Taking Flight Newsletter – 2019 2nd Quarter
Take a look at the most recent printable newsletter, “Taking Flight“, with updates about new exhibits and events that we are planning. Hope you enjoy!
DC-10 Development Model
Recently acquired from a private collection by the Museum of Flying is this treasure, built in the Douglas Model Shop at Long Beach in 1967. The original 1/100-scale solid wood […]
Douglas Aircraft
Donald W. Douglas founded his aircraft manufacturing empire in Santa Monica just 17 years after the Wright brothers first flew in 1903. Flying then was the substance of dreams; most […]
Lockheed P2V
The P2V Neptune Flight Deck Console The P2V Neptune series of aircraft was one of the more successful post-war designs for America, with service that spanned decades for a handful […]
Convair 240 Cockpit
Convair 240 Cockpit Searching for a replacement for the venerable Douglas DC-3 in 1945, American initiated a design requirement for a modern, pressurized, twin-engined, 40-seat pressurized airliner for use in […]
Boeing 727 cockpit
The Boeing 727 is a mid-size, narrow-body three-engine jet airliner built by Boeing. Intended for short-haul routes with fewer passengers, the 727 is capable of operating out of shorter length […]
Allison J33-A-23 engine
Turbojet, 1-stage centrifugal compressor, 14 combustion chambers, 1-stage turbine. This engine is a direct descendent of the Whittle W I/2B series. General Electric improved upon this engine under the engineering […]
Wright Flyer replica
The Wright Flyer was the first heavier than air powered aircraft to take flight. The Wright Flyer used a canard biplane design with a pusher engine. It made its first […]
Waco GXE Model 10 – NC3957
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Waco GXE Model 10 – NC3957 The Waco 10/GXE/Waco O series was a range of three-seat open-cockpit biplanes built by the Advance Aircraft Company, later the Waco Aircraft Company. The […]
Stolp-Adams Starduster – N163G
The SA-100 Starduster was designed by Louis A Stolp and George M Adams as a light sports aircraft for homebuilding from plans. It is a single bay biplane with fabric […]