Museo del Concorde
Museo del Concorde | |
Established | 2004 |
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Dissolved | 2013 |
Location | Ciudad Juárez |
Type | Aerospace |
Key holdings | Concorde |
Website | www.museodelconcorde.com, archived in September 2013 |
The Museo del Concorde was a museum located in
History
In 2004, many original components used for maintenance and operation of the Concorde were acquired through the Dovebid agency and transported by ABELS.
The aircraft components housed at El Museo del Concorde weigh more than 10 tonnes. They were brought from
The museum was operated by students of
It closed in 2013 and the exhibits were transferred to a warehouse.[1]
Objectives
The museum's objectives were to provide information on the Concorde, and also to preserve its memory not just as a simple aircraft, but as a complex piece of engineering.
Exhibition
The museum housed approximately 120 components, including a Rolls-Royce/Snecma Olympus 593 engine, a Snecma twin intake, control columns, seats and the left landing gear.[2]
See also
- List of aerospace museums
References
- ^ Museo del Concorde, official website, retrieved April 22, 2014, archived May 17, 2014, (in Spanish)
- ^ "Reabrirán el Museo del Concorde este viernes" [The Concorde Museum reopened this Friday] (in Spanish). 20 October 2011. Archived from the original on 24 April 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
External links
- Official website, archived in September 2013 (in Spanish)