Located in Christchurch at the former RNZAF Base at Wigram, the Air Force Museum of New Zealand provides a fascinating insight into the history of the RNZAF from its formation to the present day. With over 28 beautifully restored aircraft on display, interactive exhibitions and even a flight simulator. The Museum also has a Mosquito Flight Simulator, which features a mission based on the Allied bombing of German battleships in the Norwegian fiords.
Air Force Museum
Air Force Museum
Avro 626
McDonnell Douglas A-4C Skyhawk
McDonnell Douglas A-4C Skyhawk
McDonnell Douglas A-4C Skyhawk
North Americam P-51D Mustang
Grumman TBF-1C Avenger
Grumman TBF-1C Avenger
Douglas Dakota.DC 3
Douglas Dakota.DC 3
De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver
Bleriot Britannia
De Havilland DH82A Tiger Moth
Curtiss P-40E Kittyhawk
De Havilland DH100 Vampire
De Havilland DH100 Vampire
English Electric
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Liaoning aircraft carrier, is the first aircraft carrier commissioned into the People\’s Liberation Army Navy Surface Force. It is classified as a training ship, intended to allow the Navy to experiment and gain familiarity with aircraft carrier operations. Originally built as a “heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser” for the Soviet Navy, the ship was laid down as the Riga and renamed the Varyag in 1990. A Chinese travel agency purchased the unfinished hull in 1998, and three years later the ship was towed from the Ukraine to China, where it underwent extensive modernization of its hull, radar, and electronics systems.
Facts:
Length: 999 feet
Beam: 246 feet
Displacement: 59,000 tons
Speed: 32 knots
Crew: 2,000
Aircraft carried: 30 Shenyang J-15 fighter jets
Aircraft carried: 24 Ka-31 helicopters
Cost (ex-R&D: $2 billion
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The TECHNIK MUSEUM SPEYER is situated at the Autobahn A61 near Heidelberg, one hour south of Frankfurt airport! The museum was opened in 1991 as a sister museum of the Sinsheim Auto & Technik Museum and is run by a registered alliance called Auto & Technik Museum Sinsheim e.V..Vehicles and other technology are the focus of Technik Museum Speyer. This museum’s large collection includes aircrafts, classic cars, motorcycles, locomotives, and fire engines.
Opening times:
Monday – Friday 9 am to 6 pm
Saturday, Sunday 9 am – 7 pm
Admission:
Children to 4 years: Free admission
Children 5 to 14 years: € 12,50–
Adults: € 15,–
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The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta is a yearly festival of hot air balloons that takes place in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA during early October. The Balloon Fiesta is a nine day event, and has over 500 balloons each year. The event is the largest hot air balloon festival in the world. The azure skies above the verdant Rio Grande Valley became a surreal canvas of color during the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. This year’s festival drew pilots from 22 countries around the world.
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Wind tunnel test wooden copy of Buran (BTS-02) space shuttle scale 1:3 is at the far corner of Zhukovsky airfield. It no longer exists. destroyed. The Buran was a test vehicle in the Buran program. It was constructed in 1984, and was used for 25 test flights between 1985 and 1988 before being retired.
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NightHawk is still flying around the Nellis Range Complex years after it’s official retirement back in 2008. The Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk is a twin-engined single-seat ground-attack aircraft with stealth capability produced by the US-American manufacturer Lockheed Corporation used by the United States Air Force. It was the world\’s first operational aircraft designed to exploit low-observable stealth technology.
Technical details:
Introduced: October 1983
Retired: April 22, 2008
First flight: June 18, 1981
Crew: 1
Length: 20,09 m (65,9 ft)
Height: 3,78 m (12,4 ft)
Wing Span: 13,20 m (43,3 ft)
Speed: 1041 km/h (647 mph)
Empty Weight: 13.609 kg (30.003 lbs)
Propulsion: 2 Turbofan Engines
Engine Model: General Electric F404-GE-F1D2
Engine Power (each): 48 kN (10809 lb)
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The Enterprise is the Navy’s second-oldest ship, after the USS Constitution. It has participated in every major conflict since the Cuban Missile Crisis, and its airplanes targeted insurgents in Afghanistan during its last deployment. The USS Enterprise began shutting down its eight nuclear reactors almost as soon as it arrived at its pier at Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia
Facts:
Displacement: 93,284 long tons (94,781 t) Full Load[2]
Length: 1,123 ft (342 m)[3][4]
Beam: 132.8 ft (40.5 m) (waterline)
Draft: 39 ft (12 m)
Propulsion: 8 × Westinghouse A2W nuclear reactors
Speed: 33.6 kn (38.7 mph; 62.2 km/h)
Complement: 5,828 (maximum)
Ship’s company: 3,000 (2,700 Sailors, 150 Chiefs, 150 Officers)
Air wing: 1,800 (250 pilots, and 1,550 support personnel)
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Air Force One is a symbol of the United States and the office of the presidency in particular. Everytime, the president travels overseas or across the country, he takes his high-tech deluxe jumbo jet. The current Air Force One is a Boeing 747-200B, but Air Force One is nothing like a civilian plane. Many top-secret modifications like countermeasures against anti-aircraft missiles or electronic counter measures (ECM) to jam enemy radar, make it the single most unique airplane in the world. US president can released an order to launch all nuclear missiles on its the ground.
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The Embraer Legacy 600 is a business jet based on the ERJ 135 model. The Legacy carries 16 passengers for 5,650 km or 8 passengers for 6,390 km. The jet is equipped with the latest avionics and entertainment system to make each flight both safe and enjoyable.
Maximum speed: 834 km/h
Height: 6.76 m
Length: 26.33 m
Wingspan: 21.17 m
Empty weight: 16,000 kg
Max weight: 22,500 kg
Number of Engines: 2
Engine Model: AE 3007A1E
Engine Manufacturer: Rolls Royce
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