The Museo del Concorde was a museum located in
Ciudad Juárez
Ciudad Juárez ( ; ''Juarez City''. ) is the most populous city in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. It is commonly referred to as Juárez and was known as El Paso del Norte (''The Pass of the North'') until 1888. Juárez is the seat of the Juà ...
,
Chihuahua,
México
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dedicated to and housing parts of the Franco-British supersonic airliner
Concorde
The Aérospatiale/BAC Concorde () is a retired Franco-British supersonic airliner jointly developed and manufactured by Sud Aviation (later Aérospatiale) and the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC).
Studies started in 1954, and France an ...
, which was retired in 2003. The museum was in operation from 2004 to 2013.
History
In 2004, many original components used for maintenance and operation of the Concorde were acquired through the Dovebid agency and transported by ABELS.
The aircraft components housed at El Museo del Concorde weigh more than 10 tonnes. They were brought from
Birmingham, England
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, to
Houston
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, Texas, by water, which took 30 days. They were then brought to Ciudad Juárez in three trucks.
The museum was operated by students of
Aeronautical Engineering
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from the
Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez
The Autonomous University of Ciudad Juárez, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez (UACJ), is the largest university in the city of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico, founded in October 1973.
History
The UACJ was founded in 1973 by the inte ...
.
It closed in 2013 and the exhibits were transferred to a warehouse.
Objectives
The museum's objectives were to provide information on the Concorde, and also to preserve its memory not just as a simple aircraft, but as a complex piece of engineering.
Exhibition
The museum housed approximately 120 components, including a
Rolls-Royce/Snecma Olympus 593 engine, a Snecma twin intake, control columns, seats and the left landing gear.
See also
*
List of aerospace museums
This is a list of aviation museums and museums that contain significant aerospace-related exhibits throughout the world. The aviation museums are listed alphabetically by country and their article name.
Afghanistan
* OMAR Mine Museum, Kabul - inc ...
References
External links
Official websitearchived
in September 2013
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Aerospace museums in Mexico
Concorde
Ciudad Juárez
Museums in Chihuahua (state)
Defunct museums
Museums established in 2004
Museums disestablished in 2013
2004 establishments in Mexico
2013 disestablishments in Mexico