New Dallas airplane museum, education center opens

DALLAS — Nowhere in DFW will get you to Hogwarts, however you’ll be able to come to Dallas Executive Airport to discover a place simply as magical.

“This place is like Harry Potter’s three-headed dog,” stated Nancy McGee, vice chairman of the Henry B. Tippie National Aviation Education Center.

The center’s “three heads,” or experiences, are a museum, an airplane hangar and an education center.

Inside the center, which is a partnership with the Commemorative Air Force, college students can be taught in regards to the previous and put together for the longer term.

An experiential classroom permits company to undergo a simulation of life in America throughout World War II, whereas a workshop provides them hands-on studying in STEM-related classes.

“We have a huge need for kids to get into STEM fields,” McGee stated. “This is an easy way to inspire them.”

The education center is accessible by reservation solely.

McGee says youngsters don’t simply be taught historical past, they get to see it. After they’ve frolicked within the education center, they will head to the hangar the place they will see WWII-era airplanes.

“Airplanes make STEM look sexy,” McGee stated.

The jaw-dropping planes contained in the hangar change each day as a result of they nonetheless fly to air reveals all through the nation.

The museum, which is open to everybody Tuesday by Saturday, has the world’s largest assortment of WWII nostril artwork — footage of pinup ladies that had been painted on the nostril of planes.

Also highlighted on the museum are the struggle’s unsung heroes: feminine pilots, Black pilots and Mexican pilots.

The complete facility opened final November and is able to take flight.

“We are a hidden gem in Dallas and there are so many opportunities, so many different programs for people to experience here,” McGee stated.

For extra information on the Henry B Tippie National Aviation Education Center, or to make a reservation, visit their website.