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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 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 [[Wikipedia:IMAX|IMAX]] | + | 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 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. | 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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− | === | + | ===Naval Aviation Memorial IMAX Theatre=== |
Hourly showings from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. | Hourly showings from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. | ||
===Flight Deck Store=== | ===Flight Deck 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. | ||
===Flight simulators=== | ===Flight simulators=== | ||
− | *Motion-Based Simulator: 15-seat simulator that offers virtual reality missions | + | *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=== | ===Art gallery=== | ||
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===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=== |