American Airpower Museum
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The American Airpower Museum, is an aviation museum located on the former site of Republic Aviation at Republic Airport
in East Farmingdale, New York
. It maintains a collection of aviation artifacts and an array of aircraft spanning the many years of the aircraft factory's history.
The museum is one of relatively few worldwide that actually flies historic aircraft. It operates an original Republic P-47D fighter among others in its airworthy fleet.
The museum has many static displays which includes a Republic F-84 first generation jet fighter, a rare example of the swept-wing RF-84F reconnaissance variant, and an F-105 Thunderchief. The last production aircraft was the A-10 Thunderbolt II.
The museum has a group of volunteers which includes both former Republic workers and veterans of all branches of the military. A flight experience is available on-board a C-47 aircraft which actually flew during the Normandy invasion on D-Day.
For several years the Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA) had been pursuing a $10.6 million plan to tear down the 35000 square feet (3,251.6 m²) hangar built around 1940 and replace it with a safety apron at the end of a north-south runway to provide more room for emergency stops. In March 2011 Democrats Charles Schumer
and Steve Israel
said that the FAA stated it was not necessary for the hangar to be torn down, but if it was, federal money could be used to help relocate the hangar (to a proposed location further south along New Highway.
Republic Airport
Republic Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located in East Farmingdale, Suffolk County, New York, United States. The airport is on Long Island, one mile east of the central business district of Farmingdale....
in East Farmingdale, New York
East Farmingdale, New York
East Farmingdale is a hamlet and a census-designated place in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population of the CDP was 5,400 at the 2000 census...
. It maintains a collection of aviation artifacts and an array of aircraft spanning the many years of the aircraft factory's history.
The museum is one of relatively few worldwide that actually flies historic aircraft. It operates an original Republic P-47D fighter among others in its airworthy fleet.
The museum has many static displays which includes a Republic F-84 first generation jet fighter, a rare example of the swept-wing RF-84F reconnaissance variant, and an F-105 Thunderchief. The last production aircraft was the A-10 Thunderbolt II.
The museum has a group of volunteers which includes both former Republic workers and veterans of all branches of the military. A flight experience is available on-board a C-47 aircraft which actually flew during the Normandy invasion on D-Day.
For several years the Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Aviation Administration
The Federal Aviation Administration is the national aviation authority of the United States. An agency of the United States Department of Transportation, it has authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of civil aviation in the U.S...
(FAA) had been pursuing a $10.6 million plan to tear down the 35000 square feet (3,251.6 m²) hangar built around 1940 and replace it with a safety apron at the end of a north-south runway to provide more room for emergency stops. In March 2011 Democrats Charles Schumer
Charles Schumer
Charles Ellis "Chuck" Schumer is the senior United States Senator from New York and a member of the Democratic Party. First elected in 1998, he defeated three-term Republican incumbent Al D'Amato by a margin of 55%–44%. He was easily re-elected in 2004 by a margin of 71%–24% and in 2010 by a...
and Steve Israel
Steve Israel
Steve J. Israel is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2001. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district is located on Long Island and includes the towns of Huntington, Babylon, Islip, and Smithtown in Suffolk County, part of the town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, and the...
said that the FAA stated it was not necessary for the hangar to be torn down, but if it was, federal money could be used to help relocate the hangar (to a proposed location further south along New Highway.
External links
- American Airpower Museum - Official site
- Wikimapia
- Museum's Facebook site