Hal museum study by Keerthana Kd

AEROSPACE

MUSEUM

Keerthana D

AEROSPACE

MUSEUM EXHIBITION DESIGN UG - 2011 TANISHKA KACHRU

Keerthana D

Acknowledgement I would love to give my sincere thanks to all the people who have helped me through this project. I would like to specially thank our co-ordinator Mrs. Tanishka Kachru for giving us this wonderful project. I have gained a lot of experience and knowledge through this project. I have to also sincerely thank the people from the museum who have been constantly supporting and helping me throughout this project. the manager, the cleaning staff and

the security were of extreme help. Also thank the constant help from people around me on matters such as transportation. I also thank my family members who have been of greatest help for me. Without any of them this project would have been a distant reality. Thankyou

Preface The Heritage Centre & Aerospace Museum at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Bangalore, is located on Airport Road and only 1.5 km. from the Old Bangalore Airport (HAL Airport). Irrespective of their ages it is a spectacular feast to all our eyes. The museum takes us through a wonderful journey of visual and physical experience with their life size aircrafts which once flew the skies making our country proud on the development of aviation, space exploration and defence. A visit to the Heritage Centre takes you into a new world of Aerospace and speaks volumes about the technological growth of our nation. HAL Aerospace Museum is Indiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first aerospace Museum located at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited premises, in Bangalore. HAL Aerospace Museum was established in the year 2001, the Museum is a component of the HAL Heritage Centre and Aero Space Museum showcases the development of Indian aviation industry and HAL for 6 decades.

It is an extraordinary display of types, first of its type as well as exceptional in its nature. One will be taken to dizzy heights by looking at the magnificent aircraft on static display at the Museum. Being the first of its kind in the country it is open to public from Tuesday to Sunday, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. It is closed on Monday. Entry is by tickets, and students are charged at a concessional rate. Going through the displays, aviation enthusiasts and students get an insight into the technologies of aircraft manufacturing and maintenance as they have evolved over the last 60 years. One can see the aircraft designed, developed and built by HAL, as well as those produced under licence for the Indian Air Force.

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PERMANENT STRUCTURES The museum consists of a interdependent relationship between the permanent and the semi-permanent structures. The idea of semi permanent structures is mainly for the removal, remodelling, repair, etc in the future on the display objects or for changing the direction of movement. But we need a basic permanent structure supporting and enhancing the semi permanent structures. As a static museum which basically focuses on aviation, we deal with considerably huge life size objects on display. Therefore as a basic necessity there is a considerable lot of architectured permanent structures in the campus.

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The museum can be architecturally divided into four parts, the Hall1, Hall2, Aircraft and Engine Display Hall and Outdoor Displays. Apart from these is a Security Cabin at the main enterance. The Security Cabin is not only a structure which houses the Ticket Counter, the Main Security Head, the Ticket Collector and Lockers but also above the Security Cabin is the Board addressing the Museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s location, the timings and the days they are open. Thus the security cabin forms as a landmark of its own. Before any other structure of the museum is visible the landmark which falls into our eyes is the Security Cabin. This happens to be falling as the first landmark symbol due to the number of trees in and around the campus hiding the museum behind them. The second structure which is prominent and eye catchy is the Big Blue A in front of Hall2. The importance of this structure was for catching the attention of the common people and for marking it as a landmark. The structure is quite prominent and acts as a pillar for people to get attracted from a distance. This is a concept which has been very much prominent in an ancient architectured building Adalaj in Gujarath. Adalaj was a step well which basically dug its way deep down towards the water source. Therefore the structure was more underground. To identify, there were four pillars on the land, marking its presence. Similarly copying the A in between HAL, the blue A tall as a two storeyed is erected in front of the building. The blue A have inscriptions, on them. The inscriptions were body parts of aircrafts.

The Hall1 is the first thing you visit in the campus. Behind the greenry stands a one floor photo exhibition on the achievements of HAL on the field of aviation. This museum is built architecturally and resembles the fibonacci series. The Hall1 is divided into six halls, each hall displaying a decade of achievments. All the six rooms were not of the same size. Starting from the first room the room grows smaller and smaller. The height of the room also comes down as we move. As such the Hall1 is perceived round.

