The FAST Museum
You will see on display:
- jet aircraft with RAE Farnborough connections
- un-manned aircraft
- helicopter
- nose sections, cockpits and simulator
- photographs spanning the history of the the RAE site
- examples of pioneering materials development and landmarks in technical achievement
- jet engines and helicopter rotors
- fully working demonstration wind tunnel
- scale models
- educational material
- experts on hand to answer your questions
Opening times:
Normal opening times:Saturdays and Sundays 10:00am to 4:00pm
Weekdays and school parties by arrangement
please call:
Tel: 01252 375050
Additionally, the Museum will be open on the British Late Summer Holiday, 30th August.
Entry is free
Large Visitors Car Park
Museum is wheelchair accessible
Disabled toilets
Closed for the duration of the International Air Show
We regret that the Museum will be close for the weekends of 17th and 18th of July and 24th and 25th July.It will be open to exhibitors and ticketholders only, from 4pm to 7pm from 19th to 23rd July.
How to find us:
Trenchard House
85 Farnborough Road
Farnborough
GU14 6TF
Activities for Children:
There is
plenty for our younger visitors in Kidz
Corner
The Museum Shop
The shop is a valuable source of income for the Trust. Here is somthing about two key figures in the running of the shop.
The
Shop Manager
is Colin Fidler, seen here (left)doing the Accounts and preparing the
Cash
Boxes for the weekend.
Colin also keeps control of the Stock with the new stock being ordered
by Gwen Moody.
One
of the
regular "Shopkeepers" is Ken Scivier who is probably the
oldest Shopkeeper in Farnborough he started work in the RAE in 1936.
What you will find in the shop?
Historical books are proving to be very popular - look out for the section labelled "Vintage Books". There are small items for children to buy and some real flying models for all ages.
Is the Museum really in Farnborough?
For those who do not know how close the Museum is to a major runway here is picture to show you. The Airbus A380 flew into TAG's Farnborough airfield for SBAC's 2006 Farnborough International air show and in this photo you can see the Museum framed by the wing and tail of the A380 (the white building just breaking the horizon). Also in the shot is a Typhoon coming in to land.
More on the Museum
The Farnborough Museum presents a selection from the FAST
collection in the setting of a historic listed building.
The Museum
building dates from 1908 and was built as the headquarters of the Royal
Balloon School. It is located on a hill overlooking
the runway of TAG's Fanborough airfield. From the picnic area in the
Museum grounds you
can see where Samuel Cody made the historic first powered flight in the
UK in 1908. Close by are some of the oldest buildings,
probably the oldest in the world, purpose-built for aviation - the
"Black Sheds".
The Museum is managed by the Trustees of FAST and the day to day running is in the capable hands of the volunteers of the FAST Association. The Musuem houses the main library and the photo library with all the catalogueing facilities.
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Registered Charity 1040199
http://www.farnboroughairsciences.org.uk
Version: 1.21 date: 14 July 2010
