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February 14, 2014
News Conference at OAM - Dedication of Bessie Coleman Drive
At a news conference at OAM,
Port of Oakland and City of Oakland officials announced the formal dedication
of Bessie Coleman Drive at Oakland International Airport. Elizabeth
"Bessie" Coleman was the first female African-American aviator.
Congresswoman Barbara Lee, Oakland Mayor Jean Quan and Oakland Vice Mayor Larry
Reid joined Port of Oakland's Director of Aviation Deborah Ale Flint, Tuskegee
Airmen local chapter president Dave Cunningham and Bay Area Black Pilots
Association representative Dr. Leslee Stradford at the news conference. Students from Ile Omode School performed on the drums and dance. (photos courtesy of Bay Area News Group)
For more information on Bessie Coleman, go the Black Aviators and Women in Aviation pages.
September 15, 2013
The Turbinophone at Open Cockpit Day
A great hit at Open
Cockpit Day by both young and old, The Turbinophone was built by Kunal Dovedy,
a San Francisco entrepreneur, artist and musician. This interactive sound art installation
transforms a turbojet engine commonly found in F-4 Phantoms and F-104
Starfighters into a musical instrument, playable by you to create melodious
sounds emanating from the natural construction of a J75/LM1500 turbojet.
Kunal built The
Turbinophone at TechShop San Francisco.
He designed a system to display the engine and allow participants to
drop ball bearings into the engine. As
the bearings strike each blade, the blades ring naturally, rising in pitch.
The Turbinophone was originally created as an
art installation for Burning Man 2013, a week-long art festival in the
desert. It is currently on long-term loan to Oakland Aviation Museum. Come check it out!
August 11, 2013
Guest Speaker John J. Geoghegan, author of "Operation Storm: Japan's Top Secret Submarines and Their Plane to Change the Course of WWII"
Mr. Geoghegan described the riveting true (but little known) story of Japan's top secret plan to use a
squadron of underwater aircraft carriers a generation ahead of their time to
launch a surprise attack against the US mainland.
August 11, 2013
Open
Cockpit Day at Oakland Aviation Museum
The morning "marine layer" gave way to beautiful blue skies as visitors enjoyed wandering among and sitting in the cockpits of OAM's aircraft.
February 23, 2013
Oakland Aviation Museum welcomes Hiller Ten99 (1099) Helicopter
Generously loaned to OAM by Hiller Aviation Museum, San Carlos, CA
January 14, 2013New Aircraft at OAM
Thorp T-3B1 Stands at the Ready in its new Oakland Aviation Museum home.
Cessna 310Q catching some rays outside Oakland Aviation Museum
December 22, 2012
Thorp T-3B1 returns to its original home at Oakland Airport's North Field
Hiller Aviation Museum donated the Thorp T-3 to Oakland Aviation Museum. She was moved today to her new home in OAM's original Boeing School of Aeronautics hangar. The T-3 was designed at the School in the 1930s. She is a one-of-a-kind prototype military trainer.
T-3 loaded and ready to roll
T-3 arriving back home
OAM Volunteers worked fast and completed loading, transport
and unloading between heavy downpours.
Pictured are OAM volunteers - along with the President/CEO of Hiller Museum.
Bill's Towing provided his vehicle and time to transport the aircraft.OAM Thanks Everyone Involved
November 3, 2012
OAM Volunteers working to bring recently donated aircraft into building
The plane is a 1990 Glasair (N94XR), built and donated by Lawrence Welter.
It is in beautiful airworthy condition, with a Lycoming I0-360-B1E engine.
