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| − | The '''National Naval Aviation Museum''' (formerly called the '''National Museum of Naval Aviation''') is located at 1750 [[Radford Boulevard]], on the grounds of [[Naval Air Station Pensacola]]. | + | 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 sq. ft. museum houses more than 150 aircraft and spacecraft on display, including 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. | |
| − | + | In addition to the displays, the museum operates an [[Wikipedia:IMAX|IMAX]] theater, museum store, and cafe. Also the museum is the home of the [[National Flight Academy]], a 6-day program designed (in partnership with the [[Escambia County School District|Escambia]] and [[Santa Rosa County School District|Santa Rosa school districts]]) to teach 7th through 12th grade students about the importance of science and math in aerospace careers. The Academy is currently planning a 245,000 sq. ft. expansion to the museum which would add classroom and dormitory space for the students during their stay. | |
| − | The | + | The museum is open 9:00AM to 5:00PM every day except Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day 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 theater and flight simulators, charge separate admission. |
| + | Captain [[Robert L. Rasmussen]], a retired Navy captain and Blue Angel, is the current director of the National Museum of Naval Aviation. He hand-sculpted many of the statues in the museum as well. | ||
==Features & exhibits== | ==Features & exhibits== | ||
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| − | ===IMAX | + | ===IMAX Theater=== |
| − | Hourly showings from 10 | + | Hourly showings from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. |
| − | ===Flight Deck Store=== | + | ===Flight Deck Museum Store=== |
| − | + | Oopen 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. | |
| − | ===Cubi | + | ===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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| + | ===USS Cabot Flight Deck=== | ||
| + | Replica of aircraft carrier [[Wikipedia:USS Cabot|USS Cabot]], with actual deck planks taken from the [[USS Lexington]]. | ||
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| + | ===Blue Angels atrium=== | ||
| + | Spacious room on north end of museum with seating available for large functions. Four A-4 Skyhawks, former [[Blue Angels]], are suspended in formation from the ceiling. | ||
===Flight simulators=== | ===Flight simulators=== | ||
| − | *Motion- | + | *Motion-based flight simulator: 15-seat simulator that offers two virtual reality missions: a Blue Angel 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=== | ===Art gallery=== | ||
| − | Collection of Naval | + | Collection of Naval aviation artwork. |
===Emil Buehler Naval Aviation Library=== | ===Emil Buehler Naval Aviation Library=== | ||
| − | Open weekdays from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m | + | 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=== | ===Other exhibits=== | ||
