HAL Aerospace Museum

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HAL Aerospace Museum
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Location in the Map of Bangalore
Established30 August 2001
LocationAirport-Varthur road, Bangalore
Coordinates 12°57′20″N77°40′53″E / 12.955431°N 77.681386°E / 12.955431; 77.681386
Type Aviation museum

HAL Aerospace Museum is India's first aerospace museum [1] located at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited premises, in Bangalore. Established in 2001, the Museum is part of the HAL Heritage Centre and Aero Space Museum, and showcases the growth of the Indian aviation industry and HAL for six decades. [2] [3] [4] [5] The museum houses displays of various aircraft and helicopters, Aircraft engine models, Flight simulators, a mock Air Traffic Control Tower and exhibit of Indian aviation history. The Museum is maintained by HAL (one of Asia's largest Aerospace companies).

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  1. ↑ "HAL Aerospace Museum, Timings, Entry Fees, Facts". Travel Praise. 7 December 2019.
  2. ↑ "HAL Aerospace Museum". Archived from the original on 5 June 2009. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
  3. ↑ "HAL Aerospace Museum open to public". The Hindu . 18 September 2001. Archived from the original on 21 October 2004.
  4. ↑ "HAL heritage museum opened". Business Line. 31 August 2001.
  5. ↑ "Chronicles of the flying machine". The Hindu . 24 August 2007. Archived from the original on 27 August 2007.
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