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Yahoo
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
CLT attraction unveils final piece
Sullenberger Aviation Museum adds a new wing this weekend with the opening of 'Aviation City,' the final piece in the 105,000-square-foot educational and historical campus opened last year. ALSO READ: Sullenberger Aviation Museum takes shape at CLT as fundraising hits target On Wednesday morning, museum and airport executives opened the 11,000-square-foot, $1.5 million addition to media for a sneak preview. The addition is housed in what's known as the 1936 Historic Hangar, built as a Works Progress Administration project and refurbished to house a history of Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) chronicling a century of aviation. The hangar was designated as a Historic Landmark in 2002. In June 2024, the main gallery and other museum features opened, concentrating on aviation innovation and its impact on society and the region. Stephen Saucier, the museum's CEO, told CBJ that the opening of Aviation City completes the campus, though there will always be updates and tweaks. Read more and check out photos on CBJ's website here. VIDEO: Passenger from Miracle on the Hudson shares story from famous flight
Yahoo
27-03-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Here's the new exhibit coming to the Sullenberger Aviation Museum
CHARLOTTE, N.C. () — Just when you thought it couldn't get any better, the premiere aviation museum of the Southeast announces a new exhibit space. It is showcased in the Smithsonian affiliate, the , located on the campus of Charlotte Douglas International Airport. Exciting news just announced: It's a work in progress decades in the making that is sure to delight and draw aviation enthusiasts from far and wide—and it's happening right here in the Queen City—in the backyard of CLT. Coming soon, Aviation City is a themed area housed in a 1936 vintage hangar, now renovated with a new look and purpose. The hangar was originally constructed as part of the Works Progress Administration during the Great Depression. It is now the centerpiece of the third and final themed exhibit at Sullenberger. Aviation City highlights the relationship between aviation history at Charlotte Douglas and the region's economic development. Pilot and 2 young daughters survive the night on airplane wing after crashing into icy Alaska lake The historic hangar and its airplanes are all about breathing new life into the stories and artifacts of the past, as it shapes and inspires the next generation of aviators and innovators in Charlotte and beyond, according to Sullenberger Aviation Museum president Stephen Saucier. Here, you can see airplanes being moved and placed in the museum—getting ready for their close-up with visitors for the grand opening coming late spring. One of the stars of the exhibit is this vintage Piedmont Airlines Douglas DC-3 It has patiently sat on a closed runway at CLT, after being displaced from the former Carolinas Aviation Museum and waiting for her new space to open up. Other notable aircraft include a Stearman biplane, an F-84 Thunderjet, a Bellanca Cruisair, and a Lockheed Shooting Star. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
