 262 E N☇2 of the French Navy on the tarmac of the Air Museum. On Februafter 1130 flights and 3360 flight hours, the Airbus A380 MSN4 F-WWDD 4th and last test aircraft of this program is handed over to the Air Museum in Le Bourget. FYIĭiscover some information and anecdotes about the tarmac of the Air and Space Museum and the aircraft on display. Enjoy the VIP visit of the cockpit and the luggage area, the electrical network and all the hidden parts of a plane will no longer be a secret for you.įighter-aircrafts are also parked on the tarmac : Russian fighter-plane Mig-21F et Mig-23 and of course Dassault Mirage 4000, the only French fighter plane and the French-Rafale-model. Board this “Jumbo Jet” and discover what goes on behind the scenes, you will experience what you never usually see on board. This first edition of Boeing 747 was ordered especially for visitors to the Air and Space museum. Actual commercial airliners are also parked on the tarmac: a passenger-airliner model aircraft named Caravelle of Air Provence company build by South Aviation aircrafts manufacturer, A Dassault Mercure 100-a Mercure Air Inter short haul airliner, an English jetliner Hawker-Siddeley HS-125, a four-engine Douglas DC-8 Sarigue, a Fedex Boeing 727 and the impressive awe-inspiring Boeing 747-100. © musée de l’Air et de l’Espace Arianne rockets, passenger plane/Airliner and fighter aircraftĭiscover large scale actual size models of Ariane 1 and Ariane 5 rockets located immediately after the museum entrance on the tarmac. These superb visits offer more than one reason for staring up into the space understanding the effects of this incredible aircraft collection dating back to the early years. Visit Arianne 1 and 5 rockets and military war aircrafts. Do not miss the opportunity to get close to the aircrafts parked and exhibited on the former Le Bourget International business terminal tarmac. The Air and space museum relates the dawn of aviation to the conquest of space in the large Galleries which occupy the old terminal, including the hall of early aviation and the Wars. The legendary figure of the French airmail service, the famous French aviator Jean Mermoz crossed the mythical and much feared by all aviators, - the intertropical convergence zone - bringing back airmail from South America and he landed his plane Couzinet 70 Arc en Ciel 111 in Le Bourget too. He became the first person to make a nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic, flying from New York to Paris. In 1927, Charles Lindberg landed his plane the "Spirit of Saint Louis" on the tarmac of what is now the Air and Space museum. Walk down memory lane on the tarmac of the Le Bourget Air and Space museum
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