ehemals Lowry Heritage Museum (1984-1994).
Das Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum (WOR) befindet sich auf dem ehemaligen Gelände der Lowry Air Force Base in Denver, Colorado. Das Museum das 1994 eröffnete, ist in dem 4.000 m² großen Hangar #1 untergebracht, der im Jahre 1939 errichtet wurde. Hier wird die Geschichte der Lowry AFB Operationen 1938-1994 bewahrt, in seinen Sammlungen, den Archiven und der Forschungsbibliothek.
Ausgestellte Exponate
Militärflugzeuge
- Douglas B-18A Bolo (No. 39-25) 1938 medium bomber based on the Douglas DC-2 airliner
- Nord 3202-62 French trainer aircraft (No. N2254R)
- Lockheed T-33 T-Bird Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star (No. 56-1710) trainer aircraft
- Vought A-7D Corsair II (No. 73-0996, „Speedwell“, Colo. Air Nat’l Guard) attack fighter
- Martin EB-57E Canberra (No. 55-4293) electronic warfare bomber
- Republic RF-84K Thunderflash (No. 52-7266) parasite tactical reconnaissance fighter from the FICON project
- North American F-86H Sabre (No. 53-1308) fighter
- North American F-100D Super Sabre (No. 56-3417) fighter-bomber
- McDonnell F-101B Voodoo (No. 58-0271) air defense all-weather interceptor
- Convair F-102A Delta Dagger (No. 56-0984) air defense interceptor
- Lockheed F-104C Starfighter (No. 56-0910) fighter-bomber
- Republic F-105D Thunderchief (No. 60-0508) fighter-bomber
- General Dynamics FB-111A (No. 68-0287) fighter-bomber
- McDonnell-Douglas F-4E Phantom II (No. 66-0286, „Julie“) fighter-bomber
- Grumman F-14A Tomcat (Bu. No. 159829) fleet defense fighter from VF-211 „NG-102“
- Cessna U-3A Blue Canoe Cessna U-3 Blue Canoe (No. 57-5894) trainer aircraft
- Beechcraft C-45 Expediter Beech UC-45 Expeditor (No. 42-37496) transport aircraft
- Schweizer TG-4 (SGS 2-33) Primary Glider as used by the USAF Academy (No. N1192S)
- Rockwell B1-A Lancer (No. 74-0160) strategic bomber, prototype number 3 and one of only two surviving B-1As of the original 4 made
Zivilflugzeuge
- Ball-Bartoe JW-1 Jetwing
- Piper J-3-65 Cub light aircraft with Continental engine (No. N42427)
Adam M-309 CarbonAero a pre-Adam A500 civilian utility aircraft based on a Burt Rutan design (No. N309A) https://www.flickr.com/photos/steffenkahl/9489234212/ http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_M-309
Aviat Pitts Special sport aerobatic biplane aircraft (No. N15JB)
Christen Industries Christen Eagle II sport aerobatic biplane aircraft with a 230 hp Lycoming engine (No. N6LA)
Learjet 24 executive jet transport (No. N241JA)
Murray Model T homebuilt helicopter, 1st to register in Colo. (No. N7222)
Rand Robinson KR-1 homebuilt kit aircraft (No. N60BV)
Schweizer SGS 1-24 Brigadoon, on loan from National Soaring Museum, Elmira, New York (No. N91888)[4]
Sky Star Aircraft Corp Kitfox homebuilt kit high-wing aircraft
Woody Pusher homebuilt high-wing pusher prop with 75 hp Continental engine (No. N393EA)
Alle 30 Minuten wird im Harrison Ford Theater einen spektakülärer 10 Minuten Film zu Rockies Luftfahrt-Themen aufgeführt… mit Harrison Ford.
Ausstellungen und Auslagen
- Flugsimulator: Wright Flyer
- Schnittmodell der United Douglas DC-8
- Modell der Continental Airlines Boeing 707
- F-16 Cockpit Procedures Trainer
- Fluginstrumente Boeing 727-200
- Fluginstrumente und Modell McDonnell Douglas DC-10
- McDonnell Apollo Boilerplate BP-1101A boilerplate for Project Apollo (No. 101), on loan from Smithsonian
- Oldtimer
- Dodge M-43 Ambulance & in blau
- Willys MB Jeep, 2 & 3
- Dodge WC63
- Cushmann Model 53 (Airborne Scooter)
- AMBULANCE: Gama Goat
Triebwerke und Bewaffnung
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General Electric J35 Jet Engine
- Vulcan Cannon M61A1
Boeing AGM-86 ALCM (Air Launched Cruise Missile)
B61 Thermonuclear Bomb
B-43 Thermonuclear Bomb
B-57 Mod-1 Thermonuclear Bomb
MK 7 „Thor“
Mk28/B28FI Hydrogen Bomb
Mk28/B28RE Hydrogen Bomb
MK36 Thermonuclear Bomb
Mark 82 500lb
Mark 82 500lb
CBU-58
M117
Hughes AIM-4A Falcon & AIM-4D
AIM-7E Sparrow
AIM-9D Sidewinder
ein X-Flügler Sternjäger aus Star Wars
Links
Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum
7711 East Academy Boulevard
Denver, CO 80230-6929 (Map)