The museum
Espace Air Passion preserves French light aviation, record-breaking prototypes and sailplanes at Angers Loire Airport. Restoration work and flying examples connect regional aviation pioneers with the development of postwar recreational and military flying.
Espace Air Passion preserves French light aviation, record-breaking prototypes and sailplanes at Angers Loire Airport. Restoration work and flying examples connect regional aviation pioneers with the development of postwar recreational and military flying.
Aircraft and collections: French pioneer aircraft, sailplanes, prototypes and airworthy historic aircraft. The museum reports more than 180 aircraft and gliders in its overall collection but roughly forty on permanent display; the selection below comes from named exhibits in its current collection page. Some aircraft fly or rotate out of the display.
The entries below are selected source-attributed airframes and artifacts, not a promise that every item is accessible on the date of a visit. Collection holdings, restoration projects, replicas, partial airframes and public displays are distinguished where the institution provides sufficient evidence. Please check visitor arrangements directly with the museum.
What defines the collection
French pioneer aircraft, sailplanes, prototypes and airworthy historic aircraft
What to expect
The museum reports more than 180 aircraft and gliders in its overall collection but roughly forty on permanent display; the selection below comes from named exhibits in its current collection page. Some aircraft fly or rotate out of the display.
What the museum holds
more than 180 historic aircraft and sailplanes in collection; about forty on display
The inventory below separates what the museum or its sources say the institution holds from the smaller set of aircraft histories already connected to the Air Archive.
- Avia 152 sailplane replicaOn Display
- Caudron C.430 Rafale replicaOn Display
- Colomban MC-15 Cri-CriOn Display
- de Havilland Canada DHC-1 ChipmunkOn Display
- DFS Weihe sailplaneOn Display
- Fauvel AV-22S sailplaneOn Display
- Gérin V6E Varivol prototypeOn Display
- Microturbo 200B MicrojetOn Display
- Mignet HM-14 Pou-du-CielOn Display
- Morane-Saulnier MS-505 CriquetOn Display
- Moynet M360-6 JupiterOn Display
- Piper L-4H GrasshopperOn Display
- Potez 60 Sauterelle (composite reconstruction)On Display
- René Gasnier No. III (1908)On Display
Open full museum-listed inventory (14 entries)
| Aircraft | Status | Identity |
|---|---|---|
| Avia 152 sailplane replica | On Display | — |
| Caudron C.430 Rafale replica | On Display | — |
| Colomban MC-15 Cri-Cri | On Display | — |
| de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk | On Display | — |
| DFS Weihe sailplane | On Display | — |
| Fauvel AV-22S sailplane | On Display | — |
| Gérin V6E Varivol prototype | On Display | — |
| Microturbo 200B Microjet | On Display | — |
| Mignet HM-14 Pou-du-Ciel | On Display | — |
| Morane-Saulnier MS-505 Criquet | On Display | — |
| Moynet M360-6 Jupiter | On Display | — |
| Piper L-4H Grasshopper | On Display | — |
| Potez 60 Sauterelle (composite reconstruction) | On Display | — |
| René Gasnier No. III (1908) | On Display | — |