Museum of Turkish Aeronautical Association

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Museum of Turkish Aeronautical Association
Türk Hava Kurumu Müzesi

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THK Museum entrance
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Location of THK Museum in Turkey
Established May 19, 2002 (2002-05-19)
Location Altındağ, Ankara, Turkey
Coordinates 39°56′18″N32°50′31″E / 39.93833°N 32.84194°E / 39.93833; 32.84194
Type Aviation
Visitors around 15,000 yearly
Owner Turkish Aeronautical Association (THK)

The Museum of Turkish Aeronautical Association (Turkish : Türk Hava Kurumu Müzesi), shortly THK Museum, is a museum owned by the Turkish Aeronautical Association (THK) in Altındağ, Ankara dedicated to the civil aviation in Turkey.

Turkish language Turkic language (possibly Altaic)

Turkish, also referred to as Istanbul Turkish, is the most widely spoken of the Turkic languages, with around ten to fifteen million native speakers in Southeast Europe and sixty to sixty-five million native speakers in Western Asia. Outside Turkey, significant smaller groups of speakers exist in Germany, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Northern Cyprus, Greece, the Caucasus, and other parts of Europe and Central Asia. Cyprus has requested that the European Union add Turkish as an official language, even though Turkey is not a member state.

Turkish Aeronautical Association organization

Turkish Aeronautical Association is a non-profit organization with an aim of increasing public awareness and participation in aviation related activities and the national body governing air sports in Turkey. The association was founded with the name Türk Tayyare Cemiyeti by the directive of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk on February 16, 1925.

Altındağ, Ankara District in Central Anatolia, Turkey

Altındağ is a metropolitan district of Ankara Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey, part of the city of Ankara. According to the 2000 census, the population of the district is 407,101, of which 400,023 live in the urban center of Altındağ. The district covers an area of 175 km2 (68 sq mi), and the average elevation is 850 m (2,789 ft).

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Location and access

The museum is located at Hipodrom Cad. 2, Ulus, Ankara. It is open everyday but Mondays between 9:00–18:00 in winter months and 10:00–19:00 in summer time, [1] and receives around 15,000 visitors annually. [2]

Ulus, Ankara city quarter in Ankara, Turkey

Ulus is a quarter in Ankara, Turkey and is located at the center of the capital city. It was once the heart of old Ankara. The name means "nation" in Turkish.

Museum

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Aircraft THK-15.

Established on May 19, 2002, the museum covers an open-air exhibition area of 5,294 m2 (56,980 sq ft), and is housed in a building of 287 m2 (3,090 sq ft). The historic parachute tower is situated within the museum's yard, where original and replica aircraft are on display. The museum building holds various documents, photos and objects related to the history of civil aviation in Turkey and the world. [1] [3]

Photos of the Turkey's first aircraft factory, TOMTAŞ (which was in production in the 1920s), diverse uniforms, medals and decorations used by the THK (Türk Hava Kurumu), stamps printed for the THK, and mockups of the THK's training facilities in other cities are on display in the museum. Additionally, the museum contains mockups related to the flying tests carried out by the 17th-century Ottoman figures Lagari Hasan Çelebi and Hezarfen Ahmet Çelebi. [3]

Ottoman Empire Former empire in Asia, Europe and Africa

The Ottoman Empire, historically known in Western Europe as the Turkish Empire or simply Turkey, was a state that controlled much of Southeast Europe, Western Asia and North Africa between the 14th and early 20th centuries. It was founded at the end of the 13th century in northwestern Anatolia in the town of Söğüt by the Oghuz Turkish tribal leader Osman I. After 1354, the Ottomans crossed into Europe, and with the conquest of the Balkans, the Ottoman beylik was transformed into a transcontinental empire. The Ottomans ended the Byzantine Empire with the 1453 conquest of Constantinople by Mehmed the Conqueror.

Parachute tower

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Parachute tower

The parachute tower was built by Turkish and Russian engineers in 1937.[ citation needed ] The 41.10 m (134.8 ft)-high tower conforms to the standards of the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI). It offers recreational parachute jumping between May and October. The jumping deck is situated on the third floor at 37.90 m (124.3 ft), reached by stairs or elevator. Two cranes are available for holding the parachute of the jumper. Healthy people over age sixteen, weighing between 45–90 kg (99–198 lb), are allowed to parachute jump under the guidance of instructors. [1] [3] [2]

<i>Fédération Aéronautique Internationale</i> voluntary association

The Fédération aéronautique internationale, is the world governing body for air sports, and also stewards definitions regarding human spaceflight. It was founded on 14 October 1905, and is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland. It maintains world records for aeronautical activities including ballooning, aeromodeling, unmanned aerial vehicles (drones), as well as flights into space.

Crane (machine) type of machine

A crane is a type of machine, generally equipped with a hoist rope, wire ropes or chains, and sheaves, that can be used both to lift and lower materials and to move them horizontally. It is mainly used for lifting heavy things and transporting them to other places. The device uses one or more simple machines to create mechanical advantage and thus move loads beyond the normal capability of a human. Cranes are commonly employed in the transport industry for the loading and unloading of freight, in the construction industry for the movement of materials, and in the manufacturing industry for the assembling of heavy equipment.

An identical parachute tower is located in Izmir, Turkey. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Türk Hava Kurumu Müzesi - Ankara" (in Turkish). Türkiye Kültür Portalı. Retrieved 2016-11-10.
  2. 1 2 "40 metreden adrenalin atlayışı". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2014-07-24. Retrieved 2016-11-10.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Gökyüzüne Açılan Pencere:THK Müzesi" (in Turkish). Türk Hava Kurumu. Retrieved 2016-11-10.
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