Can You Name an "Aircraft-Accessible" Aviation Museum?

On Wed, 7 Jan 2004, Jim Austin wrote:

Jay Honeck wrote:
Can you add any more to this list?

Check this one out, I taxied right up to the front door and enjoyed the
visit:

http://www.tnairmuseum.com/index2.html

Cool site, but too bad it seems to be solid Flash from one end to the
other.

It does look like a good museum, though...

Brian.

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
Can you add any more to this list?

http://www.southernmuseumofflight.org/ Located at the airport in
Birmingham, Alabama. Two blocks from Birmingham International Airport.

Right up the road form me in Tullahoma, Tennessee is the Staggerwing museum.
www.staggerwing.com. It's a 20 minute flight for me. Never made it. Will
one day soon. Other than pretty much any low wing plane, the Staggerwing is
the sexiest plane ever made.

You USED to be able to fly into the National Naval Aviation Museum down in
Pensacola. This has gotta be one of the best, highest quality museums ever
made. Sure naval.aviation.museum/intro.html. What a shame that we can't
fly there anymore. But there's still a ramp that goes right up to the
entrance so there may be hope one day that we can fly there again.

--
Jim Fisher

"Michael 182" wrote in message
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And Rhinebeck, NY - never been there but I've heard it's great.

Rhinebeck is a great flying museum... they don't just have vintage aircraft,
they FLY them.
Not many other places you can hear the sound of a rotary engine and the
smell of burning castor oil :-)

Website: http://www.oldrhinebeck.org/

And from their FAQ:
Q: Can I land my aircraft at the Aerodrome?
A: . We discourage general aviation aircraft, but welcome antiques as long
as their performance is compatible with the limitations of our airfield.
Feel free to bcall the Aerodrome at (845) 752-3200 to discuss the
particulars of your aircraft and our airfield.

Eric

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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In another post about the fabulous new Udvar-Hazy Center (part of the
National Air & Space Museum), frustration with not being able to fly into
this terrific new facility was evident. I personally find it appallingly
ironic that museums which purport to glorify flight are not accessible by
aircraft, despite being located on an airport.

Which brings to the fore a question: How many aviation museums really ARE
accessible by light plane?

Charlotte, NC

On Tue, 6 Jan 2004 18:10:21 -0500, "Larry Smith"
wrote in Message-Id:
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I guess the museum is still at Santa Monica, CA

http://www.museumofflying.com/

http://www.smmirror.com/volume5/issu..._of_flying.asp
Kathleen Herd Masser
Mirror contributing writer

Work will begin early next month on the new Museum of Flying at the
Santa Monica Airport. The original museum closed in July 2002.
The new location is a hanger just east of the Supermarine building
that housed the old facility. Exhibits will highlight the history of
the airport and its role in the early development of commercial and
military aviation.
Long before it became a day-tripper destination for Promenade
shoppers and a more permanent haven for anyone with a million or two
to plunk down on a cramped bungalow, Santa Monica was at the heart of
a burgeoning aviation industry. The first plane to circumnavigate the
globe was built here, as were countless World War II military
aircraft.
Golf course mogul and Supermarine president David Price has resumed
his post as chairman of the museum’s board. In a recently released
statement, Price said, “The Santa Monica City Council, Airport
Commission, Airport Director, and Airport Manager were all
instrumental in helping to secure a new location for the Museum in
Santa Monica and were especially helpful in assisting with identifying
and approving a new location that will allow the Museum to remain a
focal point of the airport. We are truly grateful for their efforts.”
The museum will open to the public in 2004.

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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Can you add any more to this list?


Lone Star Flight Museum - Galveston Tx http://www.lsfm.org/
Highland Lakes Squadron CAF Museum - Burnet Tx
http://www.gtwn-sqr.com/caf/index-1.htm

Cheers!
John Clonts
Temple, Texas
N7NZ

Jay Honeck wrote:

Can you add any more to this list?

The Owl's Head Transportation Museum in Owl's Head Maine (RKD). There's also a
small one at Colleg Park, Maryland, if the TSA ever opens the airport back up.

George Patterson
Great discoveries are not announced with "Eureka!". What's usually said is
"Hummmmm... That's interesting...."

John Clear wrote:

The runway there is not
up to modern standards, to put it mildly. The runway has a hill
at one end, a big dip in the middle, trees all around and a gravel
road running across the middle of it. IIRC, the length is in the
1500ft range, but don't quote me on that. I've never flown in,
just watched the show from the ground.

For what it's worth, I took a look and decided that getting my Maule out of there
with my family on board and half tanks would be very dicey.

George Patterson
Great discoveries are not announced with "Eureka!". What's usually said is
"Hummmmm... That's interesting...."

Jay Honeck wrote:


Which brings to the fore a question: How many aviation museums really ARE
accessible by light plane? I know, for example, that my two favorite
museums (the Air Force Museum in Ohio, and the Strategic Air Command Museum
in Nebraska) are NOT accessible by aircraft.

Add the Mid Atlantic Air Museum in Reading, Pennsylvania, Carl Spatz Field
(KRDG) to your list.
http://www.maam.org/ Request taxi to the museum. Open daily. Don't miss
their WW II weekends, usually the first weekend of June. "The Museum's
collection includes award-winning warbirds, classic airliners, rare & unusual
military and civilian aircraft and historic exhibits."

Also, the New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, Bradley Intl
Airport (KBDL). http://www.neam.org/cont_about.htm Inquire FBO about a
courtesy shuttle to the museum. Open daily.

Also, The Aviation Hall of Fame & Museum of New Jersey at Teterboro Airport,
(KTEB). http://www.njahof.org/ Open Tues-Sun 10-4. Not sure about ramp or
courtesy shuttles, KTEB can be extremely busy, so best to call ahead.

Hope this helps !

In article FeGKb.751015$HS4.5883554@attbi_s01,
"Jay Honeck" wrote:

Which brings to the fore a question: How many aviation museums really ARE
accessible by light plane?

Hiller Aviation Museum at KSQL on the San Francisco Peninsula.

http://www.hiller.org/