Museo del Concorde

Former aerospace museum in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico

Museo del Concorde
Museo del Concorde
Rolls-Royce/Snecma Olympus 593 engine
Location	Ciudad Juárez
Type	Aerospace
Key holdings	Concorde
Website	www.museodelconcorde.com,

The Museo del Concorde is a museum located in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, México dedicated to display parts of the Franco-British supersonic airliner Concorde, which was retired in 2003.

History

In 2004, many original components used for maintenance and operation of the Concorde were acquired through the Dovebid agency and transported by ABELS.

The aircraft components housed at El Museo del Concorde weigh more than 10 tonnes. They were brought from Birmingham, England, to Houston, Texas, by water, which took 30 days. They were then brought to Ciudad Juárez in three trucks.

Objectives

The museum's objectives are to provide information on the Concorde, and also to preserve its memory not just as a simple aircraft, but as a complex piece of engineering.

Exhibition

The museum houses approximately 120 components, including a Rolls-Royce/Snecma Olympus 593 engine, a Snecma twin intake, control columns, seats and the left landing gear.