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The building behind the Big Blue A is Hall2, This space is the first building in the aviation museum. Its divided into four spaces. The first space have boards which are lit and have pictures if their journey of achievements. We then move to the first floor where we can find the Simulator as an attraction for kids and adults. Later we go one more floor higher to see the control room and one more floor higher where you can see a glass and air conditioned cabin which faces the air strip of the Old Bangalore Airport. Even now there are many test flights done. We come down and enter into the huge room which is built in a fashion called Hanger. There are walls on all the four sides but the roof is asbestos. They have life size aircrafts and engines displayed. We also get to see a life size parachute.

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The doors closing Hall1 are pretty permanent compared to the glass removable doors of Hall2. Hall1 doors were so neatly enclosed inside a curving two layer wooden boards. They were enhancing and making the place aesthetically good looking. The doors were huge iron doors which can be folded. So they go folding into the pockets of the two wooden frames. The outdoor exhibits mainly consisted of the aircrafts. They were open Hangers. There were only roofs and all other sides were open. Basically they were built for protection from sun and rain. But to support the roofs which are made of asbestos we needed some permanent supports which were these huge space frames out of metal and were held by concrete at the bottom to hold them. In places like the radar , it was not possible to build a Hangar as it was built for the purposes were they stand in the open on a building. The radar is also not static and moves along the direction of the wind. But this huge metal structure needed a base to stand on. Therefore a concrete structure holding space frames are erected and holds the huge radar errect.

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SEMI PERMANENT STRUCTURE The permanent sructure are the base and the foundation for the semi permanent structures which are built to satisfy or complete the needs for mounting or placing the display. Therefore the semi permanent structures play a major role in laying the foundation for all the displays. Starting from Hall1, we notice that the whole hall is divided into six halls for the achievements. But there is a small segment which acts as an introduction and towards the right and left there are cabins, these cabins are the temporary cabinets. They are removable and can be placed according to need. Thus on the left hand side is the cabinets for the library and on the right hand side is the cabinets for the audio visual room and on the left are the library and the locker room for the security or the dressing room for the security gaurds. Inside Hall1 in the first section, the room is biggest as it is the first room of the first section and is divided into half. The divider is made of wood and is supported with wooden triangles on both the sides. This divider divides two decades parting the room into two sub rooms.

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There are separators placed around every exhibit. They limit the peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s distance from every exhibit. This is usually done to avoid people from touching the exhibits. Especially limiting the people from climbing the aircrafts or trying to fiddle with any parts of the exhibits. They also indicate the path around the exhibit.

The roof built in Hall2 is how a Hangar is built. Hall2 have the aircrafts and engines for display. A hangar is a closed structure to hold aircraft or spacecraft in protective storage. Most hangars are built of metal, but other materials such as wood and concrete are also used. Hangars are used for: protection from weather, protection from direct sunlight, maintenance, repair, manufacture, assembly and storage of aircraft on airfields, aircraft carriers and ships.

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All the aircrafts displayed outdoors are protected by Hangars. A hangar is a closed structure to hold aircraft or spacecraft in protective storage. Most hangars are built of metal, but other materials such as wood and concrete are also used. Hangars are used for: protection from weather, protection from direct sunlight, maintenance, repair, manufacture, assembly and storage of aircraft on airfields, aircraft carriers and ships. But in this place it is not a closed structure whereas it is open on all four sides only supported by space frames which are in turn suppoted by concrete.

All the Aircrafts are supported by semi permanent wood structure for them to stand on. The aircrafts do not have their landing gear or thier wheels inside. Therefore there are wooden supports which are cut in semi-circles in one end to support the aircraft.

