Toronto Aerospace Museum

Toronto Aerospace Museum

Located in a historic de Havilland Canada aircraft manufacturing building and a former Canadian Forces hangar, now within the grounds of Downsview Park, the Toronto Aerospace Museum features artifacts, exhibits and stories illustrating a century of Toronto’s rich aviation heritage and achievements. Current highlights include: Lancaster FM104 undergoing restoration; a full-scale replica of the Avro Arrow; a Tiger Moth, Tracker and many other Toronto based aircraft. The Museum contains numerous displays that will enlighten and inspire the whole family. Structured tours may be pre-arranged for your group. Meeting facilities available. The Toronto Aerospace Museum is centrally located and is near the Sheppard Ave bus route. Tourists can conveniently reach the Museum via the 101 Downsview Park bus from Downsview subway station. Parking is free. Wheelchair accessible (side-door). Open: Wednesday 10:00 to 8:00pm; Thursday to Saturday 10:00 to 4:00; Sunday 10:00 to 4:00. Closed Monday and Tuesday. Call 416.638.6078 or visit www.torontoaerospacemuseum.com for further information.

Collection

List of Aircraft displayed

* Avro CF-105 Arrow Replica Project
* Avro Lancaster FM104 Restoration Project
* DH82C Tiger Moth
* De Havilland CS2F Tracker
* Fleet 80 Canuck
* Beechcraft CT-134 Musketeer
* Ornithopter Project
* CT-133 Silver Star
* SHARP (Stationary High-Altitude Relay Platform)
* Easy Riser Ultralight
* Found Brothers Aviation FBA-2A
* Canadair CT-114 Tutor
* Zenair Zenith CH200
* Stinson

Engine Collection

* Orenda
* Rolls-Royce Derwent
* Iroquois Jet Engine replica
* Gypsy Major
* Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp
* Pratt & Whitney Wasp Jr
* Alvis Leonides

imulators

* Link C8 Trainer
* Air Canada Viscount Simulator

Art gallery

* The First DH82C Tiger Moth original oil painting by Charles Kadin, 1998.

ee also

* de Havilland Aircraft of Canada Ltd
* Parc Downsview Park

External links

* [http://www.torontoaerospacemuseum.com/indexh.html Toronto Aerospace Museum]


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