Cavanaugh Flight Museum

Got a day off and looking for something to do in the Dallas area? This is a respectable collection of aircraft and mementos. Several stories shared and immeasurable first hand accounts and donations.

This is a wonderful museum that's worth visiting. The museum is kept clean. The historical planes are interesting to look at and learn about. This is a good visit for families. In the summer, it can feel hot. That was the only hard part, but this is Texas.

What a great way to spend the afternoon! There are four hangars filled with planes and they are fascinating to look at. My husband and I have been to quite a few aviation museums and this one is an outstanding value! It's self-paced, so you can take your time and read the plaques and take it all in. As mentioned in some of the other reviews, there is no air conditioning, but this is to be expected since the planes are housed in giant air hangars. I would recommend going when the weather is favorable as there are some planes housed outdoors. Overall, a great value at only $12 for adult admission and lots of interesting planes and helicopters to admire.

My son just turned 2 and has been really into airplanes lately. We brought him here today and he loved it! He even ended up picking out a Hot Wings plane from the gift shop. Great times all around!

This is a fantastic place for everyone from airplane buffs to anyone generally interested in seeing some cool machines up close. It was easy to find and parking was readily available right next to the entrance. The layout is very efficient so there is not much walking. I put off visiting for years because I always assumed it would be a big, tiring event but it was very casual and easy. You can spend 30 minutes here and get your money's worth, or spend hours if you want to soak up all the details. It was a self-guided experience so you can just explore at your own pace without anyone pushing you along.They have planes from World War 1, World War 2, Korea, and the Vietnam eras. It was cool to see a Fokker DR1 painted up like the Red Baron's plane. They have a Spanish bf109 but it is painted in a Luftwaffe scheme. They had an HE-111 in the maintenance area and that was probably the plane that was the rarest in my experience.They had several helicopters as well, from rescue choppers to a Cobra.Give it a try if you are at all interested. It's very easy and worth the time.

This is a phenomenal musuem with aircraft representing all the different eras. Not all of their planes are static displays, they have a fleet that they keep air worthy and display at events.

Awesome display of war planes my husband was in heaven! Informative and interesting we loved it.Can't wait to surprise him with a ride in one of the planes. Only complain is it was so hot in the hangers it made me lightheaded. If they could open the doors a bit or turn on the fans it would have been helpful.I would definitely recommend visiting!

This place is wonderful and has been for years! The staff are very friendly, but what's more important are the aircraft. The hangar kept aircraft are magnificent! Most give the appearance of still holding "flyable" status. If you're an aviation enthusiest, this is a great place to be. I can't say enough good things about this place. There's so much history to be told by those aircraft that you can almost hear it. I will continue to come back again and again!

We had a conference dinner here (amongst the planes). Volunteer staff that gave us a tour were very nice

Calling any and all aviation buffs! This is your stop!Cavanaugh is a great little secret tucked back among the hangars of planes at Addison Airport.Jim Cavanaugh is an aviation nut who has a love for restoring vintage warbirds. He has one of the best collections period. The awesome thing about this museum is almost all of the planes are in flying condition. It is remarkable. Many of you may be familiar with Cavanaugh's planes if you've ever been to KaboomTown in Addison. Many of the warbirds you see flying around before the fireworks are from his personal collection.One of my favorite things about Cavanaugh's museum is that even though I've been several times, I always see a plane and I have to stop and think "did I see this awesome plane here last time?!" You always find something new.Another AWESOME thing about Cavanaugh is that you can buy rides on 2 of the planes here. The AT-6 Texas, a world war 2 trainer, Google it. Or a Steerman, an old open air cockpit biplane trainer. It is 250 dollars for a 30 minute flight. I got a flight for christmas 2 years ago. It was great. I flew in the Texan. The pilot will ask if you'd like a tour of your neighborhood, or any area you'd like to see. (Because of Love Field, the downtown area is usually off limits though). I chose the Lake Lewisville area. It's awesome on a nice sunny day to fly out over the lake. He will ask you what your tolerance for maneuvers are and he will do some fun climbs and dives, and a few maneuvers where he will fly straight up and then turn the plane on its wingtip. It kicks the ass of any rollercoaster out there.Any Yelpers who want to take a trip out here PLEASE let me go because I'd love to go and enjoy it again.