NetJets and FlightSafety International have given grants totaling $225,000 towards the Ohio Air & Space Hall of Fame and Learning Center, unlocking a matching state grant of $550,000.
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National Air and Space Museum’s flagship building to close in March
While the main building will be closed until the fall of 2022, the National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center at Dulles International Airport remains open.
Ultimate World War II Fighter Experience grand prize in museum fundraiser
The winner of the sweepstakes will travel to London, England, where they will fly three rare dual-seat fighters of World War II: The P-51D Mustang, the Supermarine Spitfire TR.9, and the Curtiss TP-40N Warhawk.
New name for Carolina Aviation Museum
The museum, which will reopen in 2023 at Charlotte-Douglas International Airport, will be renamed in honor of Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, the captain of the “Miracle on the Hudson” flight.
Picture of the Day: It takes a village…
John Chvatal submitted this photo and note: “It takes a small village to prep these beautiful birds at Wings of the North in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, for flight.”
One membership, two museums
A new agreement gives members of the Experimental Aircraft Association and the Academy of Model Aeronautics access to both organization’s museums.
Wing fabric from original Wright Flyer donated to Dayton museum
Amanda Wright-Lane and Stephen Wright, the Wright brothers’ great grandniece and nephew, have donated the family’s largest five foot wide sections of the muslin that covered the lower left wing of the 1903 Wright Flyer to Carillon Historical Park.
The new and improved Florida Air Museum
If you visited the Florida Air Museum in the past but haven’t been there in a while, you are in for a surprise. It’s still on the SUN ‘n FUN campus at Lakeland Linder International Airport (KLAL), but is surrounded by the new Ramus Skylab Innovation Center, which opened Aug. 4, 2021.
Santa’s original sleigh finds new home at aviation museum
The newly restored sleigh will be on exhibit at the San Diego Air and Space Museum through the holidays.