Aeronica C3

The Aeronca C-3 was a light plane built by the Aeronautical Corporation of America in the United States during the 1930s

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The Aeronca Champion (Champ) was a high-wing monoplane 7AC for general aviation

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A tubular frame training glider from the 1930s. See this glider undergoing restoration at Wings of History

American Eagle 101 [NC7172]   336K (266T)

A 1928 American Eagle, Model A-101 whose engine is a WW1 design that was advanced for its day

BeechcraftB19MusketeerC-GDYW

The Musketeer was In production from model years 1963 to 1983, during which time a total of 4,366 were produced.

dragonfly-75

The Dragonfly is an American, two-seat, strut-braced, high wing, motorized glider

BabyBowlus

The Bowlus BA-100 Baby Albatross is an American high-wing, strut-braced, open cockpit, pod-and-boom glider

Christen_Eagle_sq

The Christen Eagle is an aerobatic sporting biplane produced in the USA since the late 1970s

simcopter

Is it a helicopter or a car? It's both!

GlobeSwift

The Globe Swift is a light, two-seat sport monoplane from the post-World War II period

Hiller UH-12E4 Helicopter

Four seat helicopter manufactured by Hiller Aviation

Kittyhawk on display

The Kittyhawk Heaviside is a single-seat electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft developed by Kittyhawk Corporation

IMG_8605

The aircraft on display here at the museum is a flyable ¾ scale model of the original that was designed and built by Ignaz Etrich an Austro-Hungarian engineer

Pioneer II

The Marske Pioneer is a single-seat, mid-wing, tailless glider that was designed by Jim Marske.

peelglidad

During the 1930’s, the Peel Glider Boat Company of Flushing Bay, New York, designed the glider boat. This aircraft is a biplane glider with a stepped flying boat hull

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The device was invented to permit fledgling pilots to attain ground taxiing skills without risking expensive damage and repairs to the real airplane.

Pietenpol

The Pietenpol Air Camper is a simple parasol wing homebuilt aircraft designed by Bernard H. Pietenpol. The first prototype that became the Air Camper was built and flown by Pietenpol in 1928.

Pitts_S-1

The Pitts Special (company designations S-1 and S-2) is a series of light aerobatic biplanes designed by Curtis Pitts.

Security S-1a

The Security Airster is a two-seat single-engine monoplane designed by Bert Kinner and built by his Security National Aircraft Corporation

CAPstinson10

A Civilian Air Patrol (CAP) plane that helped patrol the eastern seaboard of the USA during the early part of World War II

Testing

The Reliant is a three-place high-wing fixed tailwheel land-based monoplane manufactured in the 1930s and 1940s

crop_SuperAlbatrossLanding

The Bowlus BS-100 Super Albatross is a single seat, mid-wing glider that was designed by Hawley Bowlus in 1938.

Taylorcraft BC12-65

An American light, single-engine, high-wing general aviation monoplane built in large numbers in the 1930s and 1940s

viscount_2

The Vickers Viscount (pronounced vi-count, the ”s” being silent), is a British medium-range turboprop airliner first flown in 1948.

vj-23Swingwing

This aircraft is a powered hang glider. It is the powered version of the earlier VJ-23 using a 10 HP engine.

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Volmer Jensen VJ-21 is an American glider. The aircraft was designed by John Carssow and Volmer Jensen

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The Volmer VJ-24W SunFun is an American high-wing, strut-braced, single-seat, pod-and-boom motor glider and ultralight aircraft that was designed by Volmer Jensen

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The Wright Flyer replica on display is full size and is an accurate, non-flying reproduction of the original 1903 Wright Flyer.

Aircraft No Longer on Display

The aircraft below have found new permanent homes and are no longer on display

crop_PT20flight

The PT-20 was one of a series of trainers produced by the Ryan Aeronautical Company under contract to the U.S. Army during the 1930’s.