Frontiers of Flight Museum in Dallas, Dallas County, United States | Museum | Flight Museum

Embark on a memorable aviation journey with a tour of the Frontiers of Flight Museum in Dallas, Texas in the United States. During your experience, you will bridge several lifetimes starting with the pioneers who realized their earliest dreams of flying; identifying with the aviators of the 20's and 30's, known as the "Golden Age of Flight", understanding the sacrifices of the fliers of World War II; and progressing to the jet and rocket age of today. By virtue of these chronicles of time, you will also find a new appreciation for the role the Dallas/Fort Worth area in Texas, (known today as the Aviation Capital of the World) has played in the unfolding global aviation story.
At the Frontiers of Flight Museum you will see, hear, and touch some of the rare artifacts that have contributed to this exciting history. On display is a World War I Sopwith "Pup" biplane along with hundreds of models, uniforms, decorations, engines and propellers. You will long remember your "Flight Thru Time".
One of the most unique displays is the "Lighter Than Air" collection. The great silver giants of that era with their graceful proportions are still a source of amazement to us today. The LZ-129 "Hindenburg" was 803.8 feet long (nearly the size of the "Queen Mary") and was filled with 7 million cubic feet of hydrogen. It carried 50 passengers and 50-60 crew members, plus freight across the Atlantic. It made the crossing 37 times nonstop before an airliner managed the task. Crossing time from Frankfurt, Germany to Lakehurst, NJ was three days and two nights at a cruising speed of 77 mph Our artifacts from the "Hindenburg" include the largest unburned piece (radioman's chair) that survived the fiery crash at Naval Air Station Lakehurst on May 6, 1937. Also, in the collection is a china service from the "Graf Zeppelin I", structural components and fittings from the U.S. Navy airship "Akron", and propellers from the U.S.S. "Shenandoah", and "Los Angeles".
The full range of the airliner development is presented vividly though large-scale cutaway models, airline posters and other memorabilia.
Your "Flight Thru Time" concludes with a close-up look at the challenges of space and our first step toward the stars with the most complex aircraft ever assembled, the reusable "Space Shuttle" Orbiter. Its weight is equal to more than twelve Boeing 747 jumbo jets. It is thrust into orbit 100 miles above the earth at 17,000 mph. All of this has occurred in less than 80 years since the Wright brothers first flew their biplane 120 feet at 7 mph.
Please join us for a journey through the Frontiers of Flight Museum in Dallas, Texas, soon.