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National Museum of Flight presents Red Arrows on 28 July
The National Museum of Flight at East Fortune, East Lothian presents the Red Arrows on 28 July, 2012. Tickets for the Airshow are now on sale and Museum staff expect visitor numbers to exceed the 11,500 that attended last year’s event.Red Arrows In addition to the Red Arrows in their British Aerospace Hawk aircraft, this year’s line-up so far includes a Royal Navy Sea King search and rescue helicopter, a Hawk T1 jet trainer, a King Air RAF trainer and a P51 Mustang as well as a 1941 ... Read More
Indiana State Museum announces Star Wars. Where Science Meets Imagination
The Indiana State Museum announces Star Wars:® Where Science Meets Imagination, an exhibition on view May 25, 2013, and running through Sept. 2, 2013. The exhibit explores the Star Wars films, the real science behind them, and the research that may someday lead to real-life versions of the technologies seen in the films. The exhibit also features props and costumes from all six Star Wars films. Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination, presented by Bose® Corporation, is the largest ... Read More
Google’s Eric Schmidt talks at Science Museum
Google’s Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt spoke at the Science Museum in London about why science matters. “Science illuminates the world and gives us the building blocks to transform our lives. The fundamental advances in human industry – from building ships to building genomes, from spinning jennies to spinning quarks – have a foundation in science” Expanding on why he had chosen to make his follow up to last year’s MacTaggart Lecture at the Science Museum in London, Schmidt ... Read More
California Science Center announces Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center to house Space Shuttle Endeavour
The California Science Center announced, that in recognition of a transformational gift from The Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Oschin Family Foundation the naming of the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center, future home of Space Shuttle Endeavour at the California Science Center. Present at the event were Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and philanthropist Lynda Oschin, widow of Samuel Oschin and Chair of the Board and Secretary of the Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Oschin Family Foundation. “We are ... Read More
Museum of Flight New Permanent Exhibit Features Vietnam War’s Iconic “Huey” Helicopter
On May 26 a “Huey” helicopter used in the Vietnam War will go on permanent exhibit at The Museum of Flight.Bell UH 1H Iroquois (Huey)P1 A ceremony will open the exhibit at 11 a.m. The ceremony is open to the public, and will be attended by members of the helicopter’s restoration team, Museum officials, Vietnam War veterans and members of local military and law enforcement agencies. Speakers include Museum President and CEO Doug King and Medal of Honor recipient retired ... Read More
California Science Center hosts 14th Annual Discovery Ball on May 18
The California Science Center is hosting it’s 14th Annual Discovery Ball on May 18. The evening will showcase the west coast premiere of Cleopatra: The Exhibition. The Discovery Ball will feature a fabulous cocktail reception, elegant dinner feast with entertainment and live auction, and dancing and drinks in a night club worth staying for—all set amidst the allure and the intrigue of the world of Cleopatra. The Science Center’s annual black-tie gala has steadily gained ... Read More
Boeing Donates F-15E Strike Eagle Model to Museum of Aviation
The Boeing Company has donated a large model of an F-15E “Strike Eagle” Fighter to the Museum of Aviation which now is on permanent outdoor display near the Museum’s Eagle Building south entrance doorway. The donation is the second large model Boeing has given to the Museum for its front entrance –it donated a C-17 model last June. Officials from the Boeing Company in St. Louis, Missouri, came to the Museum April 23 to help dedicate the model and make a cash donation of $7,000 to the ... Read More
Royal Aeronautical Society Lecture at The Museum of Flight Looks at New Navigation Tools
Michael Hess, Business Development Executive with Jeppesen, will be the speaker at the Royal Aeronautical Society meeting at The Museum of Flight on May 15 at 6:30 p.m. Hess will present “The Evolution of Aeronautical Data – From Little Black Books to Little Black Tablets,” a lecture showing how a 75-year tradition of using printed charts and data in the cockpit is becoming history. He will explain how this paper to digital transition has progressed over the last several ... Read More
Pacific Battleship Center displays USS IOWA
The Pacific Battleship Center in San Pedro is to display the USS IOWA in an interactive naval museum experience that honors and illustrates the positive contributions of this battleship and its crew at critical moments in American history. A grand opening for the public set for July 7. USS Iowa (BB-61) fires her 16-inch/50-caliber guns on 15 August 1984 during a firepower demonstration after her modernization. USS Iowa (BB-61) was the lead ship of her class of battleship and the fourth in the ... Read More
B-17 Bomber Based at Museum of Flight May 24-28 for Rides and Tours
Flying Fortress “Aluminum Overcast” honors veterans of World War II SEATTLE, – A Memorial Day weekend tradition continues as The Museum of Flight will host the Experimental Aircraft Association’s B-17 bomber, Aluminum Overcast, for rides and ground tours during the last week in May. The Flying Fortress will arrive on May 21 for a media flight, and will be open to the public May 24 through May 28 for rides and ground tours. For costs, reservations and more information, ... Read More
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