Fun Things to Do in Charlotte NC--Visit the Carolinas Aviation Museum
Fun Things to Do in Charlotte NC—Visit the Carolinas Aviation
Museum
We all remember that cold day in January when Flight 1549 from New
York to Charlotte landed in the Hudson River after a bird strike. Did
you know that the “Miracle on the Hudson” plane is now on display in Charlotte?
It has found a home at the Carolinas Aviation Museum at the
Charlotte-Douglas International Airport.
I recently spent several hours at the museum with visiting family. The
Carolinas Aviation Museum is a collection of aircraft, helicopters and equipment
arranged in displays to show the history of aviation. My World War II veteran
father found a display showing the bombsite equipment that he used in the war.
There were also early airplanes and a number of military planes. Commercial
aviation was represented by a Piedmont Airlines DC-3. Piedmont Airlines was the
principal airline serving Charlotte until the late 1980s.
Of course, the centerpiece of the museum is now the “Miracle on the Hudson”.
The plane was transported from New York to Charlotte without its wings and
tail. A group of volunteers is restoring the the plane. It now has its tail
but is still without its wings. A video of the events of that day with footage
of the landing and rescue plus interviews with survivors is fascinating.
If you are interested in aviation, plan to spend a few hours at the Carolinas
Aviation Museum. The Museum is open six days a week.
Want to know more about living in Charlotte NC and its small
towns? Request a free
relocation package.
Copyright 2011. Carol Fox. Allen Tate Realtors. *Fun Things to Do
in Charlotte NC—Visit the Carolinas Aviation Museum*