▁Museum . ▁The ▁co ck pit ▁section ▁is ▁expected ▁to ▁be ▁completed ▁by ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁Sim ult ane ously ▁the ▁center ▁section , ▁wing ▁sp ar , ▁and ▁rear ▁fus el age ▁section ▁are ▁all ▁progress ing ▁as ▁well ▁with ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁torn ▁w reck age ▁removed ▁and ▁replaced ▁with ▁new ▁metal . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁the ▁museum ▁was ▁entr usted ▁by ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Bridge port ▁with ▁the ▁rest oration ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁gate ▁guard ▁at ▁the ▁S ikor sky ▁Memorial ▁Airport , ▁the ▁much ▁locally ▁discussed ▁Go ody ear ▁F G - 1 D ▁C ors air . ▁Work ▁began ▁in ▁earnest ▁and ▁currently ▁she ▁is ▁at ▁the ▁half way ▁point ▁with ▁completion ▁expected ▁around ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁Many ▁detailed ▁components ▁need ▁to ▁still ▁be ▁s our ced ▁and ▁/ ▁or ▁re built . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁rest oration ▁was ▁started ▁on ▁an ▁O H - 6 ▁that ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Vietnam ▁War . ▁ ▁Rest rict ions ▁on ▁entry ▁ ▁The ▁Connecticut ▁Air ▁& ▁Space ▁Center ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁but ▁with ▁one ▁major ▁restriction . ▁Since ▁the ▁site ▁is ▁controlled ▁by ▁the ▁federal ▁government , ▁visitors ▁must ▁be ▁over ▁ 1 8 ▁years ▁of ▁age ▁and ▁attend ▁a ▁safety ▁brief ing ▁before ▁entering ▁the ▁gate . ▁ ▁A ircraft ▁on ▁display ▁▁ ▁F G - 1 D ▁C ors air ▁ 9 2 4 6 0 ▁–