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VISITOR CIRCULATION The basic movement of the people as planned is people to look at the sign Hall1 and move along the direction and go towards the right. From there when people exit we can see the sign Hall2 and people move towards Hall 2. Finishing the Stimulator Experience people move towards the Aircrafts and Engines Hall. Exiting from this hall we move towards the outdoor displays. We come acroos the souvenir shop and also the cafeteria. We move on to finish all outdoor displays around Hall 2. But the witnessed movement of people are exactly in the opposite direction. I journeyed the museum in two different direction to experience and understand the space. When you turn right: Our first display is the 1:50 scale model of the GSLV. From the exhibit is the grand enterance to the photo gallery of Hal Achievements. As we enter we are attracted by the introduction of the founder of Hal. From there looking at the light boards, we enter the library. From there we move to the next Hall to start of the journey from the 1940â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s till the Beyond 2000. From these Halls we move into the first Hall and then the Exit. As we exit we have a small board directing us towards Hall 2. Here we look at the light boards with pictures and then move on to the first floor to enjoy the Flight Stimulator which is fun for all age groups. From the first floor we move onto the next floor and reach the terrace, from here we climb one more floor higher to reach the control room. The most amazing and awestrucking part of the control room is that they face the airstrip of the Hal Airport. Therefore whenver any test flights are done we can witness a real close view of the take off and landing of fligts. We can also witness huge helicopters landing and taking off at this spot. As there are two Helipads in front of the control room. From here we come back to the ground floor and move out into the next part of Hall 2. Here we can see the huge aircraft inside the building making people wonder how ot got in here, We also witness the huge engines of famous aircrafts. From here we move out to face the huge Heat Conserving for the PSLV. Attracted by its massive structure people move towards the structure and look below the huge hollow structure. Directly ahead we look at thr cafeteria and the souvenir shop. From here is the path to the aircraft displays and the helicopter hangars. There are two radars in the outdoor displays. We finish the aircraft displays and finish our museum tour. When you turn left: Our first display is the aircraft displays when we turn right. A long hangar having around four aircraft displays are seen. The errect large plane is our next feast to our eyes. From here we see the huge life size helicopters and also radars in display life size. From here we are attracted by the PSLV heat conservator. Directly we see the cafeteria and the souvenir shop and the cafeteria is like a invite for relaxation after a long walk. From here we enter Hall2 we visit the aircraft and the engine displays and then move into the Flight Stimulator. From there to the Control Room. Finishing this we move down and move towards Hall 1. In Hall 1 we visit the photo gallery and finish our journey with the 1:50 scale of the GSLV.

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VENTILATION There are three different places were ventillation is necessary. The Control Room is air conditioned. The Hall 2 is a large hall and is air tight with all the glass doors. So there are exhaust fans on both the sides of the wall for ventillation. The Hall 1 is a round architectured building which is naturally ventillated. Only the first hall which is the largest have fans. Otherwise all the halls are naturallly ventilated by the huge open doors.

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The hot air escapes through the ventillation above

Hot air rises up due to lower density

fresh air enters the room through the main door.

There are no special ventillation outlets for the Hall1. The architecture is very intelligently and economically done. The whole design does not require any fans nor any light. They are naturally ventillated and lighting is also natural even if there are lightings present.

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In this systems warm air in the building can be allowed to rise and flow out upper openings to the outside (stack effect) thus forcing cool outside air to be drawn into the building naturally through openings in the lower areas.

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4 SITE PLAN: LOCATION OF THE MUSEUM The Heritage Centre & Aerospace Museum at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Bangalore, is located on Airport Road, 8 km. from M. G .Road and Near Police Station, Hal, only 1.5 km. from Old Airport. Location: Airport-Varthur road, Bangalore Coordinates: 12.955431째N 77.681386째E Type: Aviation museum

Around Hal Museum is the Rotary Wing Research and Design Centre, Hal Covention Centre, Hal Kalyan Mantap, Hal Police Station, Hal Airport, Vatsalya School and Hal Quaters. The location of the museum is very central to the locality Hal. The people working in this public sector have a locality and all facilities of their own.

