Exploration of Flight Closure
Exploration of Flight (Centennial Airport)Exploration of Flight at Centennial Airport is closed Sunday, September 7, 2025 for a private…
Exploration of Flight at Centennial Airport is closed Sunday, September 7, 2025 for a private…
Visit Exploration of Flight on SCFD Free Day! Receive free admission on Friday, September 12…
Join Wings Over the Rockies Exploration of Flight on the second Saturday of the month…
Exploration of Flight at Centennial Airport is closed Friday, September 19, 2025 for a private…
Exploration of Flight at Centennial Airport is closed Saturday, September 27, 2025 for a private…
Join us at Wings Exploration of Flight for a spooktastic day of trick-or-treating! Wear your…
Let your child's curiosity take flight and join us at Exploration of Flight to explore…
Exploration of Flight at Centennial Airport will be closing early tomorrow, Saturday, October 18 at…
Join us at Exploration of Flight for a day of fun, creativity and discovery at…
Join Wings Over the Rockies Exploration of Flight on the second Saturday of the month…
Let your child's curiosity take flight and join us at Exploration of Flight to explore…
Discover, experiment, and let your curiosity soar at STEM Day at Wings Exploration of Flight!…
The Harrier II first flew in 1981 and joined the Marine Corps in 1985. With four exhaust nozzles that can rotate from horizontal to vertical, the Harrier can “jump” off the ground in a short take off run or can even take off and land vertically. It can carry a wide array of bombs, rockets and missiles on six underwing hard points, plus a 25mm rotary cannon with up to 300 rounds of ammunition. Fully loaded, a Harrier carries more firepower than a World War II B-17 Flying Fortress bomber!
This Harrier on display at the Air & Space Museum has seen combat in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria and the Red Sea, and has the 3rd highest number of combat hours of any Harrier. It is on loan from the National Naval Aviation Museum.
The F-14 Tomcat played a leading role in the 1986 movie “Top Gun.” The Navy needed an airplane to protect its surface fleets from hostile aircraft and anti-ship missiles at long range. After a naval version of the Air Force’s F-111 fighter bomber proved was unsuitable for aircraft carrier operations, its radar and long-range AIM-54 Phoenix air intercept missile systems were transferred to an entirely new design, the F-14.
One of the most iconic symbols of the Vietnam War is the Bell UH-1 “Huey” helicopter. Hueys served throughout the conflict as troop and cargo carriers, air ambulances, and gunships with the US Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps.
The Harrier II first flew in 1981 and joined the Marine Corps in 1985. With four exhaust nozzles that can rotate from horizontal to vertical, the Harrier can “jump” off the ground in a short take off run or can even take off and land vertically. It can carry a wide array of bombs, rockets and missiles on six underwing hard points, plus a 25mm rotary cannon with up to 300 rounds of ammunition. Fully loaded, a Harrier carries more firepower than a World War II B-17 Flying Fortress bomber!
This Harrier on display at the Air & Space Museum has seen combat in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria and the Red Sea, and has the 3rd highest number of combat hours of any Harrier. It is on loan from the National Naval Aviation Museum.
The F-14 Tomcat played a leading role in the 1986 movie “Top Gun.” The Navy needed an airplane to protect its surface fleets from hostile aircraft and anti-ship missiles at long range. After a naval version of the Air Force’s F-111 fighter bomber proved was unsuitable for aircraft carrier operations, its radar and long-range AIM-54 Phoenix air intercept missile systems were transferred to an entirely new design, the F-14.
One of the most iconic symbols of the Vietnam War is the Bell UH-1 “Huey” helicopter. Hueys served throughout the conflict as troop and cargo carriers, air ambulances, and gunships with the US Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps.
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