Wings of a Dream Museum

Wings of a Dream Museum
Established	11 November 2006
Location	São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil
Type	Aviation museum
Website	http://www.museutam.com.br/

The TAM Museum^[1] (Portuguese: Museu TAM), also known as the Museu Asas de um Sonho (Wings of a Dream Museum), is an aviation museum in the city of São Carlos, within the state of São Paulo, Brazil.

The museum was the creation of Rolim Adolfo Amaro, founder and president of TAM Airlines, and his brother João Francisco Amaro. The building is annexed to the TAM Airlines Technology Center at São Carlos Airport, in the district of Água Vermelha in São Carlos.^[2]

History

In 1996, after finishing the restoration work on a Cessna 195, brothers Rolim Adolfo Amaro and João Francisco Amaro decided to buy some classic aircraft, and keep them near São Paulo, in order to make them available for flights on weekends with friends. However, once purchased, it was realised that the small collection could become a museum representative of the memory of aviation and the world. The brothers then decided to create the "Museu Asas de um Sonho" (Wings of a Dream Museum), that is currently maintained by the Education Service and Culture, a non-profit association founded by TAM on 23 December 1991, to administer the social programs of the company.

In 2006, the museum opened with 32 aircraft, but in future will house more than 80 aircraft. The opening will also be part of the celebrations of 150 years of the city of São Carlos.

Rebuilding

In July 2008 the museum was closed to visitors in order to allow a complete reorganization of its installations, which included an expansion of the covered space from 9.5 thousand square metres to over 20 thousand square metres. Te grand re-opening occurred in June 2010 and among many new features the collection of 90 airplanes now holds the sole surviving S.55 seaplane christened "Jahú", a F4U Corsair, a BF 109, a Dassault Mirage III, a Brazilian aircraft Neiva Regente among others.

Aircraft exhibits

Source: Odgen^[3]

The museum has 35 aircraft in a historical building measuring 450 metres long by 130 metres wide and 11 metres high. The exhibits planned to be accessible to visitors in 2010 are as follows:

Designation	FAB desig	Identity	Notes
Aeronca C-3		NC14630
American Flea Ship		PP-TKX	Universal Aircraft
Boeing-Stearman Model 75		LV-FGD
Bücker Bü 131 Jungmann		E3B-595
Cessna 140		PP-DYX
Cessna 180		PT-BXZ
Cessna 185		PT-KJM
Cessna 195		PT-LDK
Cessna L-19 Bird Dog		54736
Cessna L-19 Bird Dog		62612
Cessna L-19 Bird Dog		72774
Douglas DC-3		N101KC	"Rose"
EAY Ypiranga Paulistinha		PT-ZGY
Fairchild 24	UC-61A	2687
Fairchild PT-19 Cornell		PP-GAY
Gloster Meteor F.8	F-8	4440
Lockheed 049 Constellation		PP-PDD	Panair do Brasil
Messerschmitt Bf 109G-2		12456
MiG-15		6247
MiG-17		23
MiG-21		17
Miles M.2H Hawk Major		G-ADAS
Neiva CAP-4 Paulistinha		N-505	Marinha
Nord 1203 Norecrin		PP-EBE
Republic P-47D Thunderbolt		229265
Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser
IPE Quero Quero KW.1		PT-PEI	Sailplane
IPE Quero Quero KW.1		PT-PFJ	Sailplane
RWD-13		PT-LFY
Santos-Dumont 14-bis			Replica
Santos-Dumont Demoiselle			Replica
Savoia-Marchetti S.55		I-BAUQ	"Jahú"
Schneider Grunau Baby IIb			Glider
Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IX		EN398
Vought F4U Corsair		17-F-13

Gallery

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  Aeronca C-3

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  CAP-4 Paulistinha

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  Bf 109G-2

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  American Flea Ship

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  Lockheed 049 Constellation

Notes

1. ^ "TAM Group Companies." TAM Airlines. Retrieved on August 12, 2010.
2. ^ Wikipedia Portuguese article
3. ^ Ogden (2008)

References

• Ogden, Bob (2008). Aviation Museums and Collections of The Rest of the World. UK: Air-Britain. ISBN 978-0-85130-394-9
• Wikipedia Portuguese article

External links

	Brazil portal
	Aviation portal

• Official Site (Portuguese)
• JetSite "Nostalgia"
• Arrival of the Douglas DC-3 "Rose"
• Douglas DC-3 "Rose" at the Museum of TAM
• 20N101KC% 20Rose.htm Home DC-3 "Rose"
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