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ERGONOMIC ISSUES INTRODUCTION TO THE SPACE The beautiful green campus is well gardened and maintained in the campus. When entering the campus we face the beautiful well maintained gardens. The Hall 1 is a a round structured architectured buildings with a photo gallery of the works of Hal from about the 1940â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. Between the round path is a small fountain which is of a low chuckling sound which creates a peaceful atmosphere. The whole photo gallery is more like a memorial. There is peace in the whole building. As we move out we proceed to Hall 2. The sapce can be divided into two parts. They have a concrete roofing system which holds the control room facing the air strip. The room is air conditioned. The other roofing system is like a Hangar. This is hall is like huge shed holding aircrafts and engines. The whole place have no lighting system. It is illuminated by natural light. This building houses the office room for the staff. They are small rooms which are air conditioned or they have fans. The Flight Stimulator is the main attraction in this building. People are excited in having an amazing experience in flying the flight on thier own. A cockpit experience.

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Walking out of Hall 2 we move to the hall with Aircrafts and Engines. But before we enter we can see a beautiful view of a huge structure of the PSLV heat shield. It attracts the attention of all the people as not only the huge structure but how proudly it stands as a achievemnet of Indiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s development in the field of aviation. Then we enter the Hall 2 a large hall which is built in the form of hangar and hold the lifesize aircrafts and the engines of these aircrafts. There are three doors entering the hall in three different sides. They are glass doors providing more light to enter.

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Moving out of the Halls we notice the outdoor life size displays. There were massive radars on display and all the aircrafts were protected by Hangars. These displays were around Hall2. They were all led by well defined paths.

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TRACE STUDY Systematically looking at physical surroundings to find reflections of previous activity. It basically deals with how environment meets the needs of the people. There were pipes running around the wet floor in and around the aircraft. The floor on which the radar stood was turning green. The floor was wet and having some stagnant water. The trolley with garbage, dry leaves and fresh leaves were standing on the side of the path.

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The security works on twelve hour shifts. OBSERVATION The realization of the initial thought behind designing by understanding the real life situation for certain set amount of time without making any judgments. This can be natural, controlled or participatory. WORK SPACE TIMINGS

The entry and exit of every person had to be monitered

The museum opens at 9:00 am in the morning for the visitors and staff. Visitors arrive at around 9:30am onwards. There is a gaurd at the gate.

The entry of material goods are entered and filed

There are no security checks. It is busy during the summer vaccations. It is also busy during school days. There is no much activities.

The footage of the cctv camera is also viwed

I have been present in this space between 10:00 am to 2:00 pm and between 3:30 pm to 6:00 pm. There is a large open space next to the pond with chairs on one side. There is a chair empty in front of every hall.

Attendance and entry is done.

All the exhibits are surrounded by dividers. The mens and womens washroom are placed on either side of Hall2. Entry and permission for all keys.

Phone call are diverted from the main security cabin

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DISPLAY AND LIGHTING There are three types of display which involves light source. The light board which displays the flowcharts. There are lights to enhance the pictures on display with no backlit. There are white lights for the dim lighting in the room. The two black lights are red and blue in colour and they put up a harmonius effect on the photo gallery. The natural lighting system is directly through the glass windows. The roofing is also the transluscent asbestos which allows light through.

INFERENCE The aircrafts are washed once in a week. There are people hired for this purpose. The adjoining main road and the helipad so close, the aircrafts get dirty and dusty. There are huge gusts of winds from the helipad next to the museum which is used for test rides. The floors made of concrete are going green because of the moss and lichen growth due to the soaking of water or retainment of water in the porous surface of concrete. Thus moss and lichen grows in the places water has soaked or retained due to heavy continous rain. The floor is having stagnant water because the floor is uneven. The presence of water is mainly by two reasons either the cleaning or the heavy showers of rain. Trolleys with garbage from the sweeping and green fresh leaves cut off for shaping the bushes in the gardens. The dry leaves are from the trees which are sweeped and put in the trolley. The trolley is easy for transportation. The museum has a very appropriate timing for opening at 9:00 am. This time is perfect for opening for the staff and the opening for the visitors as they line up to visit the museum from around 9:30 onwards. The gaurd at the gate stands for checking your tickets before the entry and also to check your tickets for the camera. The security does not check bags nor there are any metal detectors. The museum is busy during the mornings during the vacations due to the summer camps and during the school days for educational trips. The gates are closed with not much activities cause there are no materials transported often. But considering the size of the artifacts it is of a considerable length. There is a chair outside every Hall for the security gaurd but they are 80% of the time unoccupied. There are dividers surrounding every exhibit so that people can walk around it and avoid touching the exhibit. In this case climb on the exhibits.

