{"id":44499,"date":"2024-04-22T00:50:41","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T04:50:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=44499"},"modified":"2024-04-22T00:50:51","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T04:50:51","slug":"the-florida-air-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2024\/04\/22\/the-florida-air-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"The Florida Air Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/438937953_817592643726847_3945848437175208770_n.jpg?resize=1024%2C538&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/438937953_817592643726847_3945848437175208770_n.jpg?resize=1024%2C538&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/438937953_817592643726847_3945848437175208770_n.jpg?resize=300%2C158&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/438937953_817592643726847_3945848437175208770_n.jpg?resize=768%2C403&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/438937953_817592643726847_3945848437175208770_n.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Florida Air Museum, located on the Aerospace Center for Excellence campus, was designated as the \u201cOfficial Aviation Museum and Education Center of the State of Florida\u201d in 2002. It began life in 1986 as a \u201cmini-museum\u201d in the corner of what is now known as Hangar A. Since then, it has expanded its collection to include a variety of homebuilt aircraft, an aviation research library, and an extensive Howard Hughes collection supporting the Aerospace Center for Excellence\u2019s mission to educate, engage, and accelerate the next generation of aerospace professionals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" data-id=\"44502\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/437106196_817592607060184_8625958874352593481_n.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/437106196_817592607060184_8625958874352593481_n.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/437106196_817592607060184_8625958874352593481_n.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/437106196_817592607060184_8625958874352593481_n.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/437106196_817592607060184_8625958874352593481_n.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/437106196_817592607060184_8625958874352593481_n.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" data-id=\"44501\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/439319968_817592680393510_3347522736081418416_n.jpg?resize=1024%2C538&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/439319968_817592680393510_3347522736081418416_n.jpg?resize=1024%2C538&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/439319968_817592680393510_3347522736081418416_n.jpg?resize=300%2C158&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/439319968_817592680393510_3347522736081418416_n.jpg?resize=768%2C403&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/439319968_817592680393510_3347522736081418416_n.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some of the more unique aircraft in the museum\u2019s collection include a Convair F2Y Sea Dart, the Lockheed XFV Vertical Riser, and a Boeing 727. You can visit the museum Monday \u2013 Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm and Sunday from 12 pm to 4 pm. For more information, please visit their website at <a href=\"https:\/\/floridaairmuseum.org\/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR2lw-5e4KxOVyD35RiRICKnqZHckozaNLmKsbPNuSJHJf197fKA7E2pShY_aem_AS7b_AgQPfSBlABnMwlYcKZat5AagryJpuxOeavoRQ8X5_FFyzSyMJ8Y3nCT-Sr7fvR7ased3NU0KGYSfzaOfhcN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/floridaairmuseum.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3900 Don Emerson Dr Ste 210, Lakeland, FL, United States, Florida<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Florida Air Museum, located on the Aerospace Center for Excellence campus, was designated as the \u201cOfficial Aviation Museum and Education Center of the State of Florida\u201d in 2002. 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