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The
Musée
aéronautique
et
spatial
Safran
is
a
French
private
aviation
museum
located
in
Melun,
Seine-et-Marne.
Established
in
May
1989
the
museum
contains
a
large
collection
of
historic
and
modern
aircraft
engines.
These
engines
have
been
produced
by
various
French
engine
manufacturers
such
as
Gnome
et
Rhône
and
Snecma
which
are
now
part
of
the
present
day
Safran
company.
The
latter
is
the
creator
and
manager
of
the
museum.
The
main
exhibits
are
piston
engines
and
turbojets
that
powered
aircraft
as
well
as
rocket
engines
used
for
aircraft
and
spacecraft.
All
the
exhibits
were
developed
and
produced
by
companies
that
were
eventually
merged
into
the
Safran
group.
In
1985
the
Musée
de
l'Air
et
de
l'Espace,
Le
Bourget
held
more
than
1,000
historic
aero
engines.
Snecma
signed
an
agreement
to
allow
their
restoration
and
future
care.
The
agreement
stated
that
employees
of
Snecma
would
restore
the
engines
as
volunteers.
In
1987
Snecma
decided
to
create
a
new
museum
to
display
the
restored
engines,
the
museum
was
created
on
the
site
of
its
Villaroche
establishment
in
Melun
in
a
former
seaplane
hangar
of
4,000
m².
Inaugurated
on
31
May
1989
the
'Association
of
Friends
of
the
Museum
Safran'
manages
the
museum.
In
2013
the
museum
was
expanded
to
accommodate
a
section
on
space
propulsion.
The
museum's
collections
are
presented
with
a
parallel
theme
depicting
the
history
of
aviation
and
aerospace.
Exhibits
include
aircraft,
piston
engines,
gas
turbine
engines,
rocket
engines,
and
aerospace
items.
