American Airpower Museum

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American Airpower Museum
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Location within New York
Established1998
Location Republic Airport,
East Farmingdale, New York
Coordinates 40°44′15″N73°24′48″W / 40.73750°N 73.41333°W / 40.73750; -73.41333
Type Aviation museum
FounderJeff Clyman
Website americanairpowermuseum.com

The American Airpower Museum is an aviation museum located on the former site of Republic Aviation at Republic Airport in East Farmingdale, New York. It maintains a collection of aviation artifacts and an array of aircraft spanning the many years of the aircraft factory's history.

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The museum has many static displays which include a Republic F-84 first generation jet fighter, a rare example of the swept-wing RF-84F reconnaissance variant, and a Republic F-105 Thunderchief. The last production aircraft was the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II.

The museum has a group of volunteers which includes both former Republic workers and veterans of all branches of the military. A flight experience is available on board a C-47 aircraft which actually flew during the Normandy invasion on D-Day.

History

The museum was originally established in 1998 as the American Museum for the Preservation of Historic Aircraft. [1] [2] It was founded by Jeff Clyman with a $250,000 grant from the state. [3]

For several years the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) had been pursuing a $10.6 million plan to tear down the 35,000-square-foot (3,300 m2) hangar built around 1940 and replace it with a safety apron at the end of a north-south runway to provide more room for emergency stops. In March 2011 Democrats Charles Schumer and Steve Israel said that the FAA stated it was not necessary for the hangar to be torn down, but if it were, federal money could be used to help relocate the hangar to a proposed location farther south along New Highway. [4]

Aircraft on display

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