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DISPLAY

TYPES OF ARTIFACTS There are life sized aircrafts, There are scale models of the Satelites. The life size Engines are in display. The scale models of aircrafts are displayed in glass boxes. The television shows a short movie or a compilation of the past, present and future upcoming projects of Hal. There are flowcharts on the light boards. They explain a series of events or the parts of a flight and many more.

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TYPES OF ARTIFACTS - GROUPING The artifacts on display are the aircrafts, helicopters, engines, landing gears, scale models, photos, achievement awards. The Hall1 consists of the achievemnt photographs from the 1940â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s up to date. The photos are displayed in different halls divided into decades. They also hold the scale models of satelites and also the light boards for the flowcharts. They have an audio played on Hal work of the past and present. They have also proudly showcased the awards Hal has received. Hall 2 again have the flowcharts with the light boards, stimulator and the control room facing the air strip. We leave this hall to move on to the hall with aircrafts and engines on display. They also have a parachute open for display. Leaving this room we enter the Hangar displays where really huge aircrafts are displayed in the open for people to see their magnificance.

DISPLAY CASES The Hangars specially made for displaying the life size aircrafts make a display case of their own. They are just a roof protecting the artifacts from various climatic conditions. They are open from four sides and can be a walk through for the people. The hollow cuboidal structure made of fibre glass is for displaying the scale models of the aircrafts with stands. The wooden shelves are locked and have the precious medals and trophies won by Hal.

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COMMUNICATION

MEANS OF COMMUNICATING There are flowcharts on the light boards. These light boards are clear and are of proper visibility to our eyes. They are not overexposed nor under exposed due to the light behind. Their background is either yellow or blue in colour. The prestigious and the most important exhibits are marked in boards which are golden plated. The display boards for all artifacts are a triangular stand. The bord communicates the name of the artifact. There is a few lines describing the artifacts. The dark blue board is the format followed inside the Hall2 have white letters on the board. There are name boards blue with white letters. SUCCESSFUL IN COMMUNICATION All the boards have bold letters and have clear and crisp information for the readers to understand and learn about the artifacts. The information have an interesting suspense in inducing to find out more about the aircraft for aviation enthusiasts.

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ADDITIONAL COMMUNICATION The map of the heritage centre communicates a clear message about the direction of movement and placement of all the artifacts. The signs such as no smoking, office, way to aircraft and engine indoor display are directional signs and an informatory sign. There are some boards on environmental friendly note and the campus is equally up to the notes. There are many informatory signs in blue boards.

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LIGHTING AND ELECTRICALS

LIGHTING AND FIXTURES There are lights present in Hall1 because it is a photo gallery. The need for light is necessary. Depending on the weather the lights are used. There are ceiling fans present only in the first partition mailny for the ventillation purpose. There are beadings covering the wires. Lights which are suspended, they are covered with hollow tubes to hide the wires suspending from the ceiling. All the switches are placed in the right behind the door at the corner. Yellow lights are fixed only in Hall2 at the enterance above the light boards.

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MICRO CLIMATIC ISSUES Natural ventilation is the ventilation of a building with outside air without the use of a fan or other mechanical system. It can be achieved with openable windows or trickle vents when the spaces to ventilate are small and the architecture permits. In more complex systems warm air in the building can be allowed to rise and flow out upper openings to the outside (stack effect) thus forcing cool outside air to be drawn into the building naturally through openings in the lower areas. These systems use very little energy but care must be taken to ensure the occupantsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; comfort. In warm or humid months, in many climates, maintaining thermal comfort solely via natural ventilation may not be possible so conventional air conditioning systems are used as backups but there are no such systems found here.

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The points for all the fans and lights are planned and fix to cover the whole area. The ceiling fans are in four sides of the room. The lights are present next to the fans, lower than the fans closer to the photos. They are well placed for the lights to cover all the photos. There is a display light board which is hung from the top. The photos are on both sides.

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CREATIVE ASPECTS OF LIGHTING There are three lights, blue, red and white. The photos were having an harmonious effect on the viewerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s eyes. During bad weathers the rooms become dark due to the natural lighting and this lighting is quite effective.

