Aviation Museum of Kentucky

Aviation Museum of Kentucky

Established	1995
Location	Blue Grass Airport, Lexington, Kentucky
Coordinates	38°02′14″N 84°36′00″W / 38.0373599°N 84.5999958°W / 38.0373599; -84.5999958
Type	Aviation museum
Public transit access	Lextran Route 21
Website	www.aviationky.org

The Aviation Museum of Kentucky is an aviation museum located at the Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Kentucky. Incorporated in April 1995, and opened to the public in August of the same year, it includes 12,000 square feet (1,100 m²) of exhibit space, a library, and an aircraft restoration and repair shop.

Historic airplanes, photos, documents and training equipment are all included in the museum's permanent collection. A great number of the items from the museum's original displays were donated from the personal collections of members of the Kentucky Aviation History Roundtable. The Roundtable is a local group of aviation enthusiasts, founded in 1978, who first came up with the idea of a permanent aviation museum at the Blue Grass Airport.

As a part of its collection, the museum displays both military and civilian aircraft. Detailing aviation history, the museum houses aircraft ranging from restored barnstormers and vintage airliners, to historic warbirds and flyable aircraft from today.

Permanent display

McDonnell RF-101 Voodoo
US Navy Blue Angels A-4 Skyhawk
Crosley Moonbeam biplane
AH-1 Cobra helicopter
US Navy Grumman F-14B Tomcat
A replica of the Matthew Bacon Sellers 1908 Quadruplane, Kentucky's first airplane
WACO biplane
McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom
A General Electric CF6 Turbofan Engine
Many other flyable aircraft on permanent display
Flight simulators

Gallery

Aviation Museum
Phantom, F-4
AH-1 Cobra
F-14 Tomcat

External links

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Aviation Museum of Kentucky

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Lexington, Kentucky

Subject areas	Cityscape Culture Demographics Economy Education Geography Government History (Civil War · Timeline) Major employers Media Parks People Sports Transportation

Culture & Landmarks	Alltech Arena Ashland Aviation Museum of Kentucky Calumet Farm CentrePointe Commonwealth Stadium Fayette National Bank Building Gratz Park Hunt-Morgan House Keeneland Kentucky Horse Park Kentucky Theatre Lexington Brewing and Distilling Company Lexington Cemetery The Lexington Center Lexington Financial Center Lexington History Center Mary Todd Lincoln House McConnell Springs Mount Horeb Earthworks Complex Pope Villa The Red Mile Rupp Arena Singletary Center for the Arts University of Kentucky Art Museum Waveland State Historic Site Whitaker Bank Ballpark

Colleges and universities	Bluegrass Community and Technical College Indiana Wesleyan University-Lexington ITT Technical Institute-Lexington Lexington Theological Seminary Midway University-Lexington National College-Lexington Spencerian College Sullivan University-Lexington Transylvania University University of Kentucky

Transportation	Blue Grass Airport Citation Boulevard I-75 I-64 KY 1425 KY 1974 Lexington Transit Center Lextran Man o' War Boulevard New Circle Road Paris Pike US 25 US 27 US 60 US 68 US 421 Valley View Ferry

Sports	Kentucky Wildcats Lexington Legends Transylvania Pioneers

Metro Lexington	Corinth Georgetown Midway Millersburg Nicholasville North Middletown Paris Sadieville Stamping Ground Versailles Wilmore Winchester

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