New Air Force Aerospace Museum in New Delhi
Q. New Air Force Aerospace Museum is proposed to be setup in- Published on 23 Aug 16a. Kerala
b. Madhya Pradesh
c. New Delhi
d. Karnataka
ANSWER: New Delhi
- Delhi will soon have a sprawling new Aerospace Museum close to the international airport focused mainly on Nation’s rich aviation history.
- New Aerospace Museum is not only meant to preserve the glorious tradition of the IAF but also to create awareness in general public about India’s rich Aerospace heritage.
- Spread over 43 acres, the new Aerospace Museum would have extensive indoor and outdoor displays including huge aircraft parked and hanging in flying attitude with mural depicting the golden era.
- A dedicated children’s area would be part of the museum where children could enter cockpits of displayed aircraft and get the feel of flying controls. A video arcade would also be created.
- As per the plan, the internal displays would have a history section in which all IAF Squadrons’ history would be displayed along with aviation legends, major campaigns and wars fought by the IAF.
- Along with this history, major Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief operations undertaken by the IAF would also be highlighted.
- The IAF presently has a museum near the technical area of Air Force Station Palam, which was established in 1967.