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MAINTENANCE AND SECURITY

SECURITY The securities are present 24 hours at the gate. There are three gaurds at the night. One at the main and two who do the rounds. The gaurds in the morning are settled in various spaces. The head of security is placed at the enterance and takes care of the paper work. One is placed at the gate to check tickets and camera. There are gaurds placed at every hall and all the hangars.

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FIRE ISSUES The fire extinguishers are placed in every hall. The fire extinguishers are placed atleast in two corners of a room. There is a major drill which is taught to all the employees. There are also instructions charts for the visitors to read during any fire.

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CLEANLINESS All the aircrafts are washed once in a week and the gardening is done regularly which includes moving the lawn and cutting the bushes in shape. There is a person monitering the people working. The washrooms are cleaned at around ten in the morning. The dry leaves and the fresh leaf cut off are sweeped and removed immediately. There is enough workers working on keeping the campus clean. The place is well gardened and has a nursery of its own at the back of the museum.

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MANAGEMENT AND VISITORS SERVICES

HIERARCHY

DIRECTOR DEPUTY DIRECTOR MUSEUM OFFICER RESEARCH ASSISTANT MUSEUM ASSISTANT MUSEUM ATTENDANT SECURITY LABOUR FACILITIES Aero Modelling Club: There is more for teenagers interested in aviation. Children above 12 years can become members of the Aero Modelling Club which will teach them all about building airplane models, including those which can be remote controlled and made to actually fly. Heritage Library: The Heritage Library has material chronicling developments of aerospace and technology, and students and enthusiasts are encouraged to make use of them. Audio-visuals screen footage of air shows, aviation related themes, famous flights, historic events and a spectacular display of manoeuvres and aerobatics performed during international air shows. Souvenir Shop: The Souvenir Shop will keep alive your visit with items for sale, including model aircraft, T shirts and caps with aircraft graphics, photographs and stickers. A cafeteria is to be opened shortly. Aircraft simulators: The entire experience at the aviation museum has been made entertaining and real, since HALâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s efforts are targeted at young adults, to enthuse them to choose aviation as a career. Aircraft simulators give young visitors a feel of actually flying an airplane. They explain the principles involved in basic and advanced flying. ATITUDE OF VISITORS AND SERVICES

TYPES OF VISITORS

The people who visit the museums are usually families, school children etc. It is like a break for families to enjoy their sunday evening, The place is beautiful and people are awestruck by the life size artifacts. People have an amazing rapport with the supporting staff who are always there to give them the information to boost the enthusiasm of the people.

People who visit the museum are usually accompanied by children. Usually the people who visit this museum are amazed by the size of these artifacts and are thrilled by its presence. Childrens expressions and movements around these aircrafts are the most pleasing effects these museum has succesfully created. And also displayed for enthusisasts to feast their eyes on aircrafts.

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QUESTIONNAIRE UNESCONew Delhi Museums survey April 2010 Questionnaire Name ofthe Museumvisited and date ofthe visit: HAL Museum, 4th May, 2013 A. Personal information1 Name : Age : 23 Nationality : Indian Email : Mobile : 8792986560 Present studies : B.Sc Education : 12th, CBSE Subjects of interest : Music Professional experiences: - nil How often do you go to museums (times/ year) ? 3 times Which museums have you already visited in India? Vishweshwarya, Cuddalore Museum Which museums have you already visited aboard? National Museum of Singapore B.Questions on museums

I. 8. Were the museum’s staff and / or the museum’s security guards able to answer your questions and to guide you correctly? For example were they able to assist you in finding certain items (such as the miniature paintings collection or the Gupta sculptures or the textiles etc) ? A. Museum staffs are not present. Only securities and cleaners are found. Museum staff present in the library is of very good help. I. 9. Is there any audio guide available? If yes then in which languages are they available ? A. No audio guide I. 10. Is there any guide (booklet) available? If yes then in which languages are they written? A. No booklet / guide I. 11. Are the opening hours clearly displayed? Where is it displayed (outside the museum at the entrance? ) A. Yes, clearly on the ticket counter I. 12. Is the tariff clearly displayed ? A. Yes, clearly displayed on the ticket counter I. 13. Does the tariff vary from person to person depending upon his nationality, age, occupation etc? Is it clearly presented? A. No they are the same. Only child below age 2 are free of cost. I. 14. Is there a cafeteria? If yes, then is it appealing? Which drinks and food are proposed? Where is it? A. Not much. All aerated, milk (flavoured), snacks like lays, chips, chocolates, tea, coffee, buiscuts, cakes are present.

