ARCHIVE 001 · AVIATION
THE
CONVAIR.
An aircraft with a past, a cockpit full of analogue engineering and a cabin that Morganville gave an unlikely second life.
AN AIRCRAFT OFF THE RUNWAY
IT ARRIVED
WITH A PAST.
Historic photographs displayed inside document the aircraft's move and preserve fragments of the story around Shadow Park. Today, the airframe sits on the Morganville grounds as one of the Republic's most distinctive landmarks.
Instead of restoring it into something glossy and untouchable, Morganville kept the character visible.
01 / THE COCKPIT
ANALOGUE
THEATRE.
Gauges, levers, overhead panels and the flight engineer's station turn the cockpit into a time capsule from an age when flying involved a frankly ridiculous number of switches.
THOUSANDS OF SWITCHES. ZERO TOUCHSCREENS.
02 / THE CABIN
A SECOND
LIFE.
The cabin became a social space rather than a sealed exhibit. Visitors can step into the aircraft, sit inside the history and experience the scale of it in a way photographs cannot reproduce.
DETAILS
LOOK CLOSER.
03 / THE PARTY PLANE
YES. YOU CAN
HAVE A PARTY
IN IT.
Birthdays, private parties, corporate events and special occasions can be hosted in the aircraft. It is difficult to forget a party when the venue used to fly.
MAKE A NIGHT OF IT