Florida Air Museum, Aviation museum in Lakeland, United States.
The Florida Air Museum is an aviation museum on the grounds of Lakeland Linder International Airport, displaying more than 40 different aircraft types across a main building and a hangar. The collection covers military planes, classic machines, ultralights, and experimental designs from different eras.
The museum was formerly called the International Sport Aviation Museum and the SUN 'n FUN Air Museum. It is designated Florida's "Official Aviation Museum and Education Center". Its Buehler Restoration Center opened in April 2006, funded by a $300,000 grant from The Emil Buehler Perpetual Trust with support from a State of Florida Cultural Facilities and Historical Grant.
The museum's name history is told through its aircraft: it was first the International Sport Aviation Museum, then the SUN 'n FUN Air Museum, before taking its current name. A Boeing-Stearman Model 75 carries the markings of the Red Baron Pizza aerobatic squadron, and the Colomban Cri-cri "Cricket" is billed as the world's smallest twin-engined crewed aircraft.
The museum sits on an active airport campus, which makes visits especially worthwhile for those interested in seeing aircraft in an operational setting. Guided tours and restoration workshops are available on site, and the annual SUN 'n FUN Aerospace Expo takes place there each April.
The collection includes the Convair F2Y Sea Dart, the only seaplane ever to exceed the speed of sound. The design was never produced in large numbers, making this one of the few places where visitors can see one today.
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