A aviation & planes forum. AviationBanter

If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below.

Go Back   Home » AviationBanter forum » rec.aviation newsgroups » Soaring
Site Map Home Register Authors List Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read Web Partners

Glider only museums



 
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old April 7th 06, 05:16 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default Glider only museums

Last Saturday marked the official opening of the Southwest Soaring
Museum, George Applebay's long dreamed of display of gliders and
soaring memorabilia related to the American Southwest. It is a very
interesting place to spend a few hours and looks like it is going to
develop into a first class museum. It already has a large library and a
restoration shop.

About 20 of the collections 30 gliders are on display. Factory produced
as well as homebuilt, several hang gliders are included.

Looking over the display got me to thinking about museums that are
solely dedicated to gliders. How many are there?

I know of 4.
1. The National Soaring Museum; Elmira, New York, USA.
2. The Southwest Soaring Museum; Moriarty, New Mexico, USA.
3. Silent Wings Museum; Lubbock, Texas, USA.
4. German Sailplane Museum; Wasserkuppe, Germany.

Every other aviation museum I have been to, or know of, has a mix of
airplanes and gliders. Sometimes the gliders are quite historic and
interesting but they reside in a museum with a mixed display.

Can anyone add to the list the name and location of glider only
museums?

Robert Mudd
Moriarty, New Mexico, USA

  #2  
Old April 7th 06, 02:36 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default Glider only museums

Segelflygmuseum Alleberg in Sweden.

 




Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Aerodynamics of carrying water Gene Whitt Soaring 54 October 19th 05 07:24 PM
Bad publicity David Starer Soaring 18 March 8th 04 03:57 PM
"I Want To FLY!"-(Youth) My store to raise funds for flying lessons Curtl33 General Aviation 7 January 9th 04 11:35 PM
I wish I'd never got into this... Kevin Neave Soaring 32 September 19th 03 12:18 PM
Restricting Glider Ops at Public Arpt. rjciii Soaring 36 August 25th 03 04:50 PM


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 12:43 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.6.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright ©2004-2024 AviationBanter.
The comments are property of their posters.