User:Cmalaguti/Canadian Aviation Heritage Centre (CAHC)

New article name, located in the historical "Old Stone Barn" on the MacDonald Campus of McGill University in Ste-Anne de Bellevue, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, is a community oriented, non-profit organization dedicated to raise the public's awareness of the contributions made by Canadians in the field of aviation, with particular attention given to those having a Quebec connection.

The CAHC it's the only one of its kind in Quebec, and has the full support of many established cultural and educational organizations, including the Canada Aviation and Space Museum and McGill University.

History
The CAHC was founded by Godfrey Pasmore in 1998 after a rental agreement was arranged trough the MacDonald/McGill University administration for a portion of this building to be refurbished and used as the site of an aviation heritage centre. Two workshops have already been created for the construction and preservation of historically significant aircraft. Another wings of the building has been transformed into the first stage of an Art Gallery, Machine Shops, Administration Offices, Conference Room and Memorabilia.

Projects in progress
Blériot XI “Le Scarabée” (1909) The Blériot XI was designed and built by Louis Blériot, the first airman to fly cross the English Channel. An equally important "first" was the 1910 flight of Count Jacques de Lesseps over Montreal, the first flight over a Canadian City. Members of the CAHC are currently building and exact, full-size replica of the Blériot XI, which will be ready to flight again over Montreal in 2011.

Fairchild FC-2 (1927) The Fairchild FC-2 was a pioneer "bush plane", quite advanced for its time, boasting an enclosed, heated cabin and folding wings. The CAHC replica will carry the registration G-CAIH, originally owned by Fairchild Aviation Ltd. of Montréal and operated out of Grand-Mère, Québec.

Bristol Bolingbroke (1942) The Bolingbroke Mark IV, built by Fairchild Aviation Ltd. in Longueil, Quebec was the Canadian version of the Bristol Blenheim bomber. Restoration work is underway and, upon completion, it will be an impressive display and another significant aspect of aviation heritage, particularly recognizing the contribution of Fairchild Aviation Ltd. in Canada.

Fleet Canuck (1947) This all Canadian aircraft was designed and built by J. O. Noury of Stone Creek, On. in 1939. It was designed as a utility and pilot training aircraft and named Noury N-75.