US Southwest Soaring Museum

The US Southwest Soaring Museum is an aviation museum, located at 918 E US Route 66, in Moriarty, New Mexico, United States that focuses on the history of gliding in the western United States.[1][2][3] The museum is an affiliate member of the Soaring Society of America.[4]

Inside the Museum
US Southwest Soaring Museum
Established2006 (2006)
LocationMoriarty, New Mexico, United States
Coordinates35.00464°N 106.025824°W / 35.00464; -106.025824
TypeAviation museum
Collection sizeSailplanes
PresidentGeorge Applebay[1]
WebsiteOfficial website

Mission

The museum has the following aims: preserving and presenting the history and legacy of soaring; promoting an increased understanding of mathematics and the physical sciences through educational exhibits and programs; sponsoring aeronautical research programs relating to solar-powered flight; communicating an inspirational story of innovation and discovery for the New Mexico schoolchildren, the citizens of NM and visitors passing through the state and motivating others to experience the wonder of flight[2]

History

The museum was conceived in 1995 and opened in 1996 at the Moriarty, New Mexico airport. In 2006 the museum moved to its current location of 918 Historic US Route 66 East in Moriarty, New Mexico. Founding president George Applebay and a ten-person volunteer board of directors spent ten years assembling the collection of more than 50 gliders and models and finding a location for the museum.[1]

Collection

The museum has an extensive collection of gliders, including:[5]

See also

References
  1. Staff (29 April 2010). "Hall Inducts Two Aviation Legends". Mountain View Telegraph. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  2. US Southwest Soaring Museum (2010). "What's New". Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
  3. City of Moriarty Government (n.d.). "Civic Center". Retrieved 25 May 2011.
  4. Soaring Society of America (July 2007). "Affiliates & Divisions". Retrieved 25 May 2011.
  5. US Southwest Soaring Museum. "Sailplanes, Hang Gliders & Motor Gliders". Retrieved 27 September 2018.
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