US Southwest Soaring Museum facts for kids
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| Established | 2006 |
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| Location | Moriarty, New Mexico, United States |
| Type | Aviation museum |
| Collection size | Sailplanes |
The US Southwest Soaring Museum is a cool place in Moriarty, New Mexico, United States. It's an aviation museum that teaches you all about gliding! Gliding is flying without an engine, just like a bird. This museum shows the history of these amazing aircraft in the western United States. It's also connected to the Soaring Society of America, a group for glider pilots.
Discovering the World of Gliding
The museum has some awesome goals. They want to save and share the history of soaring flight. Soaring is when gliders use air currents to stay up high. They also help you learn about math and science through fun exhibits.
The museum supports new ideas, like planes powered by the sun. They want to inspire kids in New Mexico and visitors to learn. Their goal is to show everyone the amazing wonder of flight!
How the Museum Started
The idea for the museum began in 1995. It first opened its doors in 1996 at the Moriarty, New Mexico airport. Later, in 2006, the museum moved to its current spot. You can find it at 918 Historic US Route 66 East in Moriarty.
A person named George Applebay was the first president. He worked with ten volunteers on the museum's board. They spent ten years gathering more than 50 gliders and models. They also worked hard to find the perfect home for the museum.
Amazing Glider Collection
The museum has a huge collection of gliders. These are special aircraft that fly without engines. They use air currents to soar high in the sky. Some gliders are very old, and some are more modern.
Here are some of the cool gliders you can see:
- Applebay Zia motorglider
- Applebay Zuni
- Advanced Soaring Concepts Falcon
- LET L-13 Blaník
- Bowlus Super Albatross
- Hoey-Johnson BG-12B
- Carbon Dragon motorglider
- Cascade Kasperwing I-80 ultralight motor glider
- DFS Olympia
- DFS Weihe
- FFA Diamant 16.5M
- DSK Duster prototype
- Frankfort Cinema - 2
- Fibera KK-1e Utu
- Franklin PS-2
- Glasflügel 401 H-401 Kestrel
- Grob G103a Twin II
- LAK Genesis 2
- Glasflügel 303 Mosquito motorglider
- Hall Cherokee II
- Hall Cherokee RM
- Laister LP-46
- Laister-Kauffman TG-4 (LK10A)
- Mitchell B-10 flying wing
- Maupin Woodstock One
- Miller Tern
- Monnett Monerai
- Moore SS-1
- Advanced Soaring Concepts Apex NASA Apex Remotely Piloted Sailplane
- Nelson Hummingbird PG-185B motorglider
- Primary Glider Northrup primary glider
- Oldershaw O-2
- Oldershaw O-3
- Prue Standard
- Ross R-6
- Scheibe Spatz
- Schleicher Ka 3 Santee SA-3/KA-3
- Schweizer SGS 1-26
- Schweizer SGS 1-23
- Schweizer SGU 2-22
- Slingsby T.21 RAF Sedbergh T.X. Mk. 1
- Slingsby Tandem Tutor RAF Kirby Cadet T.X. Mk. 3
- Scanlan SG-1A
- Schleicher ASW 15
- Schleicher Ka-4 Rhonlerche - 2
- Schleicher Ka 6CR PE
- Schleicher Ka 6e
- Schreder HP-11
- Schreder HP-12A Modified to 13M by Dick Johnson
- Schreder HP-14
- Schreder HP-18
- Schreder HP-20
- Stamer Lippisch SG-38 Zögling primary glider fuselage - replica
- Seagull hang glider
- Strojnik S-2 Motorglider
- SZD-36 Cobra 15
- UFM Easy Riser ultralight
- Ultralight Products hang glider
- Wills Wing hang glider
- Wright Glider 1902 Wright Glider Replica
See also
- List of aerospace museums
- List of gliders
