Flight: Where Adventures Take Off: New Exhibit @ the Discovery Museum & Planetarium
Birds take to the sky and you can too! All it takes is a visit to The Discovery Museum & Planetarium for a look at this dynamic exhibit that encourages the exploration of the story of flight. Passengers of all ages can book their flights from October 2nd through January 2005.
BRIDGEPORT, CT (PRWEB) October 6, 2004
Flight: Where Adventures Take Off! A national traveling exhibit developed by The Children's Museum of Indianapolis is landing in Fairfield County by popular demand.
Since it premiered in 1996, this exhibit has thrilled audiences as it traveled across the country. Flight was designed to attract all ages by combining real aircraft, simulations, history and interactive science into one dynamic display.
The magic begins as you enter the Flight exhibit. Sit in the cockpit of a Gulfstream jet and learn the controls. Not all planes need motorized engines to fly. You are the engine when you climb into the Gossamer Condor, the plane that pioneered human-powered flight across the English Channel in the 1980s. Imagine the thrill of piloting a helicopter as you sit in the bubble cockpit of a Bell 47. Test your wings for lift as you are "blown" away in the wind tunnel room. If hot air balloons interest you, discover the fine points of controlling the air temperature and release time on a scale model hot air balloon. And if history is your ticket, you'll see the past made real when you explore a 1941 Boeing Stearman PT-17 open cockpit biplane, the stick-and-rudder aircraft traditionally favored by aerial acrobats.
No air travel would be complete without in-flight entertainment, and Flight is no exception! Meet flying heroes and heroines as actors portray Jackie Cochran and the Wright Brothers. And watch video displays throughout the exhibit that provide exhilarating information about 16 aviation history makers.
Delight all your senses as you navigate through a miniature airport designed for hands-on flight training by young and old alike in Flight: Where Adventures Take Off!
About The Discovery Museum & Planetarium
The Discovery Museum, Inc. is a 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation who's mission is to educate, excite, and engage visitors in the exploration of science, technology, and ideas through interactive experiences that promote new insights. The Museum seeks to enhance public understanding of the science and technology by providing instructive experiences encouraging participant interaction with hands-on physical science exhibits, Planetarium programs, the Challenger Learning Center, CineMuse Theater, and various other activities. The Museum provides a broad range of educational programs in science and technology, as well as in the area where the two disciplines interact. Open to the public since 1962, the Discovery Museum is the largest science and technology museum between New York City and Boston. For more than 40 years, Discovery has been a valuable entertainment and education resource to the region, providing stimulating and quality explorations in science and technology.
The Discovery Museum located at 4450 Park Avenue, Bridgeport, CT, is open Tuesday-Saturday 10-5pm, Sunday 12-5pm. Regular admission for all exhibits is $8.50 for adults, $7 for college students and seniors 65+, $7 for children. Children under 5 are free. For more information please call 203.372.3521.
Website: http://www. discoverymuseum. org (http://www. discoverymuseum. org)
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