Flying Tigers Warbird Restoration Museum
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The Kissimmee Air Museum is located at the Kissimmee Gateway Airport
in Kissimmee
, Florida
. It houses vintage aircraft from World War II
to the Vietnam War
including an outdoor showroom. It is a working museum with restorations of vintage aircraft in progress..
When the Flying Tigers Warbird Restoration Museum closed in 2004 due to Hurricane Charley
, Warbird Adventures, Inc. saw a need for a museum and opened the Kissimmee Air Museum in 2007.
Kissimmee Gateway Airport
Kissimmee Gateway Airport , formerly known as Kissimmee Municipal Airport, is a public airport in Kissimmee, a city in Osceola County, Florida, United States. The airport is located 16 nautical miles southwest of the central business district of Orlando...
in Kissimmee
Kissimmee, Florida
Kissimmee is a city in Osceola County, Florida, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 59,682. It is the county seat of Osceola County...
, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
. It houses vintage aircraft from World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
to the Vietnam War
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...
including an outdoor showroom. It is a working museum with restorations of vintage aircraft in progress..
When the Flying Tigers Warbird Restoration Museum closed in 2004 due to Hurricane Charley
Hurricane Charley
Hurricane Charley was the third named storm, the second hurricane, and the second major hurricane of the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season. Charley lasted from August 9 to August 15, and at its peak intensity it attained 150 mph winds, making it a strong Category 4 hurricane on the...
, Warbird Adventures, Inc. saw a need for a museum and opened the Kissimmee Air Museum in 2007.
Exhibits
The museum displays a number of vintage aircraft owned by the associated Warbird Adventures, Inc. as well as on loan from private individuals and other organizations.Operational Aircraft
- Boeing Stearman N2S-5
- Cessna L-19
- Fouga MagisterFouga MagisterThe Fouga Magister is a 1950s French two-seat jet trainer. The related CM.175 Zéphyr was a carrier-capable version for the French Navy....
- Grumman S-2 Tracker
- Hiller OH-23 Raven
- North American P-51 Mustang
- North American T-6 TexanNorth American T-6 TexanThe North American Aviation T-6 Texan was a single-engine advanced trainer aircraft used to train pilots of the United States Army Air Forces, United States Navy, Royal Air Force and other air forces of the British Commonwealth during World War II and into the 1950s...
- Robinson R44Robinson R44|-See also:-External links:* * * * * *...
- PZL TS-11 IskraPZL TS-11 Iskra|-See also:-References:*"Poland's Veteran Spark". Air International, March 1979, Vol 16 No. 3. Bromley, UK:Fine Scroll Publishing. pp. 126–131....
- Taylor Aerocar
Aircraft Under Restoration
- Boeing Stearman PT-17
- Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17F
- PZL TS-11 IskraPZL TS-11 Iskra|-See also:-References:*"Poland's Veteran Spark". Air International, March 1979, Vol 16 No. 3. Bromley, UK:Fine Scroll Publishing. pp. 126–131....
Aircraft Engines
- de Havilland Goblin
- General Electric CJ610General Electric CJ610|-See also:-External links:*...
- Kinner R-5Kinner R-5|-See also:-References:* http://www.oldengine.org/members/diesel/Duxford/usaero4.htm...
- Klimov VK-1Klimov VK-1-Bibliography:* Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989. ISBN 1-85260-163-9-External links:* *...
- Rolls-Royce GriffonRolls-Royce GriffonThe Rolls-Royce Griffon is a British 37-litre capacity, 60-degree V-12, liquid-cooled aero engine designed and built by Rolls-Royce Limited...