Expansion plans at the NMUSAF

[Pat Carry]

www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/shared/media/ ... 24-012.pdf The plans look very interesting. Now all they need is 25 million buks!

[ww2John]

The NMUSAF has made great strides in the last 2 decades to get a/c inside on display. I remember when it was not always that way. This new building is needed and will be a great addition to the museum. If recent past history is any guide, they will raise the money.

I am sure if anyone on WIX wants to help get more a/c inside on display and help relocate the Presidential a/c collection to a more accessible location, they know where to send the $$.

[mustangdriver]

The new building will get the remaining aircraft indoors, and empty out the current presidential hangar to house the reconstruction of the C-99.

[Steve Nelson]

empty out the current presidential hangar to house the reconstruction of the C-99.

That's gonna be a massive project. Most, if not all the magnesium skins will have to be replaced. I was told they'll use aluminum, since the magnesium is no longer available. There's a tenuous authenticity connection, since the repair manuals say that aluminum can be used for skin repairs.

SN

[Shay]

Any idea when ground breaking on the 4th hangar is to be?

The "2020" museum model I saw at the NMUSAF showed an additional "5th" hangar IIRC.

Shay
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[mustangdriver]

I believe in the spring.

[PhantomAce08]

What about the experimental aircraft? Will they be coming over anytime soon?

[Pat Carry]

With 25 million dollars to raise, how can they break ground in the spring?

[mustangdriver]

I think that the experimental are due to come over at the same time, I think the drawing is just a drawing.

[Pat Carry]

Chris, In the PDF link I provided it mentions the new building will be for space artifacts, large trasnport planes and the presidential aircraft. Do you know something about the x-planes that we dont?

[mustangdriver]

Well one of the planes they are counting into the collection is a C-5 that we don't have yet. Most of the X-planes will fit there until their building goes up. As for funding, the museum has most of it, not all of it though.

[daveymac82c]

Hey Mustangdriver,

That's really great to hear that the NMUSAF museum already has most of the funding it is needing for the construction. I really like hearing about museums getting the funding they need, especially with these economic conditions we seem to be feeling.

my museum is just starting what is going to be a fairly up-hill battle to raise $2.5 million for our new hangar, and that's if construction costs don't keep going up (as if... haha!!!).

I gotta make my way out there someday to see it. It looks like quite the nice little mom and pop museum. J/k... but it looks like a fantastic museum.

Cheers,

David

[Garth]

Chris, In the PDF link I provided it mentions the new building will be for space artifacts, large trasnport planes and the presidential aircraft. Do you know something about the x-planes that we dont?

From the looks of it they are planing on adding an Orbiter to the collection. That's going to add $40+ million to the cost of filling the interior, iirc

Also, there's room for a C-5 ... but I wonder if they are leaving enough unused floorspace in the plan for when SAM 28000 and SAM 29000 retire. I imagine NMUSAF will definitely be adding one of those (28000, I'd imagine) to the collection.

[wacoykc]

Spent last Sunday morning at the NMUSAF taking photos of displays for ideas since our museum (the Waco Museum in Troy, Ohio) just received a $531,000 grant from the State of Ohio just this past Thursday to build a second hangar and pave the parking lot plus make some improvements in the existing museum building. Construction will start in mid-March with completion slated for August. I was also named the Curator of the Museum on Friday during the Press Conference.

[tulsaboy]

Chris,

What do you know about the NMUSAF's efforts to get a shuttle? With only two available for assignment, is NMUSAF's assignment definite or is that just a hope? Just wondering...

kevin