Aviodrome, Lelystad - Netherlands
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member naj16
N 52° 27.434 E 005° 31.788
31U E 671882 N 5814904
The Nationaal Luchtvaart-Themapark Aviodrome (short also Aviodrome) is a large aerospace museum in the Netherlands that has been located on Lelystad Airport since 2003. Previously the museum was located at Schiphol Airport
Waymark Code: WMHN7T
Location: Flevoland, Netherlands
Date Posted: 07/26/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Team Min Dawg
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"In 1955 several organisations, such as the airline KLM and aircraft manufacturer Fokker, initiated a foundation called "Stichting voor het Nationaal Luchtvaartmuseum" with the single goal of creating a national aviation museum.
The first installment of this aviation museum opened its doors in 1960 on Schiphol airport under the name Aeroplanorama and had only seven aircraft on display. It closed its doors in 1967 and a new museum called Aviodome was opened in 1971 on Schiphol. The main building was a large aluminium geodesic dome designed by Buckminster Fuller, the largest in the world at the time, which housed most of the aircraft on display. Hence the 'dome' in the name Aviodome.
Over time, the location became too small for the growing aircraft collection and in 2003 the museum was moved to a new location on Lelystad Airport. The building at Schiphol was demolished and the name was changed to Aviodrome. On the current location, it has three buildings: the main building where most of the aircraft on display are located and where there's a restaurant and a cinema, a replica of the old Schiphol terminal building from 1928 and a hangar for aircraft storage with limited access for visitors. Added to the aviation theme were several artifacts from several Dutch space programs, such as the backup flight-article of ANS (Astronomical Netherlands Satellite), a mockup of IRAS and the high-speed windtunnel model of the Huygens probe. In doing so the aviation museum became an aerospace museum.
Due to bankruptcy, the museum closed on 25 December 2011, but it reopened on 28 April 2012 after a takeover by the Libéma Group."
Wikipedia.
Museum Name: Aviodrome

Museum Web Address: [Web Link]

Museum Address:
Pelikaanweg 50
Lelystad, Flevoland Netherlands
8218 PG


Museum Focus:: General aviation

Cost:: 16.00 (listed in local currency)

Hours of Operation:: From: 10:00 AM To: 5:00 PM

List at least one aircraft on display:: Fokker F50

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