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Phone
  
+1 408-683-2290

Wings of History Museum

Address
  
12777 Murphy Ave, San Martin, CA 95046, USA

Hours
  
Open today · 10AM–3PMTuesday10AM–3PMWednesdayClosedThursday10AM–3PMFridayClosedSaturday11AM–4PMSunday11AM–4PMMondayClosedSuggest an edit

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1940 stinson 10 vintage airplane wings of history museum


Wings of History is an aviation museum in San Martin, California. It is a nonprofit organization that operates using donations and membership dues.

Contents

The museum also has a restoration shop, library, and propeller shop.

Hangars

The Wings of History museum has two large hangars filled with aircraft and instrument parts.

Hangar 1

Hangar 1 consists mainly of antique aircraft parts, like engines, and a full-size, complete albeit non-flying replica of the Wright Brothers' original Wright Flyer. This hangar also has many models and other highly detailed aircraft engines including

  • 95 horsepower British Cirrus engines, flown by such planes as the Westland IV, the Fairchild 22, and the Miles Hawk
  • 65 horsepower Continental, A-65, 4-cylinders, horizontally opposed
  • 220 horsepower Continental, R-670-4, 7 cylinders
  • Kiekhaefer, Model V-105-2
  • McCullock, Model 4310-A
  • Nelson, Model H-44
  • Salmson, Model 9-AD
  • Pratt and Whitney, R-1830
  • Hangar 2

    Hangar 2 consists mainly of complete aircraft, and a car-helicopter that was donated. Near the exit there is a flight simulator and collection of radar and flight instruments.

    Outdoors

    Outside the hangars, there is a [1938 American Eagle A-101, 1934 Aeronca C-3, 1934 Pietenpol Air Camper, 1940 Stinson Model 10]. Various experimental aircraft and the Vickers Viscount are also on display. Many of the restored or partially restored aircraft have working flight surfaces that are controllable through the cockpit.

    References

    Wings of History Museum Wikipedia


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