Le musée de l'Air et de l'Espace - les prototypes

[xkekeith]

Les prototypes displayed in the main museum primarily Hall 7:

02 Nord 1500 Griffon II F-ZWUI by Keith Heywood, on Flickr

01 Mirage G8 by Keith Heywood, on Flickr

01 'Y' S.O. 9000 Trident F-ZWRY by Keith Heywood, on Flickr

01 Mirage IIIA by Keith Heywood, on Flickr

01 Mystere IVA by Keith Heywood, on Flickr

01 Mirage IIIV Dassault (VTOL) by Keith Heywood, on Flickr

Leduc 010 & 022 by Keith Heywood, on Flickr

Hall 8:

01 Mirage 2000 by Keith Heywood, on Flickr

Hall 9:

01 / F-ZLAS Alouette II Centre d'Essais en Vol by Keith Heywood, on Flickr

Outside:

01 Super Mirage 4000 by Keith Heywood, on Flickr

01 Rafale A L'armée de l'Air by Keith Heywood, on Flickr

A1 Jaguar A L'armée de l'Air by Keith Heywood, on Flickr

[slogen51]

Nice

Used to joke that everything in there is serial 01 !

[Mustang531]

Thanks for sharing these, some great shots. I've visited the museum a few times over the years, always interested in seeing these types. I've got some ancient Observers Book of Aircraft from the fifties and early sixties. Some of these types featured in those and when I was younger never realised that one day I'd see the real thing.

[eLaReF]

Wow - Infinitely sharper than my 1980's efforts!!
Great set

Used to joke that everything in there is serial 01 !

Looking at this set, that is still the case

[paddyboy]

Cripes

Some weird looking ‘frames amongst that selection of rarities

Thanks for posting, Keith

[roughcutter]

The French designed some really fascinating & weird looking aircraft in the postwar years. The clear glass cockpit modules in those Leduc's - being partially sat in the intakes, must have gotten really hot

[quid21]

The VTOL Mirage is something to behold!