Niagara Aerospace Museum

Niagara Aerospace Museum Dedicated to preserving Western New York's rich aviation and aerospace heritage. New members, sponsors, and volunteers welcome.

Preserving and promoting Western New York's aviation and aerospace history to celebrate our local history and inspire the next generation of flight scientists and engineers. Private tours, corporate functions, veteran groups, youth group, and school visits available by appointment. For more information call 716-297-1323.

Consolidated PT-3 Trainer. 250 were built in Buffalo, New york starting in 1927.
06/23/2026

Consolidated PT-3 Trainer. 250 were built in Buffalo, New york starting in 1927.

Consolidate P2Y-1 Long Range Patrol Flying Boat.
06/23/2026

Consolidate P2Y-1 Long Range Patrol Flying Boat.

Bell Aerosystems had not one, but two astronauts visit the company in the 1970s. Named an astronaut by NASA in October 1...
06/22/2026

Bell Aerosystems had not one, but two astronauts visit the company in the 1970s. Named an astronaut by NASA in October 1963, Alan Bean served in the backup crew for Gemini 10 and Apollo 9. Six years later, Astronaut Bean would pilot the Lunar Module for Apollo 12, landing on the lunar surface in November 1969. Alan Bean would go on to work for NASA until 1981, serving as Skylab II Commander in 1973 and as the backup commander for the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project.
(Astronaut Alan Bean is pictured with an unidentified man and Bell Aerosystems President William Gisel)

(Source:https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/bean_alan.pdf?emrc=dbdf5c)

NASA’s first Australian astronaut to be selected visited Bell in 1970. Born in Melbourne, Philip Kenyon Chapman was chos...
06/15/2026

NASA’s first Australian astronaut to be selected visited Bell in 1970. Born in Melbourne, Philip Kenyon Chapman was chosen as a “scientist-astronaut” in 1967. Chapman did not fly in the Apollo missions, instead he helped with preparations and was assigned a “mission scientist” for Apollo 14. Following his departure from NASA is 1972, Chapman worked for the Arthur D. Little Company.

(Source: https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/chapman_philip.pdf)

Bell Test Pilot Jack Woolams with the second Bell XS-1, 46-063. Woolams flew the first 10 flights in the XS-1.
06/11/2026

Bell Test Pilot Jack Woolams with the second Bell XS-1, 46-063. Woolams flew the first 10 flights in the XS-1.

Bell test pilot Jack Woolams after breaking the altitude record of 47,600ft in a Bell P-59 (first jet fighter prototype)...
06/11/2026

Bell test pilot Jack Woolams after breaking the altitude record of 47,600ft in a Bell P-59 (first jet fighter prototype) at Edwards AFB in 1943.

Pictured here is the 400th Agena engine packed by assemblers at Textron’s Bell Aerospace Division in Buffalo, New York. ...
06/01/2026

Pictured here is the 400th Agena engine packed by assemblers at Textron’s Bell Aerospace Division in Buffalo, New York. Shipment was made to Lockheed Missiles & Space Company in Sunnyvale, California in the fall of 1975. Designed and built by Bell, the 16,000-pound-thrust engine powers the Agena spacecraft manufactured by Lockheed. Since its first flight on February 28, 1959, Lockheed’s Agena has been used on over 300 missions or nearly half of all U.S. space flights—more than any other spacecraft in the world. Able to perform as booster, satellite or both, the versatile vehicle has served in a wide variety of missions for both the U.S. Department of Defense and NASA.

(Source: https://nyheritage.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16694coll248/id/49/rec/1)

On October 30, 1964, pilot Joseph “Joe” Walker conducted the first test flight in the Lunar Landing Training Vehicle. Du...
05/18/2026

On October 30, 1964, pilot Joseph “Joe” Walker conducted the first test flight in the Lunar Landing Training Vehicle. During the totality of his test flight, Walker lifted off three times, performed a few maneuvers, and then landed safely. Following Walker’s successful test flights, other pilots tested the vehicle before Neil Armstrong conducted test flights prior to landing on the Moon in 1969.

(Source:https://www.nasa.gov/history/60-years-ago-the-first-flight-of-the-lunar-landing-research-vehicle/)

LLRV versus LLTV: What’s the Difference?The LLRV and LLTV were built by Bell to help train astronauts in lunar landings....
05/11/2026

LLRV versus LLTV: What’s the Difference?

The LLRV and LLTV were built by Bell to help train astronauts in lunar landings. The differences? The Lunar Landing Research Vehicle was built in the early 1960s, and stood at 10 feet, 6 inches tall. The LLRV was designed so that sections of the vehicle could be replaced by equipment from the LEM (Lunar Excursion Module). The Lunar Landing Training Vehicle, was built in the late 1960s, and was the second iteration of the LLRV. Standing taller than its predecessor, at 11 feet, 4 inches, the LLTV was the vehicle future Apollo 11 Commander Neil Armstrong flew that prepared him for his lunar landing.

Another difference, check out the cockpits of the vehicles. The cockpit on the LLTV is larger and enclosed. The LLRV’s cockpit is mostly open to the elements.

91 years ago today on May 6, 1935 the prototype Curtiss-Wright Model 75 made its first flight. The prototype later bec...
05/06/2026

91 years ago today on May 6, 1935 the prototype Curtiss-Wright Model 75 made its first flight. The prototype later became the the Curtiss P-36 Hawk. The P-36 was one of the few aircraft that was able to fight the Japanese during the attack on Pearl Harbor.

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9990 Porter Road
Niagara Falls, NY
14304

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Sunday 11am - 4pm

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