Innovation Nation will explore the risks, failures, and triumphs that have advanced aviation. This area features replicas of the Wright Brothers’ Flyer and Glider planes, a Vietnam-era F-4S Phantom II, one of only two manufactured Skystreak planes used to test breaking the sound barrier, and a P-80 (TV-1 Shooting Star), one of the first jet fighters used during combat, to name a few.
Innovation Nation will also house the A320 from US Airways Flight 1549, better known as the “Miracle on the Hudson,” and a corresponding exhibit. Flight 1549 has been part of the Museum’s collection since 2011, but when the Museum reopens it will include new artifacts and mementos, including letters from passengers to Capt. Sullenberger.
Innovation Nation Aircraft
A320-214 (Miracle on the Hudson)
Civilian Registration Number: N106US
A-4A Skyhawk
Serial/Bureau Number: 142226
A-7E Corsair II
Serial/Bureau Number: 159971
AH-1J
Serial/Bureau Number: 159216
AV-8B Harrier II
Serial/Bureau Number: 161397
Bell 230
Serial/Bureau Number: 23004
Civilian Registration Number: N230HL
Cessna 150L
Civilian Registration Number: N19253
CH-46D Sea Knight
Serial/Bureau Number: 153389
CH-53A
Serial/Bureau Number: 151692
D-558-I Skystreak
Serial/Bureau Number: 37972
F-4S Phantom II
Serial/Bureau Number: 155872
F9F-6P
Serial/Bureau Number: 127487
HO3S Dragonfly
Serial/Bureau Number: 47-484
HOK-1 Huskie
Serial/Bureau Number: 139982
P-80/TV-1 Shooting Star
Serial/Bureau Number: 33866
QH-50C DASH
Serial/Bureau Number: DS-1355
Regulus I Missile
Serial/Bureau Number: 1147
TM-61C Matador Missile
Serial/Bureau Number: N/A (Mock-Up)
UH-1 Huey
Serial/Bureau Number: 64-13731
Wright Flyer (1903)
Serial/Bureau Number: N/A (Replica)
Wright Glider (1902)
Serial/Bureau Number: N/A Replica)
YF-102A Delta Dagger
Serial/Bureau Number: 53-1788
