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Canada Aviation and Space Museum
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5 reviews for Canada Aviation and Space Museum
5 reviews in English
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Review from Jeff S.
Ottawa, ON
11/11/2011 1 photo
In a city full of museums, this is easily my favourite. If you plan on visiting, you MUST take the guided tour. Admittedly, I grew up wishing to be a Boeing 747 pilot.
Are you feeling adventurous? Wondering what its like to fly in a vintage aircraft? I was so lucky to enjoy a once-in-a-lifetime experience at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum, taking flight in a vintage biplane.
My wonderful wife marked my birthday with this unique and memorable birthday gift idea. I was so thankful to share the experience with my younger son.
We flew aboard a Waco UPF-7, an open cockpit biplane circa 1939 on the
Parliament Hill Tour. It provided us with a beautiful view of the fall colours surrounding Parliament Hill and downtown Ottawa from the front seat of the aircraft.
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Review from Spike D.
8/6/2011
A great place for anybody interested in aviation past and present. Lots of cool flying machines in a really great space. Husband was enthralled by the display of planes his Dad used to fly (Banshees and Sea Furies). It is a huge, airy, modern space. The display designers (curators?) do a great job, adding period clothes, cars, motor cycles to put everything in context. The staff is friendly and easygoing (Take your bag in? Sure, no problem.)
There are lots of volunteers around - many retired pilots - with an encyclopedic knowledge of aviation history.
The early flight stuff was awesome - lots of biplanes, planes that never quite made it, Alexander Graham Bell's Silver Dart, etc. The "life in space" exhibit was a nice diversion. Contained a cool guitar played by astronaut Mark Hatfield in space and the requisite space toilet. Maybe not appropriate for really little kids but lots of interactive gadgets and games for the 6-12 year old group. -
Review from Amanda B.
Ottawa, ON
12/4/2010
The Aviation Museum is great for all ages, even if you're not that into airplanes. It's incredibly educational, with artifacts, displays, recreations, and other audio/video material that make it easier and more interesting to learn about aviation history and dynamics. They even have interactive exhibits, summer camps, workshops, and plane and helicopter rides and tours.
I remember my first time here, when a family friend of ours, a pilot, took my brother and I. We loved exploring the museum and thought that the hanging airplanes were really cool. I'm not an airplane buff in the least, but I had a lot of fun at the museum and I found it much more interesting than I had expected. It's great for families, especially kids, and it's definitely something a little different. -
Review from Ed F.
1/2/2011
If you have a free morning or afternoon and are interested in history and airplanes --- visit this museum. It has an amazing collection of restored aircraft from all over the world including two WW2 German jet planes. Take the hanger tour to see some of the planes as they are restored. They have kids programs from 2 - 12 year olds. Their space portion is less of a highlight though we enjoyed the quick lecture of how to do certain things in space. If you don't have a car, you can take bus with a transfer from downtown (or a single bus from some of the busway stops) - or you can take a cab. The bus runs every 20 mins and takes about 30 mins total trip from downtown.
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Review from Jason D.
Ottawa, ON
11/13/2008 2 photos
I have two children and am always looking for fun and educational places to take them. They really enjoyed the war museum, so I figured the aviation museum would be a slam dunk as well. The museum is a huge hanger (how appropriate) filled with real, full-size aircraft from all stages of Canada's development - fragile planes from the beginning of flight, WWI bi-planes, WWII fighters, passenger planes.... They also have flight related artifacts and a collection of books and other flight documents. And, not only is it a museum, but it also plays host to flight related events. In October, the Battle of Britain memorial was held at the Aviation Museum with dignitaries from around the world there to celebrate this historic event. They even had a fly past of WWII planes, including the last functioning Lancaster bomber in North America. It is a wild place to explore, but don't expect your kids to get it or enjoy it to the max. The gift shop wowed them more than the museum sadly.
