• What happens when you make an online donation to The Hangar this month? 1. You put joy in our hearts 2. You support the preservation of aviation history and artifacts 3. You enter us for a chance to win $20,000! There couldn’t be a better time to make a donation to our cause. We’re so pleased that the truss repair construction was completed while we were closed so that we can be open to visitors now. We still have funds to raise for this project though, so please consider supporting us today.
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    What happens when you make an online donation to The Hangar this month? 1. You put joy in our hearts 2. You support the preservation of aviation history and artifacts 3. You enter us for a chance to win $20,000! There couldn’t be a better time to make a donation to our cause. We’re so pleased that the truss repair construction was completed while we were closed so that we can be open to visitors now. We still have funds to raise for this project though, so please consider supporting us today.
  • A short history on going very very fast is our newest YouTube video all about the history of the F86 Sabre. Learn from expert volunteer Wade today: https://youtu.be/fXR9UszBMVM
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    A short history on going very very fast is our newest YouTube video all about the history of the F86 Sabre. Learn from expert volunteer Wade today: https://youtu.be/fXR9UszBMVM
  • On this day, National Indigenous Peoples Day, in 2019 Air Canada operated the first flight in history that was crewed by all-Indigenous members (2 pilots and 9 flight attendants). Even the ground crew for the flight were Indigenous employees! Flight AC185 from Toronto to Vancouver marked not only the first flight of its kind in Canada, but throughout the world as well. The idea for this flight originated from the First Nations, Metis and Inuit employees at Air Canada. In the spirit of respect and truth, we honor and acknowledge that the land The Hangar Flight Museum sits on is in the traditional territories of Treaty 7 peoples. In 1877, Treaty 7 was signed by members of the Niitsitapi, the Tsuut’ina First Nation, the Îyârhe Nakoda (inclusive of Wesley, Chiniki, and Bearspaw First Nation), alongside the Government of Canada. Calgary is situated within the Métis homeland, and the home of the Métis Nation of Alberta Region 3. We give thanks for being able to live, work, play and learn on this land in peace as Treaty people. Image Credit: Kelly Many Guns @ http://www.firstnationsdrum.com/2019/07/air-canada-crew-share-their-historic-flight-experience/
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    On this day, National Indigenous Peoples Day, in 2019 Air Canada operated the first flight in history that was crewed by all-Indigenous members (2 pilots and 9 flight attendants). Even the ground crew for the flight were Indigenous employees! Flight AC185 from Toronto to Vancouver marked not only the first flight of its kind in Canada, but throughout the world as well. The idea for this flight originated from the First Nations, Metis and Inuit employees at Air Canada. In the spirit of respect and truth, we honor and acknowledge that the land The Hangar Flight Museum sits on is in the traditional territories of Treaty 7 peoples. In 1877, Treaty 7 was signed by members of the Niitsitapi, the Tsuut’ina First Nation, the Îyârhe Nakoda (inclusive of Wesley, Chiniki, and Bearspaw First Nation), alongside the Government of Canada. Calgary is situated within the Métis homeland, and the home of the Métis Nation of Alberta Region 3. We give thanks for being able to live, work, play and learn on this land in peace as Treaty people. Image Credit: Kelly Many Guns @ http://www.firstnationsdrum.com/2019/07/air-canada-crew-share-their-historic-flight-experience/
  • Happy Father’s Day from The Hangar Flight Museum! Did you know that in 2018 a father-daughter duo made history by making a Pan Pacific round trip together? In March of 2018 Air Canada pilots Jennie Olafson and her dad James Sullivan flew a Boeing 787 Dreamliner from Vancouver to Taipei, fulfilling a dream to fly together professionally before Sullivan’s retirement. Olafson, recalling many childhood memories with her dad in planes, caught the flying bug and followed her dad into the industry. Sullivan himself flew for 45 years and has passed the love of it onto his kids (two of which fly with Air Canada as pilots). Image Credit: Jennie Olafson, Toronto Star, 31 Mar 2018
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    Happy Father’s Day from The Hangar Flight Museum! Did you know that in 2018 a father-daughter duo made history by making a Pan Pacific round trip together? In March of 2018 Air Canada pilots Jennie Olafson and her dad James Sullivan flew a Boeing 787 Dreamliner from Vancouver to Taipei, fulfilling a dream to fly together professionally before Sullivan’s retirement. Olafson, recalling many childhood memories with her dad in planes, caught the flying bug and followed her dad into the industry. Sullivan himself flew for 45 years and has passed the love of it onto his kids (two of which fly with Air Canada as pilots). Image Credit: Jennie Olafson, Toronto Star, 31 Mar 2018
  • On this day in 1931, Canadian opera singer Lissaint Beardmore used a sailplane to make the first glider journey across the English channel. Launching from Lympne in Kent, England, Beardmore travelled over the Strait of Dover to St. Inglevert near Boulogne, France. Beardmore possessed a distinctive tenor voice, and led an exciting life before his daring journey over the cold waters of the Strait of Dover. Living in Germany prior to the outbreak of World War One, he escaped arrest by going out a window on a rope made from bedclothes. After reassuring his family in Toronto that he was safe, he then signed up for the 23 Reserve Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force. Image Credit: http://aviadejavu.ru/Site/Crafts/Craft34392.htm
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    On this day in 1931, Canadian opera singer Lissaint Beardmore used a sailplane to make the first glider journey across the English channel. Launching from Lympne in Kent, England, Beardmore travelled over the Strait of Dover to St. Inglevert near Boulogne, France. Beardmore possessed a distinctive tenor voice, and led an exciting life before his daring journey over the cold waters of the Strait of Dover. Living in Germany prior to the outbreak of World War One, he escaped arrest by going out a window on a rope made from bedclothes. After reassuring his family in Toronto that he was safe, he then signed up for the 23 Reserve Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force. Image Credit: http://aviadejavu.ru/Site/Crafts/Craft34392.htm
  • Lighting it up! We added a couple LED towers in our tent hangar and lit up the building with silhouettes of our aircraft for the first week of our reopening after 6 months of closure. Thank you Cooper Equipment Rentals for your donation.
