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The 300,000 square foot museum houses more than 4,000 artifacts and 150 aircraft representing Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard aviation. These include four former [[Blue Angels|Blue Angel]] A-4 ''Skyhawks'', a United States Coast Guard helicopter, biplanes, a K47 Airship control gondola and tail fin, the plane that President George H. W. Bush trained in, and the S-3 ''Viking'' used to transport President George W. Bush to the USS ''Abraham Lincoln'' in 2003. | The 300,000 square foot museum houses more than 4,000 artifacts and 150 aircraft representing Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard aviation. These include four former [[Blue Angels|Blue Angel]] A-4 ''Skyhawks'', a United States Coast Guard helicopter, biplanes, a K47 Airship control gondola and tail fin, the plane that President George H. W. Bush trained in, and the S-3 ''Viking'' used to transport President George W. Bush to the USS ''Abraham Lincoln'' in 2003. | ||
| − | + | The Museum also features the Naval Aviation Memorial [[Wikipedia:IMAX|IMAX]] Theatre, a Motion-Based Simulator, the Top Gun Air Combat Simulaor Center, the Flight Deck Store and the authentic Cubi Bar Cafe. | |
| − | The | + | The Museum is open daily from 9:00AM to 5:00PM every day except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day. Parking and admission to the Museum are free, though donations are welcome. Some exhibits inside the Museum, such as the IMAX Theatre and flight simulators, charge separate admission. |
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==Features & exhibits== | ==Features & exhibits== | ||
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| − | ===IMAX | + | ===Naval Aviation Memorial IMAX Theatre=== |
| − | Hourly showings from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. | + | Hourly showings from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
| − | ===Flight Deck | + | ===Flight Deck Store=== |
Oopen 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. | Oopen 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. | ||
===Cubi Car Café=== | ===Cubi Car Café=== | ||
Open from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. | Open from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. | ||
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===Flight simulators=== | ===Flight simulators=== | ||
| − | *Motion- | + | *Motion-Based Simulator: 15-seat simulator that offers two virtual reality missions: a Blue Angels flight and a Desert Storm sortie |
| − | *Top Gun Air Combat Simulator Center: 10-minute preflight briefing and 20-minute ride in the cockpit of an F-14 Tomcat simulator | + | *Top Gun Air Combat Simulator Center: 10-minute preflight briefing and 20-minute ride in the cockpit of an F-14 ''Tomcat'' simulator |
===Art gallery=== | ===Art gallery=== | ||
| − | Collection of Naval | + | Collection of Naval Aviation artwork. |
===Emil Buehler Naval Aviation Library=== | ===Emil Buehler Naval Aviation Library=== | ||
Revision as of 17:15, 26 September 2008
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| Location | 1750 Radford Boulevard Naval Air Station Pensacola |
| Operated by | U.S. Navy Naval Aviation Museum Foundation |
| Director | Captain Robert L. Rasmussen |
| Opened | 1962 |
| Cost of Admission | Free |
| Hours of Operation | Daily, 9AM to 5PM |
| Website | NavalAviationMuseum.org |
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The National Naval Aviation Museum (formerly called the National Museum of Naval Aviation) is a military and aerospace museum located at 1750 Radford Boulevard, on the grounds of Naval Air Station Pensacola. It opened in 1962.
The 300,000 square foot museum houses more than 4,000 artifacts and 150 aircraft representing Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard aviation. These include four former Blue Angel A-4 Skyhawks, a United States Coast Guard helicopter, biplanes, a K47 Airship control gondola and tail fin, the plane that President George H. W. Bush trained in, and the S-3 Viking used to transport President George W. Bush to the USS Abraham Lincoln in 2003.
The Museum also features the Naval Aviation Memorial IMAX Theatre, a Motion-Based Simulator, the Top Gun Air Combat Simulaor Center, the Flight Deck Store and the authentic Cubi Bar Cafe.
The Museum is open daily from 9:00AM to 5:00PM every day except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day. Parking and admission to the Museum are free, though donations are welcome. Some exhibits inside the Museum, such as the IMAX Theatre and flight simulators, charge separate admission.
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Features & exhibits
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Hourly showings from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Flight Deck Store
Oopen 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Cubi Car Café
Open from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Flight simulators
- Motion-Based Simulator: 15-seat simulator that offers two virtual reality missions: a Blue Angels flight and a Desert Storm sortie
- Top Gun Air Combat Simulator Center: 10-minute preflight briefing and 20-minute ride in the cockpit of an F-14 Tomcat simulator
Art gallery
Collection of Naval Aviation artwork.
