The new Delta Flight Museum is a 68,000 square-foot facility
at the airline's world headquarters in Atlanta. Housed in the airline's two
original maintenance hangars dating from the 1940s, the museum traces Delta's
history and the development of commercial aviation. The museum contains
exhibits filled with hundreds of items—many of which have never been on
public display—chronicling more than eight decades of Delta history. The
museum houses five historic aircraft including The Spirit of Delta, a Boeing
767 purchased for the company by employees in 1982. Also on display is a DC-3,
Ship 41, that flew for Delta and was restored by Delta employees and
volunteers. Visitors can try the ultimate aviation experience and pilot a
Boeing 737-200 full-motion simulator, the only one open to the public in the
U.S. The hangars also serve as unique event venues, with state-of-the-art audio
and video capability and full catering services that can accommodate a seated
dinner for as many as 1,200.