A new partnership between the National Naval Aviation Museum, National Medal of Honor Museum and the Air Zoo Aerospace & Science Center brings historic aircraft to life for new museum
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The Air Zoo Aerospace and Science Center is partnering with a nonprofit to offer free educational flight experience to middle and high school students in the greater Kalamazoo area.
The flights will be administered by STEM Flights’ volunteer pilot mentors and are designed to ignite the interest of students in aviation and STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) careers, as well as art, which has been an ongoing Air Zoo initiative.
The flights will utilize the cockpit of a small aircraft to highlight STEM concepts and learning while introducing youth to aviation-focused careers.
Visitors can watch restoration of ‘Shaba’ F-117 Nighthawk at Air Zoo in Michigan
Updated Dec 12, 2020;
PORTAGE, MI Plane enthusiasts in the Midwest have the opportunity to see a Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk be restored while it is on display at the Flight Discovery Center at the Air Zoo.
The F-117, nicknamed ‘Shaba’, which comes from the Arabic word for ‘ghost’ arrived at the Air Zoo on Friday, Dec. 11 after a 2,600-mile journey from Tonopah Test Range in Nevada.
Crews prepare to put on the wings of Shaba , the Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk (817), arrives at the Air Zoo in Portage, Michigan on Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. (Joel Bissell | MLive.com)Joel Bissell | MLive.com