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The International Sport Aviation Museum at Lakeland Linder Regional Airport, Florida, has gained international recognition as a first-class aviation museum, administered by the Sun 'n Fun Aviation Foundation cialis.
The foundation is a non-profit, tax exempt corporation dedicated to the development of the museum as a means to further its commitment to education, safety and the preservation of our aviation heritage viagra online.
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International Sport Aviation Museum
The International Sport Aviation Museum and Aviation Center is located on a 40 acre campus area adjacent to the Fly-In convention site viagra. The 20,000-square-foot facility houses the museum's current collection of aircraft and memorabilia, plus the Foundation's administrative offices.
The International Sport Aviation Museum has a 1,300-square-foot library with more than 4,000 aviation books and 27,000 magazines providing for the first phase of a historical research center. The International Sport Aviation Museum currently houses a collection of approximately 35 experimental and homebuilt aircraft along with several outdoor displays .
Planes and Exhibits
Programs and Activities
Dedicated to the encouragement of creativity and individual initiative through youth programs, the Sun 'n Fun Aviation Foundation strives to instill a feeling of pride in quality craftsmanship and achievement.
Activities throughout the year include a variety of programs encompassing the community as well as international visitors and students of all ages.
- Air Adventure Days
- Young Eagles Program
- Sun 'n Fun Sport Aviation Ground School
- Sun 'n Fun EAA Air Academy
- Wings 'n Things
History
The Sun 'n Fun Aviation Foundation was founded and received non-profit 501(c)(3) tax exempt status in 1987, although the mission statement, plans, drawings, and renderings of the International Sport Aviation Museum had been completed two years earlier.
The ground breaking ceremony for Phase I of the International Sport Aviation Museum & Aviation Center was held in November, 1991, and its doors officially opened for the first time April, 6, 1992. The museum was the first step in addressing a greater need for dedicated facilities, programs, and staffing to prepare future generations of young people to challenge the boundaries of flight and individual performance.
The Future
The International Sport Aviation Museum & Aviation Center continues with its commitment for growth, with the goal to have an expanded facility by the year 1998. The new International Sport Aviation Museum & Aviation Center will serve as the venue for greater involvement and outreach so vital to the world of sport aviation and provide the foundation for future development focusing on the "Dynamics of Sport Aviation."
The second phase in this growth is envisioned to complete the final step in the process of evolution toward a full International Sport Aviation Museum and Aviation Education Center, addressing the needs of the 21st century.
The International Sport Aviation Museum and Aviation Center will consist of 100,000 square feet of display, restoration, educational, and administrative spaces. A four-story, central core facility will be joined with the Museum Exhibit Wing to house a variety of aviation displays and aviation artifacts with emphasis on sport aviation.
An Educational Complex consisting of theater, classrooms and research facilities structured to meet the information-based society of the future will complement an expanded library and conference center. The Aviation Center will have administrative and office support areas and an expanded museum gift shop and book store.
Museum Membership Information
The museum is supported by volunteers and funded in part through museum membership dues. The membership base in the International Sport Aviation Museum is vital to providing the substructure and building blocks for this great vision and evolution of crossing the threshold to distinction as a unique museum and center for sport aviation.
When you join as a International Sport Aviation Museum member you will receive a membership card and decal; free admission to the museum; 10 percent discount in the museum's gift shop and Gift of Flight; the same benefits in ticket prices, flight line access and use of campgrounds as EAA members; the Sun 'n Fun newsletter; special updates from the museum; and a 20 percent discount on future brick purchases.
Membership dues are:
- Personal Membership (one year) - $33
- Family Membership (one year) - $50
- Life Member - $1000
General Information
The International Sport Aviation Museum is located on the Sun 'n Fun EAA Fly-In convention site on the southwest corner of Lakeland Linder Regional Airport.
- Operation hours are:
- Monday - Friday: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Saturday: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Sunday: Noon - 4 p.m.
Admission to the museum is a contribution of $4.00 for adults and $2.00 for children under 12.
Contact Information
International Sport Aviation MuseumP.O. Box 6795
Lakeland, FL 33807-6795
Tel: 863-644-0741
Fax: 863-648-9264
Or send e-mail to the museum.
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