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    Lighting it up! We added a couple LED towers in our tent hangar and lit up the building with silhouettes of our aircraft for the first week of our reopening after 6 months of closure. Thank you Cooper Equipment Rentals for your donation.
  • Throwback Thursday to our last Wings and Wheels in 2019. Unfortunately we will not be able to host this event this weekend for Father’s Day, but we will be open for general admissions this weekend and we’re also exploring options to see if we can run this popular event later this summer. Thank you so much to those who visited the museum today for our first open day of 2021 - we truly appreciate your support.
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    Throwback Thursday to our last Wings and Wheels in 2019. Unfortunately we will not be able to host this event this weekend for Father’s Day, but we will be open for general admissions this weekend and we’re also exploring options to see if we can run this popular event later this summer. Thank you so much to those who visited the museum today for our first open day of 2021 - we truly appreciate your support.
  • We’re reopening tomorrow! And we’re so excited to see you soon. We do recommend prebooking your arrival time online before your visit. We’ll be open on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays in June and then look forward to being open seven days a week again in July.
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    We’re reopening tomorrow! And we’re so excited to see you soon. We do recommend prebooking your arrival time online before your visit. We’ll be open on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays in June and then look forward to being open seven days a week again in July.
  • The only post-secondary Indigenous aviation program in Canada operates out of the Tyendinaga Aerodrome in Ontario, Canada. The aerodrome was built in 1916 as a flight training school during the First World War, and has been updated to hold all of the student housing, aircraft hangars, and classrooms necessary for the 3-year program. Class sizes are small and hands-on, with teachers being able to give students the individual attention needed to thrive in the aviation industry. Image Credit: Denis17.ranque @ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mohawk_college_aviation_maintenance.jpg
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    The only post-secondary Indigenous aviation program in Canada operates out of the Tyendinaga Aerodrome in Ontario, Canada. The aerodrome was built in 1916 as a flight training school during the First World War, and has been updated to hold all of the student housing, aircraft hangars, and classrooms necessary for the 3-year program. Class sizes are small and hands-on, with teachers being able to give students the individual attention needed to thrive in the aviation industry. Image Credit: Denis17.ranque @ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mohawk_college_aviation_maintenance.jpg
  • “There’s no better way to test an idea than to take it outside and see if it flies.” Alan Perry, one of the supersonic designers at the British Aircraft Corporation in Bristol, UK Here at The Hangar Flight Museum we are surrounded by the material remnants of dreams. And having dreams and ideas is important! But so is taking what you dream up and actually testing it in real life. Maybe it won’t work, but you’ll be that much closer to something that will. Test your ideas! See if they fly! We guarantee you that the first aircraft dreamed up by people looks very different to what actually works.
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    “There’s no better way to test an idea than to take it outside and see if it flies.” Alan Perry, one of the supersonic designers at the British Aircraft Corporation in Bristol, UK Here at The Hangar Flight Museum we are surrounded by the material remnants of dreams. And having dreams and ideas is important! But so is taking what you dream up and actually testing it in real life. Maybe it won’t work, but you’ll be that much closer to something that will. Test your ideas! See if they fly! We guarantee you that the first aircraft dreamed up by people looks very different to what actually works.
  • The beauty of art is that it can be where you least expect it. For today’s installment of #MuseumWeek, The Hangar Flight Museum invites you to take a gander at one of our lesser known sights: the engine collection on the mezzanine. Aircraft engines are bursting with symmetry of form and ruthless practicality, with every inch being meticulously crafted and designed. True, engines might not be what first pops into the mind when art is mentioned. But these creations are some of the things that literally let humans take flight. We thought them up, we crafted them, and now we can soar among the clouds. What is art but something that can elevate us all, after all?
