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In article wJHKb.239677$8y1.1083757@attbi_s52,
Michael 182 wrote: And Rhinebeck, NY - never been there but I've heard it's great. The museum and flying displays are great. The runway there is not up to modern standards, to put it mildly. The runway has a hill at one end, a big dip in the middle, trees all around and a gravel road running across the middle of it. IIRC, the length is in the 1500ft range, but don't quote me on that. I've never flown in, just watched the show from the ground. Most of the planes that fly at Rhinebeck have no brakes, and very slow speeds. The procedure for the show planes is to taxi up to the top of the hill and then take off down the hill and be airborne before the road, because that is where the runway starts up hill again. Landings are made just after the road, with wing walkers (runners actually) to catch the inevitable ground loops. The planes are light enough that a wing walker grabbing a wing can keep the plane from ground looping. John -- John Clear - http://www.panix.com/~jac |
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John Clear wrote: The runway there is not up to modern standards, to put it mildly. The runway has a hill at one end, a big dip in the middle, trees all around and a gravel road running across the middle of it. IIRC, the length is in the 1500ft range, but don't quote me on that. I've never flown in, just watched the show from the ground. For what it's worth, I took a look and decided that getting my Maule out of there with my family on board and half tanks would be very dicey. George Patterson Great discoveries are not announced with "Eureka!". What's usually said is "Hummmmm... That's interesting...." |
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"Michael 182" wrote in message
news:wJHKb.239677$8y1.1083757@attbi_s52... And Rhinebeck, NY - never been there but I've heard it's great. Rhinebeck is a great flying museum... they don't just have vintage aircraft, they FLY them. Not many other places you can hear the sound of a rotary engine and the smell of burning castor oil :-) Website: http://www.oldrhinebeck.org/ And from their FAQ: Q: Can I land my aircraft at the Aerodrome? A: . We discourage general aviation aircraft, but welcome antiques as long as their performance is compatible with the limitations of our airfield. Feel free to bcall the Aerodrome at (845) 752-3200 to discuss the particulars of your aircraft and our airfield. Eric |
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Eric Miller wrote: Rhinebeck is a great flying museum... they don't just have vintage aircraft, they FLY them. Yes, and they also have a static museum a short walk up the hill. George Patterson Great discoveries are not announced with "Eureka!". What's usually said is "Hummmmm... That's interesting...." |
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The Shuttleworth Trust Museum, Biggleswade UK. Grass runway as I recall but it has been at least 15 years since I was there. Errol Groff Instructor, Machine Tool Department H.H. Ellis Tech 613 Upper Maple Street Danielson, CT 06239 860 774 8511 x1811 http://pages.cthome.net/errol.groff/ http://newenglandmodelengineeringsociety.org/ On Tue, 06 Jan 2004 23:32:10 GMT, "James Blakely" wrote: The Warbird Museum in Titusville, FL is accessible from GA. "Jay Honeck" wrote in message news:FeGKb.751015$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" |
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Jay:
Can you (or someone else) collect all these museums and post them on a website? thanks |
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I'm compiling the list now!
-- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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Hanger 25 in Big Spring, TX
http://www.hangar25airmuseum.com/main/index.asp Frontiers of Flight in Dallas will be opening soon http://www.flightmuseum.com/ The Texas Air Museum in Slaton, TX http://www.swaviator.com/html/issueMA02/Slaton3402.html Vintage Flying Museum in FtWorth, TX - "Chuckie" B-17 http://www.vintageflyingmuseum.org/ -- John H. Phillips Dallas, Texas "Jay Honeck" wrote in message news:%4VKb.757859$HS4.5985745@attbi_s01... I'm compiling the list now! -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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There is the Thomas P. Stafford Museum at the Weatherford, Ok.
airport, (F91). It is a very nice, fairly new, smaller sized museum that is accessible from the G.A. ramp. In case you didn't know, Stafford is a famous astronaut and Weatherford is his home town. Here's a link to their website: http://www.staffordairandspacemuseum.com/ Here's some photo's of displays: http://www.staffordairandspacemuseum.com/airphotos.html You can see everything in a few hours. It is well worth the trip if you are in the general vicinity. "Jay Honeck" wrote in message news:%4VKb.757859$HS4.5985745@attbi_s01... I'm compiling the list now! -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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Another great one is:
The Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum located at the Hamilton Airport CYHM in Ontario, Canada (Near Buffalo NY). http://www.warplane.com/pages/aboutus_mandate.html Cheers, Pete Europa Builder "Jay Honeck" wrote in message news:%4VKb.757859$HS4.5985745@attbi_s01... I'm compiling the list now! -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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