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The Western Museum of Flight recently moved to the Torrance Municipal Airport (TOA), also known as Louis Zamperini Field, in California. The museum specializes in the history of aerospace technology development, with particular emphasis on the origins and growth of the industry in southern California. Aircraft displays, photographs and other historical documents and materials are […]

The No. 1 AirCam has been accepted into the permanent collection of the EAA AirVenture Museum in Oshkosh. Designed by Phil Lockwood, the AirCam is a twin-engine, light aircraft originally commissioned by The National Geographic Society for aerial photography missions. In mid-2006 Lockwood regained ownership of the Air-Cam design, which had been held by Leza […]

Have you ever been to an air show or fly-in where the experience was so bad that it wouldn’t matter if your favorite air show performer and every airworthy warbird in the United States was scheduled to be there — and giving free rides — you STILL wouldn’t go back? It happens. It’s the little […]

Have you ever rented a house, had the landlord sell the property, and the new landlord increase the rent so much you wondered how you were going to pay it? In a nutshell that’s what’s happening to the Air Victory Museum at South Jersey Regional Airport (VAY) near Mount Holly, N.J. Until recently the museum […]

Planning a visit to an aviation museum is a lot like making a cross-country flight. The better your planning is, the better your visit will be. Getting started Start your visit by getting as much information as you can about the exhibits, including when they are open. That way there are no unpleasant surprises, such […]

Last spring the Kansas Aviation Museum began the task of raising $110,000 to move a B-47 to the museum from a parking lot at the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds in Oklahoma City. That mission was successful and today that WB-47E is on the ramp at the museum, where it is undergoing restoration. Once that’s complete, it […]

Want to own a Mustang — or Spitfire, Corsair or Air Tractor — but just can’t come up with the cash? Now you can express your love for these classic planes with a 1/5th scale replica that can be used as home décor or a weather vane. “If the house is big enough, some of […]

“It sure beats working for a living.” That from Steve Oliver. He and his wife, Suzanne Asbury-Oliver, perform at air shows across the country in the Oregon Aero SkyDancer. Steve is the aerobatic pilot in the family while Suzanne is a skywriter — one of the few left today. Together, they travel about nine months […]

Are self-healing airplanes the next big thing in GA? Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have developed technology by which airplanes can heal their own skins and engine parts can protect themselves from hazardous materials. Scientists are working on a process where damage triggers the repair mechanism in epoxy-based materials. When a crack […]