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

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

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? 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.

So here's my contributions to this heroic list. Let's hear it for museum
directors who have sense enough to make their airplanes viewable by those of
us who might actually fly in!

[...snip...]


Can you add any more to this list?

Castle Air Museum, http://www.elite.net/castle-air/. Right next door
-- easy walking distance -- to KMER (Castle Airport, Merced), the old
Castle Airforce Base. (yes, you get 11,000' of runway to play with and
an apron built for dozens of B-52s on the way to the tiedowns).

The mueum itself is great -- everything from an SR-71 and a B-52 to a
Cessna "Blue Canoe". I've spent several days there... (but the food
there is dreadful).

Hamish

Can you add any more to this list?


The Florida Air Museum on the S&F site. Open and accessible to all....except
one person. Taxi to the NW entrance to the site and you can taxi up to the S&F
office. Easy walk to the museum and the gift shop.

Walt

The CAFÉ museum at Galveston and the Museum at Midland are both accessible.
I like the on in Galveston better, but the one in Midland has more made up
exhibits.

Cheers
Jeff
"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:FeGKb.751015$HS4.5883554@attbi_s01...
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? 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.

So here's my contributions to this heroic list. Let's hear it for museum
directors who have sense enough to make their airplanes viewable by those
of
us who might actually fly in!

1. Rantoul, Illinois. The Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum You can taxi
right up to this one, and park just a few dozen feet away from an F-14
Tomcat. (Sadly, when we were there last month they had the back door
locked, so we had to walk around to the front of the building. This is a
giant hangar, so that was no small feat, with kids in tow...)
See it at: http://www.aeromuseum.org/

2. Topeka, Kansas. Combat Air Museum. Ditto above. Another great museum
located on the old Forbes Field air base.
See it at http://www.combatairmuseum.org/

3. Greenfield Iowa. Iowa Aviation Museum and Hall of Fame. Small, but
very
good.
See it at http://www.flyingmuseum.com/

4. Ottumwa, Iowa. Airpower Museum and Antique Aircraft Association. This
is on a small, private, grass strip which is home to the most amazing
annual
fly-in every summer. Call ahead for permission to land.
See it at http://www.aaa-apm.org/ .

5. Oshkosh, WI. EAA Airventure Museum. This one is only "sort of"
accessible by air. When I flew in during the winter in '95, I had to park
on the opposite side of the airport (miles away) at Basler, and they drove
us over to the museum.
See it at http://www.airventuremuseum.org/.

Can you add any more to this list?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

The Lone Star Flight Museum is on the flight line at Galveston (GLS). Im
not sure if access is permitted from the line, but even if its not, the
walk is reasonable in my opinion, even with kids.

Also, I believe there is some sort of Museum at Addison, Texas in the
DFW area (ADS). It is a short walk (again even with kids).

The Confederate Air Force Museum at Midland Airfield, Midland, Texas, is
NOT directly accessible (to the public) from the line, but the FBO has a
courtesy car they can lend you.

I guess you are right, most of these places dont have turnstiles at the
hangar door, but rather are focused on getting the lay public interested
in aviation, and have therefore put the turnstiles on THAT side of the
building

Dave.

Jay Honeck wrote:
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? 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.

So here's my contributions to this heroic list. Let's hear it for museum
directors who have sense enough to make their airplanes viewable by those of
us who might actually fly in!

1. Rantoul, Illinois. The Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum You can taxi
right up to this one, and park just a few dozen feet away from an F-14
Tomcat. (Sadly, when we were there last month they had the back door
locked, so we had to walk around to the front of the building. This is a
giant hangar, so that was no small feat, with kids in tow...)
See it at: http://www.aeromuseum.org/

2. Topeka, Kansas. Combat Air Museum. Ditto above. Another great museum
located on the old Forbes Field air base.
See it at http://www.combatairmuseum.org/

3. Greenfield Iowa. Iowa Aviation Museum and Hall of Fame. Small, but very
good.
See it at http://www.flyingmuseum.com/

4. Ottumwa, Iowa. Airpower Museum and Antique Aircraft Association. This
is on a small, private, grass strip which is home to the most amazing annual
fly-in every summer. Call ahead for permission to land.
See it at http://www.aaa-apm.org/ .

5. Oshkosh, WI. EAA Airventure Museum. This one is only "sort of"
accessible by air. When I flew in during the winter in '95, I had to park
on the opposite side of the airport (miles away) at Basler, and they drove
us over to the museum.
See it at http://www.airventuremuseum.org/.

Can you add any more to this list?

Dave S wrote:

Also, I believe there is some sort of Museum at Addison, Texas in the
DFW area (ADS). It is a short walk (again even with kids).

That would be the Cavanaugh Flight Museum.
http://www.cavanaughflightmuseum.com/

Russell Kent

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

Jim Austin
Easley, SC

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.

On Tue, 06 Jan 2004 22:01:09 GMT, "Jay Honeck"
wrote:



Can you add any more to this list?

The Staggerwing Museum at Tullahoma, Tennessee (THA).

Mike Weller

How about the Mid-America Air Museum in Liberal, KS?
http://www.swaviator.com/html/issueON99/liberal.html

Remi
Overland Park, KS

Can you add any more to this list?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Kermit Weeks' Fantasy of Flight, near Lakeland, Fl.