Airport Museum, Aviation museum in Melbourne, Florida
The Airport Museum sits inside Melbourne International Airport's terminal and displays aircraft parts, military equipment, and aerospace technology across several halls. The collection shows how planes developed over time and the military aviation history of the area.
The museum preserves what Naval Air Station Melbourne was about through displays with training equipment like the Link Trainer from World War II. These objects show how pilots trained during that era.
Local artists have contributed paintings and sculptures that show how aviation evolved in Florida, from early aircraft to modern planes.
The museum is located right in the airport terminal and is open during normal airport hours. You can explore the displays while waiting for your flight or between flights.
The museum displays an exhibition about a Vanguard 1st Stage Rocket Engine, showing Florida's connection between aviation and space exploration programs.
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