Our long-awaited parking lot improvements are underway! We’re pouring concrete today on the expanded south parking lot, which will double our parking capacity and improve drainage. Those of you who have been here during heavy rain will also appreciate…no more mud! Huge thanks to the Brodhead Area Foundation for making

Part of the Kelch Aviation Museum’s mission is to foster STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education among area students. Yesterday, our wonderful volunteers taught students at the Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport’s STEAM event (STEM plus Arts) and showcased our outreach program to Janesville and Beloit area middle schoolers. https://www.gazettextra.com/news/local/flight-science-and-their-future-beloit-janesville-middle-schoolers-take-part-in-airport-steam-event/article_7868ce2a-f2b8-4dd6-a823-96be0479857c.html

New at the Kelch Aviation Museum, this 1930 LaSalle 2-passenger convertible coupe, on long-term loan from Malcolm and Marilyn Peacock of Beloit, Wisconsin. One of 1,400 built, it features a 90 h.p. engine and weighs in at 4,435 pounds. Look for it in the new atrium!

The Kelch Aviation Museum’s 1938 Rearwin was photographed over 50 years ago at EAA Oshkosh. Thanks for sharing this photograph, Lynn Towns.

Thanks to you, our generous donors, we raised $10,000 to match the $10,000 challenge pledged in honor of Rudy Kopp. That means we’re starting the season with $20,000 to put towards kids tours, events, airplane restoration, and more! When we say “We couldn’t do it without you,” we really mean

The Kelch Aviation Museum at Brodhead Airport has received the donation of a flight simulator from the Students in Aviation Foundation (SIA) in Baraboo, Wis. The simulator is a Linux-based gaming computer running X-Plane, with a 56” monitor and full flight controls. It can be used for various levels of

What weird science toys did you have as a kid? Our resident aerospace engineer volunteer, Nick, dug out this toy from his childhood and recreated it for hands-on fun with science on kids tours. And this is just one of the museum’s many activities for kids (and adults, let’s be

We love hosting school groups, and these engaged, curious, and fun homeschoolers from Janesville (ages 1-16!) visited the museum last week. In addition to detailed tour of our vintage aircraft, we learned Bernoulli’s Principle using pressurized columns of air, measured thrust in the wind tunnel, flew approaches on the new

We are deeply saddened to share that longtime museum supporter, volunteer, pilot, and family man William “Bill” Wagner passed away on November 1st, 2024. Bill volunteered countless hours here at the Kelch Aviation Museum; his expertise and generosity are a main reason why our annual Fly Markets have been a