I. Welcome surrounding reception comfort I. 1. Is the museum’s external environment appealing? Is it kept neatly or is it untidy? Does it affect the museum’s appearance? A. The museum is very tidy and neatly maintained. Yes the maintenance has enhanced the artifacts. I. 2. Is the museum’s entrance well indicated? Is it easy to find the entrance? A. Yes very much. The museum also has a huge A structure which attracts attention. I. 3. Is the museum’s entrance close to the parking and / or the bus stop? A. The parking is just outside the gate and the bus stop is only 200m away. I. 4. In which language did you address the person at the reception? Do you know if the person at the reception could speak any other language? A. English, Tamil, Telgu, Kanada and Hindi I. 5. Was there any security checks (bags and yourself) ? If yes, was it accurate enough? A. Yes, Only tickets, bag for camera. Not accurate enough. I. 6. Were you allowed inside with a big bag? If no, did you get a safe to keep your bag? A. Yes, we are allowed to take bags. I. 7. Were you given a map of the museum so that you could easily find out the location of objects, paintings, textiles etc in the various galleries? If yes, how is it presented ( small booklet, big poster on the wall ) ? A. There is a map at the enterance 1. ERGONOMIC ISSUES

I. 15. Are there bathrooms? Are they well kept? A. There are bathrooms. Fairly maintained I. 16. Are there any facilities for disabled people (lift,stairs with elevators)? A. Stairs only, no lift I. 17. Are there guided tours available? A. No guided tours I. 18. Are there any special programmes or facilities proposed for the children? A. Aero Modelling Club: There is more for teenagers interested in aviation. Children above 12 years can become members of the Aero Modelling Club which will teach them all about building airplane models, including those which can be remote controlled and made to actually fly. I. 19. Are there enough seating areas ? Is it comfortable ? A. Yes, there are enough seating area. Not quite comfortable I. 20. Were you affected by any sound disturbance? A. Helicopters, Flights, Traffic on road I. 21. Was the temperature inside the museum comfortable? Is the museum well ventilated? Museum well ventilated. Temperature the same outside. II.Objects’ presentation, display, captions and explanations II. 1.Did you find thatthe objects were well displayed? 1. ERGONOMIC ISSUES

A. Yes II. 2. Were there captionsforthe objects on display? A. Yes If yes, a. Were there captionsfor each ofthem? A. Yes b. Were the captions giving you the information you were looking for? A. Yes c. Did you read on the captions information about the provenance, the techniques, the material and the dates? A. Yes d. In which language (s) were the captions written? A. English e. Were the spellings and facts written on the captions accurate? A.Yes II. 3.Did you see any inventory number on the objects on display or in the captions? A. No II. 4.Did you see any dustinside the showcases or on the items? A. No II. 5.Did you see any insectsinside the showcases where the items are kept? A. No II. 6. Were the items well lit (enough light, but not to much so that it does not affect the items; direction of the light; reflections on the glass or on the showcases; etc.)? Does it positively or negatively impact the visibility of the artefact? A. Aircrafts are lit by natural lights. Photos illuminated by natural light. Some places low there are low amount of blue and white light. II. 7. Did you see any poster atthe entrance ofthe rooms giving general explanations on the items presented in each room? A. No If yes, a. Were the explanations clear? b. Were the posters well presented? c. In which language were the posters written? d. Were the spellings and facts on the posters accurate? II. 8. Do you have the impression that you learned something by reading the explanations on the posters and the captions? A. - nil II. 9. Were there any movies or slide shows about the items and the museum collections?If yes then in which language were they and were there any subtitles? A. Yes. no subtitles, no language, no audio movie