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    The beauty of art is that it can be where you least expect it. For today’s installment of #MuseumWeek, The Hangar Flight Museum invites you to take a gander at one of our lesser known sights: the engine collection on the mezzanine. Aircraft engines are bursting with symmetry of form and ruthless practicality, with every inch being meticulously crafted and designed. True, engines might not be what first pops into the mind when art is mentioned. But these creations are some of the things that literally let humans take flight. We thought them up, we crafted them, and now we can soar among the clouds. What is art but something that can elevate us all, after all?
  • As museum week continues, today we are asking you to caption this post! #CaptionThisMW But we also can’t help but countdown… Less than 6 days to go to our reopening! Tickets are available online now.
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    As museum week continues, today we are asking you to caption this post! #CaptionThisMW But we also can’t help but countdown… Less than 6 days to go to our reopening! Tickets are available online now.
  • The Silver Dart replica and the Aeronca Champion housed in our collection highlight just how far aviation had come in the thirty-seven or so years between the creation of the two aircraft. The Silver Dart is a rudimentary example of the experimental and humble beginnings of flight. First flown in 1908, the Silver Dart marks a great feat in the realm of aviation, shining a light on the innovation, progress, ambition, and modest technological expertise being exercised at the time. Designed and flown by John A.D McCurdy in 1908, and again by the members of the Aerial Experiment Association in 1909; the Silver Dart is an example of the early days of flight, where despite skepticism from the government and military, aviation was proven to be an incredible and enduring invention. The Aeronca Champion was first designed and produced by Ray Hermes in 1945. The Champion was used extensively during the Korean War, and maintained popularity afterwards for recreational use by private flyers. Thirty-seven years after the Silver Dart, aviation had boomed. Evolving from war-time use, the Champion marks another groundbreaking shift in aviation—the increased accessibility of aircraft to the public. Aviation engineering and design had come a long way in a short stretch of time. The Champion was able to land on water with built-in floats and vertical stabilizer fins. The Silver Dart and the Aeronca Champion both show us how in just a few decades, flight gone from being an uncertain, seemingly impossible dream to a rapidly changing, continuously improving and thriving industry. Eureka! #eurekamw
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    The Silver Dart replica and the Aeronca Champion housed in our collection highlight just how far aviation had come in the thirty-seven or so years between the creation of the two aircraft. The Silver Dart is a rudimentary example of the experimental and humble beginnings of flight. First flown in 1908, the Silver Dart marks a great feat in the realm of aviation, shining a light on the innovation, progress, ambition, and modest technological expertise being exercised at the time. Designed and flown by John A.D McCurdy in 1908, and again by the members of the Aerial Experiment Association in 1909; the Silver Dart is an example of the early days of flight, where despite skepticism from the government and military, aviation was proven to be an incredible and enduring invention. The Aeronca Champion was first designed and produced by Ray Hermes in 1945. The Champion was used extensively during the Korean War, and maintained popularity afterwards for recreational use by private flyers. Thirty-seven years after the Silver Dart, aviation had boomed. Evolving from war-time use, the Champion marks another groundbreaking shift in aviation—the increased accessibility of aircraft to the public. Aviation engineering and design had come a long way in a short stretch of time. The Champion was able to land on water with built-in floats and vertical stabilizer fins. The Silver Dart and the Aeronca Champion both show us how in just a few decades, flight gone from being an uncertain, seemingly impossible dream to a rapidly changing, continuously improving and thriving industry. Eureka! #eurekamw
  • As we put some of the finishing touches on the design of our new classroom we’re also looking forward to when we’re able to have field trips and kids exploring the history of science and flight in our building again. This museum week, with the topic today being #ChildrensEyesMW, we can’t wait to see that we’re inspiring dreams of flight again and see the awe in their eyes when they’re standing up close to our planes.
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    As we put some of the finishing touches on the design of our new classroom we’re also looking forward to when we’re able to have field trips and kids exploring the history of science and flight in our building again. This museum week, with the topic today being #ChildrensEyesMW, we can’t wait to see that we’re inspiring dreams of flight again and see the awe in their eyes when they’re standing up close to our planes.
  • Today’s Museum Week topic is “behind the scenes”. Here’s a look at us moving aircraft and getting ready to reopen following the truss repairs. Speaking of which.... we’re reopening on June 17! Tickets are available online now and we cannot wait to see you soon. (Link in bio) #behindthescenesmw
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    Today’s Museum Week topic is “behind the scenes”. Here’s a look at us moving aircraft and getting ready to reopen following the truss repairs. Speaking of which.... we’re reopening on June 17! Tickets are available online now and we cannot wait to see you soon. (Link in bio) #behindthescenesmw
  • Last week we received a $1,000 cheque presentation by Lyle Witkowicz on behalf of Exchange Petroleum toward our truss repairs. Thank you for your support! Brian and Lyle are standing in front of the newest addition to our Main Hangar - the replica Curtiss Jenny, that we’ve been showing in sneak peeks the last few weeks.
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    Last week we received a $1,000 cheque presentation by Lyle Witkowicz on behalf of Exchange Petroleum toward our truss repairs. Thank you for your support! Brian and Lyle are standing in front of the newest addition to our Main Hangar - the replica Curtiss Jenny, that we’ve been showing in sneak peeks the last few weeks.