Static Displays

We are sorry, but some displays are temporarily off site
awaiting available space to display them.

Northrop YF-23A "Black Widow II"
YF-23 is currently on loan to Northrop Grumman in El Segundo.

The Western Museum of Flight has numerous aircraft on display. Current static aircraft displays include:

    1. Northrop YF-23A"Black Widow II" Advanced Tactical Fighter (PAV-2) - on loan, will be back on display in the future.
    2. Northrop YF-17 "Cobra" (Prototype #1)
    3. Grumman F-14A "Tomcat"
    4. Northrop F-5A "Freedom Fighter"
    5. Douglas A-4A "Skyhawk" Not on Display, in Storage offsite.
    6. Northrop JB-1 "Bat" World War II "Buzz Bomb" built in 1942. There are only three of  Jack Northrop's flying wings left in the world.                 This is one of them !
    7. 1883 Montgomery Glider (replica)
    8. Radioplane RP-76 Target Drone
    9. Radioplane RP-5A Target Drone
    10. Northrop KD2R-5 "Shelduck" basic training target drone
    11. North American P-51D.
    12. The Douglas DC-3, The former corporate aircraft for Unocal Corporation. Currently on loan to Flight Path Learning Center.
    13. Northrop Company's flying demonstrator Sierra Sue
    14. North American F-86 Sabre Jet .
    In addition to the aircraft currently being displayed, numerous Western Museum of Flight volunteers and Northrop Aircraft volunteers have processed the following aircraft through the Darrell G. McNeal Restoration Facility:
    1. The Northrop N-3PB World War II single engine seaplane built in 1940. Twenty four N-3PB's were built, this is the only remaining example.
    2. The Northrop X-4 "Bantam" . Only two of these aircraft were built. The X-4 "Bantam" was restored and returned to the United States Air Force Museum in Dayton, Ohio. It now hangs on display at the USAF Museum.
    3. The Northrop XP-56 "Black Bullet" . The only surviving aircraft of two built. This was one of Jack Northrop's experimental wing designs. It was returned to the National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C..


    Piston and jet aircraft engines include:

    1. Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN-1 "Wasp Jr." 9 Cylinder, Air-cooled, Radial Engine, 450 HP
    2. Guiberson A-1020, 310 HP, 2150 RPM, Radial, Diesel, Experimental (1942) In Storage.
    3. McCulloch Corp., T-51R-5190, 270 HP, Liquid Cooled, 5 Cylinder, 2-Stroke, Radial Engine (1967)
    4. Wright GR-1820-G205 "Cyclone," 9-Cylinder, Radial, Air-cooled, 1200 HP
    5. General Electric J-79-GE-3A, Gas Turbine. In Storage
    6. Pratt & Whtney.TF30 Turbofan.
    7. Pratt & Whtney. R4360 Wasp Major, 28 Cylinder Air-cooled Radial.


    The aircraft model collection is quite extensive. The over 300 models include numerous wind tunnel models including the Northrop "Alpha", the Northrop A-9A, Hundreds of plastic scale models are also included in the collection.
     


last updated Sept. 15th 2009