The Tennessee Museum of Aviation opened in mid-December 2001.
The 50,000 sq. ft. facility is located right beside the 5,500 ft.
runway at the Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport (GKT).
A wingless aircraft that derives lift from the shape of its
hull. Lifting bodies are used, for example, as models and
prototypes for space plane designs. An example was the M-2.
"We don't think airports and prairie dogs go
together."
Source: Colorado DOT Airports Engineer T.K.
Gwin. Officials at Vance Brand Airport (LMO) in Longmont, CO have a
vexing problem: their efforts to contain the resident prairie dog
population have proven unsuccessful, and may endanger the airport's
hopes for receiving new state grant money for improvements.
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