Collection of manuscripts, 8,000 books and manuals, and 400,000 declassified Navy photos for researchers. Open weekdays from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Other exhibits
- Recreation of Hoa Lo P.O.W. camp
- Sunken Treasure - recreation of WWII fighters at the bottom of Lake Michigan
- Home Front USA - World War II-era small town memorabilia
- Naval Aviation in Space - Apollo command module, Skylab 2
- Lighter Than Air - dirigible exhibit
- Cockpit trainers
Collection of aircraft
The expansive collection of aircraft on display at the museum include the following:
- A-1 Triad
- A-1 (AD) Skyraider
- A-3 (A3D) Skywarrior
- A-4 (A4D) Skyhawk (5)
- AF Guardian
- AH-1 Sea Cobra
- AJ Savage
- AM Mauler
- A6M Zero
- A-6 Intruder
- A-7 Corsair II
- AV-8 Harrier
- BFC Goshawk
- C-1 (TF) Trader
- C-9 Skytrain II
- C-45 (SNB/JRB) Navigator
- C-47 Skytrain
- C-117 (R4D-8) Skytrain
- C-118 Liftmaster
- C-131 Samaritan
- C-130 Hercules (2)
- CH-37 Mojave
- CH-46 Sea Knight
- CH-53 Sea Stallion
- D-558-1 Skystreak
- E-1 (WF) Tracer
- EC-121 (WV) Warning Star
- F.1 Camel
- Fokker D.VII
- F4B
- F6C Hawk
- F7C Seahawk
- F3D Skyknight
- F4D (F-6) Skyray
- FF
- F3F
- F4F Wildcat (3)
- F6F Hellcat (2)
- F7F Tigercat
- F8F Bearcat
- F9F-2 Panther
- F9F-6 Cougar
- F9F-8 Cougar
- F11F Tiger
- FG Corsair
- FH Phantom
- F2H Banshee
- F2H-2P Photo Banshee
- F3H Demon
- F-4 (F4H) Phantom II
- FJ-2 Fury
- FJ-4 Fury
- FM-2 Wildcat (2)
- F4U Corsair
- F7U Cutlass
- F-8 (F8U) Crusader
- F-14 Tomcat (3)
- F-16N Viper
- F/A-18 Hornet
- GB Traveller
- Hanriot HD-1
- HH-1K
- HNS Hoverfly
- HO3S
- HO4S (H-19)
- HO5S
- HTE
- HTL (TH-13) Sioux
- HUP (UH-25) Retriever
- HU-16 Albatross
- H-2 Seasprite
- H-3 Sea King
- H-34 (HSS/HUS) Seabat/Seahorse
- HH-52 Sea Guard
- JD Invader
- JN-4D Jenny
- J2F Duck
- J4F Widgeon
- JRC
- JRF Goose
- K-47 Airship Control Car
- LNS
- L-8 Airship Control Car
- MF Boat
- MiG-15 Fagot
- N1K2-J Shiden Kai (GEORGE)
- NC-4
- N2C Fledgling
- N3N-3 (2)
- NR Recruit
- N2S Kaydet
- NT-1
- N2T Tutor
- N2Y
- Nieuport 28
- OS2U Kingfisher
- O-1 Bird Dog
- PBJ Mitchell
- PBY Catalina (3)
- PB2Y Coronado
- PB4Y-2 Privateer
- P5M-2 (SP-5B) Marlin
- PS-2
- PV-2 Harpoon
- P2V-1 Neptune (Truculent Turtle)
- P2V-7 (SP-2H) Neptune
- P-3 Orion
- P-40 Tomahawk
- RA-5C Vigilante
- R5C (C-46) Commando
- RF-4B Phantom II
- RR-5 Tri-Motor
- SB2A Buccaneer
- SBD Dauntless (3)
- SB2U Vindicator
- SNC Falcon
- SNJ Texan
- SNV Valiant
- S-2 (S2F) Tracker
- S-3 Viking
- S-4C Scout
- Skylab Command Module
- TBM Avenger
- TC-4 Academe
- TDR
- TH-57 Sea Ranger
- TV-2 (T-33) Shooting Star
- T-2 Buckeye
- T-28 Trojan
- T-34 Mentor
- T-39 Sabreliner
- U-1 (NU-1B) Otter
- VH-3 Sea King (Marine One)
- ZPG-2 Control Car (Snow Bird)
