De Havilland Vampire T.11 (XE950): British jet fighter The Vampire T.11 was the first advanced jet fighter trainer to use side-by-side seating. It was argued that having the instructor beside him gave the trainee a higher level of confidence, enabled each…

Dassault Mirage IVP: French penetration aircraft In July 1984, a contract was formally issued for the upgrade of a total of 18 Mirage IVA to carry the ASMP missile in the place of traditional bombs; these aircraft were redesignated Mirage IVP (Penetration).…

Nord Aviation CT20: French turbojet-powered radio-controlled target drone The Nord Aviation CT20 was introduced in 1957. Developed from the Arsenal / S.F.E.C.M.A.S. T.5.510, the CT.20 was built by Nord Aviation and a flying time of 55 to 60 minutes. It has…

McDonnell F-101 Voodoo: American supersonic jet fighter The Voodoo’s career as a fighter-bomber was relatively brief, but the reconnaissance versions served for some time. Along with the US Air Force’s Lockheed U-2 and US Navy’s Vought RF-8 Crusaders, the…

North American T-6G Texan (92975): American advanced trainer aircraft The North American Aviation (NAA) T-6 Texan is an American single-engined advanced trainer aircraft used to train pilots of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF), United States Navy…

Morane-Saulnier MS.733 Alcyon (F-BMQG): French two-seat basic training monoplane The production version that followed was designated the MS.733, with five pre-production aircraft and 200 production aircraft. The aircraft were delivered to the French Navy…

Sud-Ouest SO.6020 Espadon: French post-war prototype interceptor The Sud-Ouest SO.6020 Espadon (Swordfish) was a French post-war prototype interceptor designed and built by SNCASO during the late 1940s. The French Air Force (Armée de l’Air) judged the design…

Bréguet Br.765 Sahara “Double Pont”: French double-deck transport aircraft The Bréguet 761/763/765 are a family of 1940s and 1950s French double-deck transport aircraft produced by Bréguet Aviation. The aircraft were normally called the Deux-Ponts (Double…

Klockner-Humboldt-Deutz A.G. Werk ULM 250-D17 Orion (250017). Made in Germany in 1968. Chassis: 4781167001 Magirus GmbH is a truck manufacturer based in Ulm, Germany, founded by Conrad Dietrich Magirus (1824–1895). It was formerly known as Klöckner Humboldt…

Scale model Dewoitine D.338 (FL-AQB). Old wings (Toulouse)

Wooden Socata TB 30 Epsilon (315 YL). Made by Aero-Passion (VF-405). Scale: 1/22 Old wings (Toulouse)

Scale model Fokker DR.1. Made by NewRay (20227B). Scale: 1/32. Material: plastic

All PYRENEES · France, Spain, Andorra * History of the toys with Valery Mostakov

All PYRENEES · France, Spain, Andorra * Aircrafts with Clark Perez

Ariane 5 fait partie de la famille des lanceurs Ariane et a été développée pour remplacer Ariane 4 à compter de 1995, dont les capacités limitées ne permettaient plus de lancer de manière concurrentielle les satellites de télécommunications de masses croissantes…

Airstream 290 “Astrovan” (de 1984) L’Astrovan, un véhicule de la NASA, transportait les astronautes des bâtiments de vie jusqu’à la zone de lancement de la navette spatiale. Il a effectué ce trajet de 14 km de 1984 à 2011 (dernier vol de la navette). Très…

Mir (Мир) était une station spatiale russe placée en orbite terrestre basse par l’Union soviétique. Mise en orbite le 19 février 1986 et détruite volontairement le 23 mars 2001, elle fut assemblée en orbite entre 1986 et 1996. Mir était la première station…

L’artiste Robert Linarès a représenté le Big Bang : le Soleil donne la vie aux reptiles, puis plus tard à l’Homme qui porte le mécanisme du temps. Les planètes sont représentées par les symboles grecs. Robert Linarès est né en 1944 près de Marseillette, petit…

Moteur du second étage de fusée Europa (Coralie) Europa est le premier projet de lanceur spatial européen. Cette fusée est développée dans les années 1960 par le Centre européen pour la construction de lanceurs d’engins spatiaux (CECLES) précurseur de l’Agence…

Panneau de signalisation routière. Attention : tirs de fusées Cité de l’espace (Toulouse)