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Visitors often ask where the Aerospace Museum acquired its extensive and varied collection of aircraft. The answer is that the museum's collection of planes, engines, and historic aviation artifacts were acquired from many different sources. Some were purchased, others donated, and a few planes were traded for other planes in the museum's ever-expanding collection. |
| The Museum's restoration volunteers work miracles with their craftsmanship. As an example, here are the before and after pictures of a Waco YKS-7. | |
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Many airplanes and engines received by the museum require extensive work, either to restore them to their original operational condition, or if they have badly deteriorated, to improve them to a condition suitable for display. Thus, the museum's restoration facility is vital to the collection. Of the aircraft presently in the museum's inventory, twenty-five percent were either scratch built or painstakingly restored by the museum's restoration craftsmen. All volunteers, these expert artisans make it possible for the museum to return to exhibit quality many historic planes which would otherwise be lost to public view. Thus, the restoration shop and its invaluable cadre of volunteer craftsmen play an essential role in the future of the Aerospace Museum. |
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The museum is profoundly grateful for the generous gift of time and skill given by its volunteers in the Restoration Facility and other areas of the museum. Their craftsmanship and attention to detail is found in almost every airplane on display. |
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