Wings and Wheels
Wings & Wheels is the 1940 Air Terminal Museum's monthly open house, featuring static displays of airplanes and automobiles, and is one of our fundraisers. It is held every 3rd Saturday of the month, rain or shine.
Hours: 11 am to 3 pm
Wings & Wheels Ticket prices: $7 Adults, $3 Kids (12 and under).
We welcome you to join us either by car or air. Fly-in visitors, car club drivers and museum members get free admission!
Food is provided by a drive-up food vendor or cooked in-house.
Enjoy an afternoon of family fun, and help support the 1940 Air Terminal Museum!
Wings & Wheels ticket price includes: static aircraft tours, special programs in the Starliner Theater, museum tours, and admission to the museum.
We open up our ramp on the west side of Hobby airport and let you get close to the action of a real airport!
Flying in to Wings & Wheels
Flying in is the most fun way to arrive!
William P. Hobby Airport (Identifier: KHOU) is a very General Aviation-friendly Class B airport, and Houston TRACON is a very General Aviation-friendly Air Traffic Control facility. You may easily get flight following and a Class B clearance as you approach the Houston area.
The museum is located at approximately mid-field on the West Ramp of Hobby Airport, along Taxiway G and Runway 17/35. If conditions permit, we suggest that you request this runway so that you may have a shorter taxi time. Simply tell the tower that you will be "parking at the museum" when you make your request and they will generally accommodate you.
Please refer to the current FAA Airport/Facility Directory or other official publications for more information about operating at this airport and for a current taxiway diagram.
Wings & Wheels upcoming themes for 2011
Each month, Wings & Wheels has a different theme to keep things fun and interesting. For a particular month's theme, we will try to get planes on static display, guest speakers, or hold special events which correspond to the curent theme.
No matter what type of plane you have, it is always welcome at Wings & Wheels!
Click on the month name below to view photos & information about previous Wings & Wheels events.
Wings & Wheels 2012
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Business Aviation Day (1-21-2012) Join us as we celebrate the role that aviation has played in business over the past century. Business aviation day will feature aircraft that were or are used for corporate travel, such as the museum's own Lockheed Lodestar. |
Chopper Day (2-18-2012) Chopper day means helicopters & motorcycles! We will be welcoming helicopters and motorcycles to the museum for a day of fun for the whole family! Past guests have included the LifeFlight air ambulance, the SkyFox News Helicopter, a Vietnam-Era UH-1 Huey, a US Coast Guard Dauphine, and many more! |
Grumman Day (3-17-2012) Come see the flying cats from Grumman! American Aviation started making planes such as the Yankee in 1969, and as the years passed, Grumman and Gulfstream stepped in to upgrade and evolve the design, building aircraft such as the Trainer, Lynx, Traveler, Cheetah, Tiger and Cougar. Production of the last Tigers ended in 1979, but enjoyed a revival in 1990 from American General, and again from 2001 to 2007 by Tiger Aircraft, LLC. Whoever the manufacturer, nowadays we call them all Grummans. And these zippy low-wing planes maintain a strong following, from pilot/owners to service/support, with years of expertise available at our former Hobby neighbor FletchAir, able to build from scratch what they cannot find used. We are pleased to welcome FletchAir's staff to visit with you in our Atrium, and the South Central Region of the International Grumman American Pilot's Association (AYA) to our ramp. Schedule permitting we may have one of the newest Grummans gracing our ramp straight from FletchAir's new home at Silver Wings Fly-In Ranch (TS36). |
April |
TBD (4-21-2012) |
May |
Learn to fly day! (5-19-2012) Many people from all walks of life learn to fly every day. It is very fun and challenging hobby, or can be made into a career! This month we will feature planes and instructors from area flight schools to talk about the various aspects of becoming a pilot. |
June |
Beechcraft Day (6-16-2012) Calling all Beechcraft! Since Walter Beech came out with his first airplane, the Beechcraft Company has come out with many, many types of aircraft, and has established themselves as the lead manufacturer of aircraft for fast, safe, private transportation. On this Wings & Wheels day, we pay tribute to this great company and line of aircraft by welcoming Beechcraft of all models to the museum. From early-model Staggerwings to late-model King Airs and BeechJets, we welcome them all! |
July |
TBD (7-21-2012) |
August |
TBD (8-18-2012) |
September |
TBD (9-15-2012) |
October |
TBD (10-20-2012) |
November |
TBD (11-17-2012) |
December |
TBD (12-15-2012) |