| US Southwest Soaring Museum | |
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| Location | Moriarty, New Mexico, United States |
| Type | Aviation museum |
| Collection size | Sailplanes |
| President | George Applebay[1] |
| Website | swsoaringmuseum.org |
The US Southwest Soaring Museum is an aviation museum, located at the Moriarty airport, in Moriarty, New Mexico, United States that focuses on the history of gliding in the western United States.[2][3][1]
The museum is an affiliate member of the Soaring Society of America.[4]
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The museum states its aims as preserving and presenting the history and legacy of soaring; promoting an increased understanding of mathematics and the physical sciences through educational exhibits and programs; sponsoring aeronautical research programs relating to solar-powered flight; communicating an inspirational story of innovation and discovery for the New Mexico schoolchildren, the citizens of NM and visitors passing through the state and motivating others to experience the wonder of flight[2]
The museum was conceived in 1995 and opened in 2006. Founding president George Applebay and a ten-person volunteer board of directors spent ten years assembling the collection of more than 40 gliders and models and finding a location for the museum.[1]
The museum has an extensive collection of gliders, including:[5]
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