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April 7, 2015

$31M cover for aviation ‘treasures' will be bigger than two football fields

By JOURNAL STAFF

Images by PJ Muller/The Museum of Flight [enlarge]

Crews from Sellen Construction Co. began work yesterday on a $31 million pavilion for The Museum of Flight.

The structure will cover more than 20 commercial and military airplanes, including Air Force One, a Concorde airliner, a 787 Dreamliner and the museum's recently restored 747 jumbo jet.

SRG Partnership is the architect.

The structure will cover an area greater than two football fields. The roof will slope from a height of 90 feet down to 55 feet.

“Building a permanent cover will help us protect these treasures of aviation history for generations to come,” said Doug King, president and CEO of the Museum of Flight, in a statement.

“The cover will give museum members and visitors rain-or-shine, four-season access to these amazing airplanes.”

The museum is at 9404 E. Marginal Way S. The pavilion will be on the west side of the street, between Charles Simonyi Space Gallery and Raisbeck Aviation High School.

Students at RAHS will have a bird's eye view of the collection, which will function as a sort of learning playground for students. The school and the museum have been education partners since 2013.

The project is funded by private donations.

Construction is expected to finish in the spring of 2016. The museum will open an exhibit about the aircraft under the new pavilion later that summer.




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