HAL Aerospace Museum

{{Short description|Aerospace museum in Bangalore, India}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}

{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}

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|established = 30 August 2001

|location = Airport-Varthur road, Bangalore

|type = Aviation museum

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HAL Aerospace Museum is India's first aerospace museum{{cite web |title=HAL Aerospace Museum, Timings, Entry Fees, Facts|url=https://www.travelpraise.com/hal-aerospace-museum/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627091215/https://www.travelpraise.com/hal-aerospace-museum/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=27 June 2020 |date=7 December 2019 |publisher=Travel Praise |page=}} located at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited premises, in Bangalore. Established in 2001, the Museum is part of the HAL Heritage Centre and Aero Space Museum, and showcases the growth of the Indian aviation industry and HAL for six decades.{{Cite web |url=http://www.aeroinfo.org.in/india/halmuseum.html |title=HAL Aerospace Museum |access-date=3 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090605153724/http://www.aeroinfo.org.in/india/halmuseum.html |archive-date=5 June 2009 |url-status=dead }}{{cite news |title=HAL Aerospace Museum open to public |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/2001/09/18/stories/0418402j.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041021083304/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/2001/09/18/stories/0418402j.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 October 2004 |newspaper=The Hindu |date=18 September 2001 }}{{cite news |title=HAL heritage museum opened |url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.in/2001/08/31/stories/14310431.htm |publisher=Business Line |date=31 August 2001 }}{{cite news |title=Chronicles of the flying machine |url=http://www.hindu.com/yw/2007/08/24/stories/2007082450010100.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070827030023/http://www.hindu.com/yw/2007/08/24/stories/2007082450010100.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=27 August 2007 |newspaper=The Hindu |date=24 Aug 2007 }}

The museum houses displays of various aircraft and helicopters, Aircraft engine models, Flight simulators, a mock Air Traffic Control Tower and exhibit of Indian aviation history.

The Museum is maintained by HAL (one of Asia's largest Aerospace companies).{{cite news |last1=Kushalappa |first1=Mookonda |title=Flying back in time |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/flying-back-time-2016844 |access-date=7 September 2024 |work=Deccan Herald |agency=The Mysore Printers Ltd |language=en}}{{cite web |last1=Kushalappa |first1=Mookonda |title=Unravelling HAL's heritage |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/unravelling-hals-heritage-2026642 |website=Deccan Herald |access-date=7 September 2024 |language=en}}