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NC Aviation Museum Renamed in Honor of Capt. ‘Sully’

The Sullenberger Aviation Museum is slated to open in Charlotte later this year.

Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger [File Photo]
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Key Takeaways:

  • The Carolinas Aviation Museum has been renamed the Sullenberger Aviation Museum in honor of Capt. C.B. "Sully" Sullenberger, known for the "Miracle on the Hudson."
  • The museum houses the actual Airbus 320 from US Airways Flight 1549 and is undergoing a major expansion with a new 105,000-square-foot facility slated to open in late 2023.
  • The reimagined Sullenberger Aviation Museum aims to be the premier aviation museum of the Southeast, connecting visitors to STEM-based industries and showcasing the wonder of flight.
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The museum formerly known as the Carolinas Aviation Museum has a new name: the Sullenberger Aviation Museum. 

The name change is in honor of Capt. C.B. “Sully” Sullenberger, who along with copilot Jeff Skiles, ditched US Airways Flight 1549 safely in New York’s Hudson River after losing power in both engines.

Meg Godlewski

Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.

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