South Australian Aviation Museum facts for kids
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| Former name | South Australian Historical Aviation Museum |
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| Established | 1985 |
| Location | Port Adelaide, South Australia |
| Type | Aerospace museum |
The South Australian Aviation Museum is a cool place in Port Adelaide, South Australia. It's an aviation museum where you can see amazing aircraft, powerful engines, and even rockets! The museum shows off planes and aerospace history important to South Australia and all of Australia.
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Discover the Museum's History
The museum started in 1984. A group of aviation fans wanted to save old planes and learn about flight history. In 1990, it became the official aviation museum for South Australia. This happened when the History Trust of South Australia gave it special recognition. The next year, the museum became responsible for the state's collection of historical aircraft.
In 1996, the museum also became home to a special collection of rockets. These rockets were used at the Woomera Test Range between 1950 and 1980. The Defence Science and Technology Group owns these historic rockets.
The museum moved a few times before finding its current home in 2006. Later, in 2017, a second large building was added. This new hangar helped the museum show even more planes, engines, and other cool displays.
Explore the Museum's Collection
The South Australian Aviation Museum has many exciting things to see. You can find different types of aircraft, powerful engines, and even planes that are being fixed up.
Amazing Aircraft on Display
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Here are some of the aircraft you can see at the museum:
- Aero Commander 680 VH-PSG
- BAe 146-300 VH-NJL
- Bell OH-58A Kiowa A17-010
- CAC CA-30 A7-026
- Cessna CC-1 – a copy of the original plane
- GAF Mirage IIID A3-115
- de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou A4-225
- de Havilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth 1074
- de Havilland DH.100 Vampire FB.31 A79-202
- de Havilland DH.112 Sea Venom FAW.53 WZ931
- Douglas C-47B Dakota A65-114
- English Electric Canberra B.2 WK165
- English Electric Canberra T.4 WD954
- Fokker F-27-109 Friendship VH-CAT
- GAF Jindivik N11-752 – this was a target drone, used for practice
- General Dynamics F-111C A8-132
- Gloster Meteor F.8 A77-851 – you can see the cockpit
- Hall Cherokee II VH-GPR
- Lockheed AP-3C Orion A9-756
- McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 A21-32
- Piper PA-24-250 Comanche VH-DOL
- Shepard CS2
- Supermarine Spitfire Vc A58-146
- Van's RV-4 VH-NOJ
- Westland Wessex HAS.31B N7-224
Powerful Engines on Display
The museum also has many different types of aircraft engines. These engines show how planes have changed over time.
- Allison T56A-11A
- Allison T56A-14
- Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah IX
- Armstrong Siddeley Lynx V
- Blackburn Cirrus I
- Blackburne Tomtit
- de Havilland Gipsy Queen
- Gnome Monosoupape
- Hispano-Suiza 8
- Lycoming LF507-1H
- Lycoming O-540
- Packard Liberty L-12
- Packard V-1650
- Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3
- Pratt & Whitney R-985
- Pratt & Whitney R-1340-AN2 Wasp
- Pratt & Whitney R-2000
- Rolls-Royce Avon
- Rolls-Royce Derwent
- Rolls-Royce Kestrel
- Rolls-Royce Merlin III
- Rolls-Royce Nene
- Walter Minor 6-111
- Westinghouse J34
- Wittber engine
Aircraft Being Restored
Some aircraft at the museum are not yet ready for display. They are being carefully fixed up by skilled people. This process is called restoration.
- Avro Anson I EF954/AW965
- Fairey Battle N2188
See also
- List of aerospace museums
