HAL Heritage Centre & Aerospace Museum

Location:

Bangalore Old Airport Road

Bangalore City

Karnataka State

Best Time to Visit:

Any Time during the Year

Timings:

09:00 AM to 05:00 PM

It is India's first aerospace museum located in the HAL (Hindustan Aeronautics Limited) premises in Bangalore maintained by one of the largest aerospace companies in Asia. It exposes to public the development of the Indian Aviation industry and HAL for six decades. It is established in the year 2001 in four acres of lush green land. There is an entry fee of Rs. 30/- per person.

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There are two halls, one displaying the photographs of the developments of the aviation history in each decade from 1940 till date and the other hall displaying motorized cross section of models of aero engines highlighting the various functions of the engines. There is a board displaying the layout of the entire museum.

Guide Map of the Heritage Centre

There is guided tour for a group of more than ten people for free of cost with a duration of one hour approximately.

                             

The museum houses various prototypes of airplanes, helicopters and aircraft engine models.

                            

                            

There is also an ATC Radar perched with L-band surveillance radar having a range of 200 nautical miles which rotates at a speed of 3-4 RPM,with the frequency of 1250-1350 MHZ.

Radar

There is a true motion simulator to accentuate the user experience by giving a very realistic feel of flying fighter jets and commercial aircraft.

Simulator

The small pond of water next to the canteen is home for many different species of fish. There are many chairs arranged near the pond under the shade of trees to have snacks.

The Herbal garden has many valuable herbal plants which is maintained in small but very clean area. A board displays the list of all the herbal plants maintained in the garden

Next to the herbal garden, there is a garden hosting orchid plants which have the  most beautiful flowers of the God's creation. The unique feature of these plants is that they do not require soil to grow. The fiber around the coconut cut into small pieces is used instead of soil for growing the plants. 

Apart from these, there is a children's play area and the visit to this museum enhances our social knowledge and makes all the Indians to feel very proud of the achievements of the nation. Hats off to the Indian Government and the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited for such a wonderful achievement.