Parachute City and Light Aviation, Skydiving center and aviation museum in Lons, France
Parachute City and Light Aviation combines an active skydiving operation with exhibition spaces displaying historical aircraft and parachuting gear across multiple halls. The facility sits on a former airfield and serves both people seeking jumps and those wanting to explore the collections.
The center opened in the early 1990s after converting a former agricultural airfield into a specialized aviation hub. This change allowed the site to preserve and showcase local aviation traditions through both operations and exhibitions.
The museum section tells the story of French aviation through displayed light aircraft, parachutes, and technical papers that reveal how the local aviation industry grew.
Visitors can book tandem jumps from Wednesday to Sunday, with safety briefings provided in multiple languages before each flight. The grounds are also open for museum visits, and the exhibitions can be explored without prior booking.
The collection includes restored vintage training parachutes that show how safety technology changed over the decades. Visitors can directly compare the physical differences between early models and modern equipment.
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