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HAL Heritage Centre and Aerospace Museum

I was in Bangalore and this was the only place I actually wanted visit. So here I am taking the tour of India's first aerospace museum located at the HAL facility (opposite the old Bangalore Airport) spread over 4 acres.

The displays of actual aircraft are very cool and so are the galleries showing historical pictures and evolution of HAL and its contribution to the nation in Military Aircraft as well as Aerospace.

The disappointing thing at the end of the tour was the Gift shop, where I was hoping to find Scale Models of Aircraft and other Memorabilia from the IAF (Indian Air Force), but instead it was a dreary sight to see a shelf which housed Handicrafts! That just didn't make any sense whatsoever.

Anyway for those of you who would like to visit this wonderful Museum, the details are below:
HF-24 Marut 1T (D1698)
IAF MIG-21 Bison (Trainer Version)
HAL HJT-36 Sitara (IJT), Intermediate Jet Trainer Prototype.
HAL Tejas mock-up (LCA) Light Weight Multi-role Fighter Aircraft.
IAF HAL Ajeet subsonic jet trainer & light fighter aircraft.
A prototype HAL Dhruv ALH Mockup 'IN-701' (Advanced Light Helicopter)
IAF BAe Canberra B(I) 58 (BF-597)
Indian Navy Westland Sea King Mk 42a (IN-504) medium-lift transport/utility helicopter.
HAL HPT-32 (X3240)
IAF MiG-21 M (C1691)
IAF MiG-21 M (C1691)
De Havilland Devon (HW-201)
NAL Hansa (VT-XIM)
HAL HT-2 (IX-480) Lycoming Version
HAL HJT-16 Kiran II (U-784) Mk II Prototype
HAL HUL-26 Pushpak
HAL HA-31 Basant
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Heritage Centre and Aerospace Museum (Guide Map)

Address: Varthur Main Rd, HAL GB Quaters, Marathahalli, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560037
Timings: All Days: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Entry Fees:
Entrance Fee (Adult): Rs 50/-  per head
Entrance Fee (Students and Children upto 18 yrs): Rs 30/- per head (with ID card)
Entrance Fee (Children upto 3 years): Free
Physically Handicapped: Free
Basic Simulator Game: Rs 50/- per head
Motion Simulator: Rs 100/- per head
Still Camera: Rs 50/- per each
Video Camera: Rs 75/- per each

Note: Ticket issue closes at 4.30PM.
The Museum encourages visitors for Cashless Transaction.
Telephone No: 080 – 22318341

Source: HAL Website
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Location: HAL Airport Area, HAL, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560017, India

Comments

  1. Unknown9:11 PM

    Brings back childhood memories of u n your aircraft books.....only now they're real aircrafts

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