II. 11. Did you feel that the museum staff was adequately trained to ensure proper safety of the items and of the equipment? A. Yes II. 12. Did you see any instrument to check the temperature and humidity, so that the climate is safe for the items? A. No III. Bookshop and souvenirs III. 1. Is there any book shop in the museum? If there is a book shop: a. Where is the book shop situated in the museum (for example, at the entrance, inside themuseum, outside themuseum)? A. No b. Which book did you find (mainly books which are available in any bookshops in Delhi or mainly books edited by the museum itself or books which are rare to find in any book shop in Delhi)? A. - nil c. Were the books at a similar rates as the one proposed in any book shop in Delhi? A. - nil III. 2. Is there any souvenirs shop in the museum? YES If there is a souvenirs shop: a. Where is the souvenirs shop situated in the museum (for example, at the entrance, inside themuseum, outside themuseum)? A. Towards the end b. Which souvenirs did you find? A. Models, post cards, shirts, caps, etc c. Did you find any postcards representing items belonging to the museum collections? A. Yes d. Did you find any objects reproducing items belonging to the museum collections? A. Yes e. Were they items in the souvenirs shop affordable to you? A. Yes they were priced reasonably IV. Library,research facilities, conference room, program,temporary exhibition IV. 1 Did you see if there is any library, research facilities or conference room? YES IV. 2.Did you see any program? Does the museum propose conferences, slide shows, movies, concerts and special demonstrations? YES, the aero show once in two years IV. 3. Did you notice if the museum was offering a temporary exhibition aside the permanent collection? NO

II. 10.Did you notice if the items and the equipment are sensitively handled? A. Yes

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V. Personal comments on your visit (write an personal essay of minimum 400 words related to your own experience about your museum’s visit)

“ Been with my family. Good place to know about aircrafts,history of Indian Aerospaceright from the kings to Tatas and independent India’s Aeronautics industry. Enjoyed and left the place with a good feeling ” - Krishnan, Engineer “Bangalore is where the first aircraft (starting with the WWII amphibians of the USAF) were serviced/ repaired. The ‘factory’ in time became Hindustan Aircraft Ltd., and today it is the premiere aviation industry center of India. The aircraft works changed the Pensioners Paradise and the pre-eminent British military station radically. The Americans in the early 40s overwhelmed the cantonment with their brash life-style - coca-cola, ice-cream and pop-corn, Hollywood movies, pulp-fiction, comics and ‘Rum n Coca-cola’, ‘Chattanooga Choo Choo’, ‘In the mood’ and such songs that took Bangalore by storm. The museum displays some of the early steel birds of HAL.” - Janardhan, Engineer “The Heritage Centre & Aerospace Museumat Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Bangalore, is located on Airport Road, 8 km. from M. G .Road and only 1.5 km. from Airport. It is a rare display of sorts, first of its kind and unique in its nature.A visit to the Heritage centreis a most spectacular feast for the eyes, unseen anywhere in the country. HAL has given Bangalore an unique status City of Aeronautics. Heritage centre, at HAL automatically finds its place in the tourism map of Karnataka. A trip to Bangalore will be incomplete without a visit totheHeritageCentre. “ Ananya, Home Maker “Reasonable entry fees, a good alternative to mall visits. Full of information for people interested in the history of aviation in India. But it lacks the hands on experience that we were expecting of the center. The ATC is ill maintained, one can no longer see the runway of the old airport. A demo or something of how it helps aircrafts land and take off would have been helpful. The flight simulator PC game is avoidable. There are lots of models and real retired aircrafts on display. Each aircraft/ model has information regarding its use, power and production. But one does not get a touch and feel experience of how it is inside the cockpit of the plane/helicopter. Would have been a good experience if a little hands on experience is added.” - Natasha Lal “The Hindustan Aeronautical Limited (HAL) Heritage centre and Aerospace Museum is a MUST visit for aviation and engineering buffs.... Very explanatory exhibits, changes to get into a cockpit and do a simulation run..The joy of seeing India’s early aircrafts .. Kids enjoyed the place and remember the exhibits after many years...” - Vishwadharmi

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