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Museum of Flying

• Site Plan

(Source: Archilovers)

The Palm Springs Air Museum's Ronald M. Auen Learning Center was mentioned in a previous post, but that's not the only past or future expansion to the museum. The 20,000-square-foot Major General Kenneth P. Miles Hangar was completed in 2017:

Palm Springs Air Museum

• Rendering

(Source: Facebook)

• Presidential Experience 1

(Source: Facebook)

• F-102 Delta Dagger

(Source: Facebook)

• Presidental Experience 2

(Source: Facebook)

• Vietnam POW/MIA Bracelet Exhibit

(Source: Facebook)

• Vietnam War Exhibit

(Source: Facebook)

• Korean Exhibit

(Source: Facebook)

• Layout of Aircraft Display

(Source: Facebook)

• Flight Control Over the New Hangar

(Source: Facebook)

• Brick Campaign

(Source: Facebook)

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The Aviation Heritage Center of Wisconsin was mentioned in a previous post, but that only had some very early renderings and in 2015 they announced plans for a North Central Airlines Commemorative Exhibit featuring a former NCA DC-3 and the North Central Airlines Commemorative Library:

Aviation Heritage Center of Wisconsin: North Central Airlines Commemorative Exhibit

• DC-3
• Library

(Source: Facebook)

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The Texas Museum of Military History announced plans for a large building in 1981. Now, you might be wondering why it is being mentioned in a thread about aviation museums. That's because after the fundraising effort failed, it eventually became the Dyess Memorial Center and Linear Air Park:

(Source: Newspapers.com)

Before the South Dakota Air and Space Museum received the four former F-89 alert hangars and two story building in which it is now housed, it had plans for a brand new 10,000 square foot building:

(Source: Newspapers.com)

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The Champaign Aviation Museum broke ground on their Phase I expansion on 25 October 2018:

Champaign Aviation Museum

• Picture of Rendering

(Source: Urbana Daily Citizen)

Jet Age Museum

• Proposed South East Elevation

(Source: Jet Age Museum via Facebook)

Museum of Flight

• [Exterior of Great Gallery]
• [Interior of Great Gallery]

(Source: Museum of Flight via Facebook)

The National Museum of Nuclear Science and History is not an aviation museum, but it does have a significant aviation component:

National Museum of Nuclear Science and History

• [Scale Model]

(Source: Flickr)

Patriot's Point released a new master plan back in March 2013:

Patriot's Point

• Experience Plan (Part 1)
• Experience Plan (Part 2)
• Hangar Deck, Bays 1 and 2 (PDF)
• Hangar Bay 2
• Ready Room & Various Locations

(Source: Patriot's Point)

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The New England Air Museum, which had a different exhibit mentioned in a previous post, posted a rendering of a proposed Sikorsky Exhibit on their Facebook page back in May:

New England Air Museum

• Rendering

(Source: New England Air Museum via Facebook)

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A somewhat older one, but the DeLand Naval Air Station Museum disassembled, moved and reassembled their annex building on their current property in 2018-2019:

DeLand Naval Air Station Museum

(Source: DeLand Naval Air Station Museum)

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That museum at the Sheboygan Wisconsin Airport (KSBM) is a small jewel and well worth a visit. There is a lot of North Central Airlines memorabilia as well as a large model collection. They also have a T28 on display with information on the Hmong contribution in Viet Nam. My wife has family in the area and rather than sit with her and her sisters, I head to the airport.

Not a museum, but somewhat similar to one is the Lufthansa Conference and Visitor Centre at Frankfurt Airport. This is where their Ju 52, D-AQUI, and L-1649, N7316C, will be displayed:

Lufthansa Conference and Visitor Centre

• [Rendering]

(Source: Lufthansa Group)

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Although Hangar Bay One was tangentially mentioned in a previous post about plans for a further expansion, it was not the focus. The 55,000 square foot structure was built in November 2010:

National Naval Aviation Museum

• Exterior

(Source: Greenhut Construction Company)

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The New England Air Museum, which was mentioned in a pair of previous posts (1, 2), has plans for a new 40,000 square foot hangar. The new structure will include a "manufacturing pavilion" and a planetarium. Although I can't find the reference at the moment, there are also suggestions of a satellite location that sounds similar in concept to the Exploration of Flight campus at Wings Over the Rockies:

New England Air Museum

• Satellite Campus Rendering

(Source: CT Insider)

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While not an aviation museum as much as a display at Albuquerque International Sunport, the non-profit Cavalcade of Wings released renderings to relocate their model cases as part of a "Dream of Flight" construction project:

Cavalcade of Wings

• Rendering 1
• Rendering 2
• Rendering 3
• Rendering 4
• Rendering 5
• Rendering 6
• Rendering 7

(Source: Cavalcade of Wings)

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The Ashburton Aviation Museum in New Zealand is looking to build a new $2.5 million hangar (1,914 square meters) and reception area (202 square meters) that will fill in the space between their two existing hangars. The former will include a memorabilia area (320 square meter) that will double as a conference room:

Ashburton Aviation Museum

• Proposed Buildings 3D Perspective View
• Existing Buildings Site Plan
• Proposed Buildings Site Plan
• Proposed New Hangar Floor Plan
• Proposed New Reception Floor Plan
• Proposed Memorabilia Room Floor Plan
• Proposed Mezzanine Floor Plan
• South Elevation
• West Elevation

(Source: Ashburton Aviation Museum)

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When the Castle Air Museum was first being established the following layout was proposed:

(Source: Newspapers.com)

The Israeli Air Force Museum held a public competition for the design of a new museum. A total of 66 entries were submitted and at least two of the teams have made their proposals available online:

• Mosessco Architecture Team
• Knafo Klimor Architects

Lastly, the Northern Battle of Britain Memorial was installed at the South Yorkshire Aviation Museum and the renderings were made available on a website.

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In 2018, the same year they became a registered charity and company limited by guarantee, the Wight Aviation Museum released plans for a new facility:

Wight Aviation Museum

• Design Concept
• [Black Arrow Missile]
• Artist's Impression of Internal Layout

(Source: On the Wight)

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The Air Force Cyberspace and Communications Heritage Center, which was so designated in 2020, released a master plan for a series of exhibits in the Lt. Gen. Robert Ludwig Atrium in which the museum is located:[1]

Air Force Cyberspace and Communications Heritage Center

• Master Plan

(Source: Air Force Cyberspace and Communications Heritage Center Association)

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