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United States Army Aviation Museum

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31°19′27″N 085°42′47″W / 31.32417°N 85.71306°W / 31.32417; -85.71306

United States Army Aviation Museum
An AH-1S Cobra helicopter in front of the museum
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Established1956
Open to public: 1968
LocationFort Novosel, Alabama 36362
DirectorArmy Aviation Museum Foundation
WebsiteArmyAviationMuseum.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
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
Hawker XV-6A Kestrel
Ryan VZ-3RY Vertiplane
Ryan XV-5B Vertifan
Curtiss-Wright VZ-7
Cessna YH-41A Seneca
Lockheed CL-475
Sikorsky S-72 Rotor Systems Research Aircraft (RSRA)

Sources: US Army Aviation Museum collection pages[8][9][10]

See also

References

  1. ^ Phillips 1992, p. 37.
  2. ^ Purner 2004, p. 204.
  3. ^ Army Aviation Museum Collection, ArmyAviationMuseum.org.
  4. ^ Hughes, Jim (19 November 2019). "Fort Rucker breaks ground on Army Aviation Training Support Facility". U.S. Army. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Fort Rucker sees progress on new training facility construction". WDHN. 15 April 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  6. ^ Nelson, Abby (2 July 2021). "Fort Rucker Army Aviation Museum". News 4. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Robins & Morton receives Training Support Facility construction contract at Fort Rucker". Robins & Morton. 16 September 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  8. ^ Museum Collection, rotary wing, ArmyAviationMuseum.org.
  9. ^ Museum Collection, fixed wing, ArmyAviationMuseum.org.
  10. ^ Museum Collection, vertical flight, ArmyAviationMuseum.org.
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