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| Established | 1986 |
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| Location | Lakeland, Florida |
| Coordinates | 27°58′55″N82°01′46″W / 27.981955°N 82.029467°W /27.981955; -82.029467 |
| Type | Aviation attraction |
| Collection size | over 40 aircraft |
| President | J.R. "Lites" Leenhouts[1] |
| Website | Official Website |
TheFlorida Air Museum, formerly known as theInternational Sport Aviation Museum and theSUN 'n FUN Air Museum, is designated as Florida's "Official Aviation Museum and Education Center."[2] It features a display of aircraft including one-of-a-kind designs, classics, ultra-lights, antiques and warbirds.
The museum is housed in a main building and a hangar annex. Both are located on the campus of theSun 'n Fun fly-in and expo, which supplies much of the funding for the museum's collections and programs. The entire campus is located at theLakeland Linder International Airport, just south of the runways.
The main building holds much of the collection, especially smaller aircraft like aBoeing-Stearman Model 75 from the classic Red Baron Pizza aerobatic team. A wide variety of unique designs, homebuilts, and even a Mercury rocket motor share the display floor. The aircraft are supplemented by a collection of engines from World War I to the present day. It also houses a library, offices, a conference room and the museum's small gift shop. The hangar annex houses larger aircraft and engines.
Also on campus is the Buehler Restoration Center. This 8,000-square-foot facility, located adjacent to the Florida Air Museum at SUN 'n FUN, houses SUN 'n FUN's year–round aircraft restoration activities. The facility, which opened in April 2006, was made possible by a $300,000 grant from The Emil Buehler Perpetual Trust, with additional support from a State of Florida Cultural Facilities and Historical Grant.
The museum's collection includes some unique and notable aircraft, including manyhomebuilt aircraft:[3]
