The Airpower Museum is a aviation museum located near

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on Antique Airfield."Airpower Museum." Travel Iowa. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 July 2010. . The Airpower Museum was founded by Robert L. Taylor and the

Antique Airplane Association The Antique Airplane Association, Inc. (AAA) is the oldest antique airplane association in the world. The AAA formed in August 1953 by Robert L. Taylor,"Iowa Aviation Hall of Fame: Inductees - 1994 - Robert L. Taylor." Iowa Aviation Museum. N.p., ...

in 1965"Airpower Museum Aircraft Collection." Antique Airfield. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 July 2010. . and features various periods of aviation through models, engines, propellers, photos and original art. Approximately 25 aircraft are on display, including

warbird A warbird is any vintage military aircraft now operated by civilian organizations and individuals, or in some instances, by historic arms of military forces, such as the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, the RAAF Museum Historic Flight, or the ...

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Collection

The Airpower Museum's collection of aircraft includes: * Aeronca C-3 *

Aeronca K The Aeronca Model K Scout is an American light airplane first marketed in 1937, and was the true successor to the popular C-2/ C-3 line. Design Powered by a dual-ignition Aeronca E-113C engine, the Model K Scout brought the Aeronca design up t ...

* Aeronca 65CA Super Chief * Aeronca 65TC (0-58B) (L-3B) *

Aeronca 7AC Champion The Aeronca Model 7 Champion, commonly known as the "Champ", or "Airknocker",Bellanca Aircraft Corp, " d: "The Champ only $4,995"" ''Flying Annual & Pilots' Guide,'' 1971 ed., pp.36–37 iff-Davis NY is a single-engine light airplane with a ...

* Aeronca 11AC Chief *

American Eagle Eaglet The Eaglet 31 was a United States two-seat tandem ultra-light high-winged monoplane of the early 1930s. Intended as a low-cost aircraft, its limited production run relegated it to a footnote in aviation history. Design and development The Ameri ...

B-31 * Anderson Model Z * Arrow Sport F * Backstrom EPB-1 Flying Plank * BD-5 * Bölkow Bo 208A-1 Junior * Bounsall Super Prospector * Brewster-Fleet B-1 * Culver Cadet LCA (LFA) *

Culver PQ-14 Cadet The Culver PQ-14 Cadet is a modified version of the Culver LFA Cadet used as a target drone. In 1940, the U.S. Army Air Corps drew up a requirement for a radio-controlled target drone for training anti-aircraft artillery gunners. The first air ...

* Fleet 7 * Funk Model B * Great Lakes 2T-1A *

Hall Cherokee II The Hall Cherokee II is an American high-wing, single seat glider that was designed by Stan Hall and introduced in 1956 as plans for amateur construction.Said, Bob: ''1983 Sailplane Directory, Soaring Magazine'', pages 8-9. Soaring Society of ...

* Monoprep *

Mooney M-18 Mite The Mooney M-18 "Mite" is a low-wing, single-place monoplane with retractable, tricycle landing gear.M.R. Montgomery & Gerald Foster: ''A Field Guide to Airplanes - Second Edition'', p. 46. Houghton Milflin Company 1992. Plane and Pilot: ''19 ...

* Morrisey Bravo * Pietenpol Aircamper * Pietenpol Sky Scout *

Piper L-4 Cub The Piper J-3 Cub is an American light aircraft that was built between 1938 and 1947 by Piper Aircraft. The aircraft has a simple, lightweight design which gives it good low-speed handling properties and short-field performance. The Cub is Pi ...

* Porterfield CP-40 *

Rearwin Cloudster The Rearwin Cloudster was a two or three-seat civil utility aircraft produced by the Rearwin Aircraft & Engines Company of Kansas City, Missouri beginning in 1939. It was a strut-braced, high-wing monoplane of conventional design with an enclos ...

* Rearwin Skyranger 190F *

Rearwin Sportster The Rearwin Sportster is a 1930s American two-seat, high-winged, cabin monoplane designed and built by Rearwin Aircraft & Engines for sport/touring use. Development The Sportster began development while Rearwin was still certifying the previou ...

Republic RC-3 Seabee The Republic RC-3 Seabee is an all-metal amphibious sports aircraft designed by Percival Spencer and manufactured by the Republic Aircraft Corporation. Design and development The RC-3 Seabee was designed by Percival Hopkins "Spence" Spence ...

Rose Parakeet The Rose Parrakeet was a single-seat sporting biplane produced in small numbers in the United States during the 1930s. It was a conventional design with staggered single-bay wings of equal span braced by N-struts. The cockpit was open, and the fi ...

A-1 * Ryan STA *

Ryan PT-22 Recruit The Ryan PT-22 Recruit, the main military version of the Ryan ST, is a military trainer aircraft used by the United States Army Air Corps during WWII for primary pilot training. Design and development The PT-22's fuselage is a simple monocoque ...

* Smith DSA-1 Miniplane * Stinson 10 * Stinson Junior S *

Volmer VJ-23 Swingwing The Volmer VJ-23 Swingwing is an American high-wing, single-seat, foot launched glider that was designed by Irv Culver and built by Volmer Jensen and supplied as plans by his company Volmer Aircraft for amateur construction. Kits were also a ...

* Welch OW-8

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