Atlanta (CNN) -- Everything about the rebooted Delta Flight Museum screams, "AIRPLANES!" Even outside its entrance, I'm greeted by aviation decorations. Lined up in a row like Roman columns are three struts of Boeing 757 landing gear embedded into the front of the building. Welcome to the Delta Flight Museum, home to some of the airline industry's historic jewels, including a first-of-its-kind aircraft that pioneered the sophisticated planes we fly on today. This could be the best aviation museum you've never heard of. I'm champing at the bit to see a few highlights, including: • The cockpit from the first Convair 880-22, once the world's fastest airliner
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Delta Flight Museum has recently opened near Atlanta's airport
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Exhibits include prototypes of important airliners, the L-1011 and superfast Convair 880
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Museum offers an interesting tourist option during long layovers
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Giant sign from iconic Worldport rescued from wrecking ball at JFK airport
Boeing 757
• The airline's beloved "Spirit of Delta," a huge 1980s-era @placeholder 767
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Convair 880
The @placeholder 880 was an unsung airliner classic, flying for Delta from 1960 to 1973.
Delta Flight Museum
Delta Flight Museum
Delta Flight Museum
The Convair 880 was an unsung airliner classic, flying for @placeholder from 1960 to 1973.
Convair
Convair 880
The museum's @placeholder cockpit was the nerve center for the very first 880 test plane.