They've really expanded recently: new rooms and more stuff. I was alone at first save for Tony, an older local pilot who was minding the store. He started to give me a tour, and we started talking airplanes and the woeful mutation of Teterboro into a jet hub, but he was first called away to the phone, then had to go attend to a guy and his two young sons who showed up... I could learn a lot jut listening to this guy, but the kids take priority.
Oh, yes, the pix: this is a broken prop off the Fokker TriMotor flown by Byrd and Bennett over the North Pole; the plane was built right here at Teterboro.
New Jersey has a very long rich aviation history; this little museum represents it pretty well, with all sorts of remarkable artifacts and tributes.
A homebuilt hovercraft, which used an aircraft engine for propulsion... very fun toy, I bet!
There are a number of nice old piston engines on display, including this rare beast: A Wright R-2160 Tornado engine. It was developed for the XP-69, which was never built. Check out these specs: Liquid-cooled radial; 42 (yes, 42!!) cylinders; 2350 hp!!!
Next: more from the main hall...
