OT: Touring a 747
Feb 23, 2011, 7:27 pm
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OT: Touring a 747
Having visited Brooklands museum in January I've been bitten by the aviation museum bug 
. Visiting Concorde and getting to sit in the cockpit of a VC10 was definately one of the highlights of my trip.
I'd love to be able to tour a 747, I know that there is one at Le Bouget but does anyone know where others are located? Does anyone have experiences of visiting these?
. Visiting Concorde and getting to sit in the cockpit of a VC10 was definately one of the highlights of my trip.I'd love to be able to tour a 747, I know that there is one at Le Bouget but does anyone know where others are located? Does anyone have experiences of visiting these?
Feb 23, 2011, 10:51 pm
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Off the top of my head:
There's one at ARN which is also a hostel
The nosecone of a NW 747-200 is at NASM, National Mall, Washington DC
Lots more listed at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_747.
There's one at ARN which is also a hostel
The nosecone of a NW 747-200 is at NASM, National Mall, Washington DC
Lots more listed at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_747.
Feb 24, 2011, 1:23 am
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There's one at Aviodrome in Lelystad, The Netherlands, about 60-70 km / 50-60 minutes driving from Amsterdam / Schiphol airport. It's a former KLM 747-200 passenger/freighter combi, the "Louis Blériot". You can walk straight into it from inside the main museum building via a jetway bridge.
Feb 24, 2011, 1:58 am
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It's a long way to go (although easier for you than most!), but the Qantas museum at Longreach in Queensland is one possibility: http://www.qfom.com.au/
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Feb 24, 2011, 6:01 pm
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It's a long way to go (although easier for you than most!), but the Qantas museum at Longreach in Queensland is one possibility: http://www.qfom.com.au/
I had a look at flights to Longreach last night, quite expensive but it looks like a great place to visit. You can even walk on the wing of the 747.
Feb 24, 2011, 6:35 pm
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It's quite fun. Explore the cargo area etc. About $100 for the wing walk and cockpit visit.
Feb 24, 2011, 7:36 pm
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Feb 24, 2011, 7:37 pm
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Do it. The Stockman's Hall of Fame is across the road and also well worth a visit.
Feb 25, 2011, 2:39 am
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There's an ex Lufthansa 747 at Speyer and a Concorde (ex AF) + Konkordski (ex SU) at the sister museum in Sinsheim.
see:
http://www.technik-museum.de/english
The Sinsheim museum is particularly good if you like old cars in addition to aircraft.
see:
http://www.technik-museum.de/english
The Sinsheim museum is particularly good if you like old cars in addition to aircraft.
Feb 25, 2011, 5:48 am
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There's an Air France one at Le Bourget in Paris.
Inside is pretty cool. They have some areas with seats and other areas where everything is stripped back to the bare metal. Definitely worth a visit. And Concorde is next door too.
We visited during the Paris Air Show but I think it's open outside of the airshow. I can't see an English language page but the French page is linked below:
http://www.museeairespace.fr/votre-v...sentation.html
Inside is pretty cool. They have some areas with seats and other areas where everything is stripped back to the bare metal. Definitely worth a visit. And Concorde is next door too.
We visited during the Paris Air Show but I think it's open outside of the airshow. I can't see an English language page but the French page is linked below:
http://www.museeairespace.fr/votre-v...sentation.html
Mar 7, 2011, 6:24 am
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There's an Air France one at Le Bourget in Paris.
Inside is pretty cool. They have some areas with seats and other areas where everything is stripped back to the bare metal. Definitely worth a visit. And Concorde is next door too.
We visited during the Paris Air Show but I think it's open outside of the airshow. I can't see an English language page but the French page is linked below:
http://www.museeairespace.fr/votre-v...sentation.html
Inside is pretty cool. They have some areas with seats and other areas where everything is stripped back to the bare metal. Definitely worth a visit. And Concorde is next door too.
We visited during the Paris Air Show but I think it's open outside of the airshow. I can't see an English language page but the French page is linked below:
http://www.museeairespace.fr/votre-v...sentation.html
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