The Finnish Aviation Museum (Finnish: Suomen ilmailumuseo) is a museum specialising in aircraft, located in Vantaa

Vantaa

Vantaa is a city and municipality in Finland. Helsinki, Vantaa, Espoo and Kauniainen make up the Helsinki Metropolitan Area.Vantaa, with its population of , is the fourth most populated city of Finland. The biggest airport in Finland, the Helsinki-Vantaa Airport, is located there...

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Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

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History

The museum was founded on 4 December 1969 by Ilmailumuseoyhdistys ry. The museum was placed next to the Helsinki-Vantaa Airport

Helsinki-Vantaa Airport

Helsinki Airport or Helsinki-Vantaa Airport is the main international airport of the Helsinki metropolitan region and the whole of Finland. It is located in Vantaa, Finland, about west of Tikkurila, the centre of Vantaa, and north of Helsinki city centre...

 but received its own facilities in 1980. The museum has constantly expanded and today has an office wing, research rooms, aviation library, archive, and an auditorium for 200 people.

Exhibition

The museum displays some 7,000 objects, and the library has about 16,000 books and 160,000 aviation-related magazines. Furthermore, the museum has a large collection of flight instruction and service books. There are also some 78,000 photographs, negatives, and slides. The archive spans some 1,300 shelf metres.

The whole collection comprises some 80 aircraft, of which 22 are gliders

Glider aircraft

Glider aircraft are heavier-than-air craft that are supported in flight by the dynamic reaction of the air against their lifting surfaces, and whose free flight does not depend on an engine. Mostly these types of aircraft are intended for routine operation without engines, though engine failure can...

. The following is a list of some of the more noteworthy aircraft:

Adaridi (Atol 450, located at the Heureka museum?) Beechcraft 95-A55 Baron Beechcraft Baron |-See also:- Further reading :*Harding, Stephen. U.S. Army Aircraft Since 1947. Shrewsbury, UK:Airlife Publishing, 1990. ISBN 1-85310-102-8.*Michell, Simon. Jane's Civil and Military Aircraft Upgrades 1994-95. Coulsdon, UK:Jane's Information Group, 1994. ISBN 0-7106-1208-7.*Taylor, John W. R.... Bell 47D-1 Bell 47 The Bell 47 is a two-bladed, single engine, light helicopter manufactured by Bell Helicopter. Based on the third Model 30 prototype, Bell's first helicopter designed by Arthur M. Young, the Bell 47 became the first helicopter certified for civilian use on 8 March 1946... Blomqvist-Nyberg, the second oldest Finnish aircraft Caudron C.60 Caudron C.60 Caudron C.60 was a French, two-seat biplane with a single engine and a canvas-covered fuselage of the 1920s and 1930s. The French aircraft manufacturer Caudron developed this aircraft from the Caudron C.59... Convair 440 Metropolitan Convair 240 The Convair CV-240 was an American airliner produced by Convair from 1947 to 1954, initially as a possible replacement of the ubiquitous Douglas DC-3. While featuring a more modern design, the 240 series was able to make some inroads as a commercial airliner and also had a long development cycle... De Havilland Vampire F.B.52 and DH Vampire Trainer T.55 De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver DFS 108 Olympia DFS Olympia Meise |-General characteristics:*Crew: one, pilot*Length: 7.27 m *Wingspan: 15.00 m *Height: m *Wing area: 15 m² *Aspect ratio: 15:1*Empty: 205 kg... Douglas DC-2 Douglas DC-2 The Douglas DC-2 was a 14-seat, twin-engine airliner produced by the American company Douglas Aircraft Corporation starting in 1934. It competed with the Boeing 247...  hull Douglas DC-3 Douglas DC-3 The Douglas DC-3 is an American fixed-wing propeller-driven aircraft whose speed and range revolutionized air transport in the 1930s and 1940s. Its lasting impact on the airline industry and World War II makes it one of the most significant transport aircraft ever made... Eklund TE-1 flying boat Flying boat A flying boat is a fixed-winged seaplane with a hull, allowing it to land on water. It differs from a float plane as it uses a purpose-designed fuselage which can float, granting the aircraft buoyancy. Flying boats may be stabilized by under-wing floats or by wing-like projections from the fuselage... Fibera KK-1e Utu Fibera KK-1e Utu |-See also:-External links:**... , 2 aircraft Fieseler FI 156K-1 Storch Fieseler Fi 156 The Fieseler Fi 156 Storch was a small German liaison aircraft built by Fieseler before and during World War II, and production continued in other countries into the 1950s for the private market... Focke-Wulf Fw 44 J Stieglitz Folland Gnat Mk.1 Fouga Magister Fouga Magister The Fouga Magister is a 1950s French two-seat jet trainer. The related CM.175 Zéphyr was a carrier-capable version for the French Navy....  CM170 A Gloster Gamecock Gloster Gamecock |-See also:-Bibliography:* Green, William and Swanborough, Gordon. "The Era-Ending Gamecock". Air Enthusiast, Number 21, April-July 1983.Bromley, Kent:Pilot Press. p. 1-8, 58-62. ISSN 0143-5450....  (fuselage wreck) Grunau 9 Grunau Baby IIb, 2 aircraft Harakka I and II Heinonen HK-1 Keltiäinen Airship Colt GA-42, gondola I.V.L. A.22 Hansa Karhumäki Karhu 48B Klemm L25 Klemm Kl 25 -See also:... Kokkola KO-04 Super Upstart-autogiro L-13n-10 Blanik Letov S.218 A Smolik Letov Š-18 -See also:... Lockheed 18-07 Lodestar MiG-21bis, 2 aircraft MiG-21, 2 aircraft Mil Mi-4 Mil Mi-4 The Mil Mi-4 was a Soviet transport helicopter that served in both military and civilian roles.-Design and development:... Mil Mi-8 Mil Mi-8 The Mil Mi-8 is a medium twin-turbine transport helicopter that can also act as a gunship. The Mi-8 is the world's most-produced helicopter, and is used by over 50 countries. Russia is the largest operator of the Mi-8/Mi-17 helicopter....

