The grand prize winner has their choice of either a $30,000 credit towards an engine from Continental or Lycoming or $20,000 in cash.
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Future of Maine Air Museum in question
Hit hard by its forced closure during the pandemic, the Maine Air Museum is also facing the loss of the volunteers who have taken leadership roles to keep the museum open.
Defying the odds
The International Women’s Air & Space Museum’s first-ever virtual exhibit, “Defying the Odds: Exploring the Impact of Women and Aviation in the First Half of the 20th Century,” shines a light on lesser known pioneers and trailblazing women, according to officials with the museum, which is located inside the Burke Lakefront Airport (KBKL) terminal building in Cleveland, Ohio.
Fargo Air Museum launches flight simulator lab
Featuring two sets of controls, a yoke and joystick, with the option of virtual reality, pilots and aspiring aviators will be able to take to the sky virtually anywhere in the world. Individuals are able to choose from more than 30 aircraft to fly. Flights can be adjusted to depart and land in various destinations all while the user experiences real-time weather and air traffic conditions.
STEM Flights expands into Michigan
During the May kickoff events in Michigan, STEM Flights partnered with Crosswinds Aviation, School of Missionary Aviation Technology, and the Air Zoo Aerospace and Science Museum. According to officials, 15 students participated in flight experiences with six pilot mentors from around the state.
Picture of the Day: B-17 has baby Waco
Patrick Conroy submitted this photo and note: “The Yankee Air Museum at Willow Run Airport in Michigan has the flying B-17 overshadowing the WacoYMF on the ramp.”
New World War II in the Air gallery planned at National Air and Space Museum
The new gallery will explore how World War II transformed aviation and warfare and inaugurated a new era in military aviation, according to museum officials. The gallery will open with a carrier war section featuring the Grumman FM-1 Wildcat. The North American P-51D Mustang and the Messerschmitt Bf 109G are among the other rare fighter aircraft that will be featured.
National Aviation Hall of Fame cancels 2021 enshrinement ceremony
Travel concerns, as well as concerns for an aviation industry still recovering, led officials to cancel a ceremony for 2021. But officials promise the enshrinement of the Class of 2022 will go forward.
Spirit of Flight Museum lands at KMAN
Now based in Westminster, Colorado, the Spirt of Flight Center is expected to move its collection to Nampa Municipal Airport in Idaho when its new facility is completed in November 2021.