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Cirrus VK-30

Aerospace Discovery at Florida Air Museum

 
 
Cirrus VK-30 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, March 7, 2022
1. Cirrus VK-30 Marker
Inscription. There were only 12 VK-30s built. However, the design was used in the Cirrus SR20 and SR22.
 
Erected by Aerospace Discovery at Florida Air Museum.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & SpaceWar, Cold. A significant historical year for this entry is 1987.
 
Location. 27° 58.878′ N, 82° 1.587′ W. Marker is in Lakeland, Florida, in Polk County. It can be reached from Medulla Road 0.1 miles James C. Ray Drive. The marker is located on the grounds of Aerospace Discovery at Florida Air Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4175 Medulla Road, Lakeland FL 33811, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Florida. It is also in the American South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: PA-47 “Piper Jet” (a few steps from this marker); MiG-21 MF 1970 (a few steps from this marker); Boeing 727 “Tampa Bay Pacemaker” (within shouting distance of this marker); XFV-1 “The Salmon” (within shouting distance of this marker); Grumman F-14-D “Tomcat” (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Boeing 307 Stratoliner 1939 (about 400 feet away); Convair F2Y F “SeaDart” (about 600 feet away); XF2Y Sea Dart (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lakeland.
 
Also see . . .  Cirrus VK-30. (Submitted on March 11, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
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Cirrus VK-30 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, March 7, 2022
2. Cirrus VK-30 Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 17, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 11, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 349 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on March 11, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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