Mahe Scout-ultralight Taivaankirppu replica PIK-3a Kanttikolmonen PIK-3c Kajava PIK-5b PIK-10 Moottoribaby PIK-11 Tumppu PIK-12 Gabriel PIK-16c Vasama PIK-20 Piper PA-28R-180 Cherokee Arrow Piper Cherokee The Piper PA-28 Cherokee is a family of light aircraft designed for flight training, air taxi, and personal use. It is built by Piper Aircraft.... Polikarpov UTI-4 ( I-16 UTI) Polikarpov I-16 The Polikarpov I-16 was a Soviet fighter aircraft of revolutionary design; it was the world's first cantilever-winged monoplane fighter with retractable landing gear. The I-16 was introduced in the mid-1930s and formed the backbone of the Soviet Air Force at the beginning of World War II... PZL SM-1SZ Mil Mi-1 The Mil Mi-1 The Mil Mi-1 The Mil Mi-1 ( (USAF/DoD reporting name "Type 32", NATO reporting name "Hare") was a Soviet three- or four-seat light utility helicopter. It was the first Soviet helicopter to enter serial production. It is powered by one 575 hp Ivchenko AI-26V radial. It entered...  helicopter Quickie Rutan Quickie -See also:-External links:***... Saab 35 Draken, 2 aircraft Saab 91D Safir Saab 91 Safir |-See also:-References:*Smith, Maurice A. . Flight, 23 October 1947, pp. 459–462.-External links:* * * *... Schulgleiter SG-38 SZD-9bis 1c Bocian SZD-10bis Czapla A PZL Bielsko SZD-10 |-References:*Taylor, J. H. Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. Studio Editions: London. p. 29-External links:*http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mOxE3ZbVbE*http://www.airplane-pictures.net/type.php?p=2121... Sud Aviation Sud Aviation Sud-Aviation was a French state-owned aircraft manufacturer, originating from the merger of Sud-Est and Sud-Ouest on March 1, 1957...  SE 210 Caravelle Caravelle Caravelle may be a reference to:* Caravelle, the French marketing name for the typeface Folio* Sud Aviation Caravelle, the short/medium-range jet airliner, produced by Sud Aviation...  simulator Valmet Tuuli Valmet Tuuli -See also:- References :*Heinonen, Timo: Thulinista Hornetiin - 75 vuotta Suomen ilmavoimien lentokoneita, Keski-Suomen ilmailumuseo, 1992, ISBN 951-95688-2-4...  III (not on display) Valmet Vihuri Valmet Vihuri |-Notes:This aircraft is not to be confused with the Finnish fast bomber variant of De Havilland Mosquito, with DB 605 engines, a project which never materialized. In 1943 the FiAF HQ asked VL if it would be possible to build a copy of the Mosquito with DB605 engines. Two crashed British aircraft...  forward part of fuselage Viri replica VL Pyry II VL Sääski VL Sääski VL Sääski II was the first series produced aircraft that had been designed in Finland. The aircraft was built by the State Aircraft Factory VL Sääski II was the first series produced aircraft that had been designed in Finland. The aircraft was built by the State Aircraft Factory (Valtion...  II VL Tuisku VL Tuisku The VL Tuisku was a Finnish trainer aircraft designed in the 1930s. It was a two-seat, single-engined biplane with a welded steel framework, covered with fabric... VL Viima II W.W.S.1 Salamandra W.W.S.1 Salamandra |-See also:-References:* Taylor, J. H. Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. Studio Editions: London. p. 29* Simons, Martin. Sailplanes 1920-1945 2nd revised edition. EQIP Werbung und Verlag G.m.b.H.. Königswinter. 2006. ISBN 3-9806773-4-6... Wassmer WA-54 Atlantic

A complete list can be found at the museum's web page.

External links

• The Finnish Aviation Museum