Aviation Museum, Aviation museum in Bucharest, Romania.
The National Museum of Romanian Aviation occupies the site of the former Pipera Airport on Fabrica de Glucoză street. Its collection is split between an outdoor display of military aircraft and mobile radar systems and indoor halls covering Romanian aviation history with further aircraft. Among the aircraft shown are MiG-29, MiG-15 and MiG-17 fighters, a Mil Mi-8 helicopter, an Aero L-29 Delfin, a Yakovlev Yak-52 and an IAR 823.
The museum was founded on 2 March 1990 and opened at its current site, the former Pipera Airport, on 18 March 2006. In 2011 it was designated a museum of national importance. Its exhibits trace Romanian aviation achievements and the contribution of figures such as Henri Coandă to world aviation.
The collection displays aircraft and equipment from different periods of Romanian aviation history. Visitors can see how local pilots and engineers contributed to the development of flight technology.
The museum is housed in a building with several exhibition halls displaying different aircraft types and technical exhibits. Visitors should wear comfortable shoes since walking through the collection takes time.
The museum stands on the grounds of the former Pipera Airport, and some of its buildings are listed as historic monuments under ensemble number B-II-a-B-21033. The outdoor section displays military aircraft alongside mobile radar systems, while the indoor halls hold further aircraft and documents on Romanian aeronautics.
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