Foynes Flying Boat Museum
Foynes, Co. Limerick, Ireland
Tel: +353 (0)69 65416
Fax: +353 (0)69 65600
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GPS: 52.6115, -9.1082 (Decimal degrees)
Open Daily: 09:00h - 17:00h
March 14th - November
Other times for groups by prebooking.
Last admission 1 hour before closing.
Adults: €9.00
Seniors/Students: €7.00
Children under 14: €5.00
Children under 5: FREE
Family Ticket: €25.00
(2 adults and up to 4 children)
The history of aviation is a fascinitating one, with many weird and wondrful aircraft produced. What lies below is timeline giving a brief history of avaiation, marking out some key landmarks and developments, including flying boats and the crucial role that Foynes played in the development of transatantic flight.
1903, the Wright brothers make the first maned and powered flight. |
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1919, the NC4 is the first plane |
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The first solo, non-stop transatlantic corssing by Charles Lindburgh in the Spirit of St. Louis, travelling from New York to Paris, France. |
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The first Transatlantic Proving flights take place, with PanAm and BOAC travelling from Newfoundland to Foynes and vice verse. |
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Transatlantic passenger flights to Foynes commence. Following the end of WWII, landplanes take over. |
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The first commercial jet airliner, the de Havilland DH 106 Comet |
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Man lands on the moon and Boeing release the 747 |
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Aérospatiale and the British Aircraft Corporation unite to develop the Concorde, the first and onlu supersonic civilian aircraft. |
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Space Shuttle is launched, the first reusable space craft. |
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NASA sends the Mars Pathfinder to Mars to commence the first exploration on the surface of another planet. |
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First non-stop, round the world flight by solar and battery power airplane. Airbus release the A380, double decker civilian passanger jet. |
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Virgin Galactic start civilian passenger flight into space. |
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