The museum is located on the site of the former General Electric Flight Test Center.

Examples on display indoors include:[5] The primary mission of the Janz Vander Veer Research Center/Library is to support the museum's education, exhibit and restoration programs.

In addition, it serves as a resource to the general public for historical and technical aeroscience related information, such as a student with a term paper assignment, a model builder, a media reporter or an author doing research.

The library contents are made up of a broad collection of books, brochures, photographs, technical manuals, periodicals, scrapbooks, artwork and audiovisual items.

The Rick Allen Collection has added many books and a large amount of research materials to the library catalog.