United States Army Aviation Museum
_3845_(2076803508).jpg.webp) An AH-1S Cobra helicopter in front of the museum | |
| Established | 1956 Open to public: 1968 |
|---|---|
| Location | Fort Novosel, Alabama 36362 |
| Director | Army Aviation Museum Foundation |
| Website | ArmyAviationMuseum.org |
The United States Army Aviation Museum is an aviation museum located on Fort Novosel near Daleville, Alabama. It has the largest collection of helicopters held by a museum in the world.[1][2] The museum features some 50 aircraft on public display with aviation artifacts ranging from a replica of the Wright brothers' Model B military biplane to an AH-64 Apache from Operation Desert Storm. The museum has over 160 aircraft in its collection and holds 3,000 historical items.[3]
History
The museum broke ground on a new building called the Training Support Facility in November 2019.[4][5][6][7]
Collection
On display
Sikorsky R-4B
AH-56A Cheyenne
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UH-60 Blackhawk
- World War I aircraft
| Aircraft | Year Introduced | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curtiss JN-4D Jenny | 1915 | Single-engined biplane piston trainer | |
| Nieuport 28C-1 | 1917 | Single-engined biplane piston fighter | |
| Royal Aircraft Factory BE-2C | 1912 | Single-engined biplane piston light bomber | |
| Curtiss SE-5A | 1917 | Single-engined biplane piston fighter | |
| Sopwith F.1 Camel replica | 1917 | Single-engined biplane piston fighter | |
| Wright Model B replica | 1910 | Single-engined biplane piston aircraft |
- Fixed-wing aircraft
| Aircraft | Year Introduced | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aeronca L-16A Champ | 1946 | Single-engined monoplane piston observation aircraft | Replaced the Piper L-4B Cub in service. |
| Cessna L-19A Bird Dog | 1974 | Single-engined monoplane piston observation aircraft | Developed from the Cessna 170 |
| de Havilland Canada U-1A Otter | 1953 | Single-engined monoplane piston utility aircraft | |
| de Havilland Canada YU-6A Beaver | 1948 | Single-engined monoplane piston utility aircraft | |
| de Havilland Canada YC-7A Caribou | 1961 | Twin-engined monoplane piston utility aircraft | |
| Grumman OV-1B Mohawk | 1959 | Twin-engined monoplane turboprop observation aircraft | |
| Piper J-3 Cub | 1941 | Single-engined monoplane piston aircraft | |
| Piper L-4B Cub | 1938 | Single-engined monoplane piston observation aircraft | |
| Taylorcraft L-2A Grasshopper | 1941 | Single-engined monoplane piston observation aircraft |
- Helicopters
| Aircraft | Year Introduced | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bell XH-40 | 1954 | Single-engined turboshaft helicopter | |
| Bell UH-1B Iroquois (Huey) x 2 | 1959 | Single-engined turboshaft utility helicopter | Developed from the Bell XH-40 |
| Bell UH-1H Iroquois | 1959 | Single-engined turboshaft utility helicopter | |
| Bell YUH-1D/H Iroquois | 1959 | Single-engined turboshaft utility helicopter | |
| Bell AH-1G Cobra | 1967 | Single-engined turboshaft attack helicopter | Developed from the Bell UH-1 Iroquois |
| Bell AH-1S Cobra | 1967 | Single-engined turboshaft attack helicopter | Developed from the Bell UH-1 Iroquois |
| Bell OH-13C Sioux | 1945 | Single-engined radial piston observation helicopter | Military version of the Bell 47 |
| Bell OH-13E Sioux | 1945 | Single-engined radial piston observation helicopter | Military version of the Bell 47 |
| Bell TH-13T Sioux | 1945 | Single-engined radial piston training helicopter | Military version of the Bell 47 |
| Bell OH-58D Kiowa | 1983 | Single-engined turboshaft observation helicopter | |
| Boeing-Vertol CH-47A Chinook | 1962 | Twin-engined turboshaft transport helicopter | |
| Hughes YAH-64A Apache | 1986 | Twin-engined turboshaft attack helicopter | |
| McDonnell Douglas AH-64 Apache | 1986 | Twin-engined turboshaft attack helicopter | Operation Desert Storm veteran |
| Boeing–Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche | 1996 | Twin-engined turboshaft attack helicopter | |
| Hughes OH-6A Cayuse x 2 | 1966 | Single-engined turboshaft observation helicopter | |
| Hiller H-23A Raven | 1948 | Single-engined radial piston utility helicopter | |
| Hiller OH-23B Raven | 1948 | Single-engined radial piston observation helicopter | |
| Hiller YH-32 Hornet | 1954 | Single-engined radial piston experimental helicopter | |
| Hughes TH-55A Osage | 1956 | Single-engined radial piston training helicopter | |
| McCulloch YH-30 | 1948 | Single-engined radial piston helicopter | |
| Lockheed XH-51 | 1962 | Single-engined turboshaft experimental helicopter | |
| Lockheed AH-56A Cheyenne | 1967 | Single-engined turboshaft attack helicopter | |
| Piasecki CH-21C Shawnee | 1951 | Twin-engined radial piston transport helicopter | |
| Piasecki H-25A Army Mule | 1949 | Twin-engined radial piston utility helicopter | |
| Sikorsky Hoverfly I | 1943 | Single-engined radial piston utility helicopter | |
| Sikorsky R-5 x 2 | 1945 | Single-engined radial piston utility helicopter | |
| Sikorsky Hoverfly II | 1945 | Single-engined radial piston utility helicopter | |
| Sikorsky H-19D Chickasaw | 1950 | Single-engined radial piston utility helicopter | |
| Sikorsky VH-34A Army One | 1954 | Single-engined radial piston transport helicopter | |
| Sikorsky CH-37B Mojave | 1956 | Twin-engined radial piston transport helicopter | |
| Sikorsky XH-39 | 1954 | Single-engined turboshaft experimental helicopter | |
| Sikorsky CH-54A Tarhe | 1962 | Twin-engined turboshaft cargo helicopter | |
| Sikorsky YUH-60 Black Hawk | 1979 | Twin-engined turboshaft utility helicopter |
Other notable aircraft
| Aircraft | Year Introduced | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| McDonnell XV-1 Convertiplane | 1954 | Single-engined radial piston convertiplane | |
| Hawker XV-6A Kestrel | 1960 | Single-engined monoplane turbofan experimental V/STOL aircraft | |
| Ryan VZ-3RY Vertiplane | 1958 | Single-engined monoplane turboshaft experimental V/STOL aircraft | |
| Ryan XV-5B Vertifan | 1964 | Twin-engined monoplane turbojet experimental V/STOL aircraft | |
| Curtiss-Wright VZ-7 | 1958 | Single-engined turbo VTOL quadrotor helicopter | |
| Cessna YH-41A Seneca | 1956 | Single-engined radial piston helicopter | |
| Lockheed CL-475 | 1959 | Single-engined radial piston experiemental helicopter | |
| Sikorsky S-72 | 1976 | Twin-engined turboshaft experimental compound helicopter | Rotor Systems Research Aircraft (RSRA) |
See also
References
- Phillips 1992, p. 37.
- Purner 2004, p. 204.
- Army Aviation Museum Collection, ArmyAviationMuseum.org.
- Hughes, Jim (19 November 2019). "Fort Rucker breaks ground on Army Aviation Training Support Facility". U.S. Army. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- "Fort Rucker sees progress on new training facility construction". WDHN. 15 April 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- Nelson, Abby (2 July 2021). "Fort Rucker Army Aviation Museum". News 4. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- "Robins & Morton receives Training Support Facility construction contract at Fort Rucker". Robins & Morton. 16 September 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- Museum Collection, rotary wing, ArmyAviationMuseum.org.
- Museum Collection, fixed wing, ArmyAviationMuseum.org.
- Museum Collection, vertical flight, ArmyAviationMuseum.org.
- Phillips, Cody R. A Guide to U.S. Army Museums, DIANE Publishing, 1992. ISBN 0-7881-4671-8.
- Purner, John. 101 Best Aviation Attractions. McGraw-Hill, 2004. ISBN 0-07-142519-5.
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