Museum of Flight: 100 Years of Aviation History; Seattle Washington
Seattle, Washington: Elton-Wolf Publishing, 2002. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. Format is approximately 11.25 inches by 8.75 inches. 192 pages. Illustrations (many in color). Includes detailed information on civilian aircraft, commercial aircraft, military aircraft, and space craft Includes a DVD on the B-29 Superfortress written and directed by C. Marin Faure, Narrated by John Cullum. Among the listed contributors are: Buzz Aldrin, Bill Anders, Richard Bach, John Cullum, Marin Faure, Bill Hayes, Mick Hendrickson, Jeff Huey, Robert Kelly, Dave Knowlen, Alan Mullay, and Pinky Nelson. Three of the listed contributors were NASA Astronauts. Two gold color stamp size stickers attached to the back of DJ. The Museum of Flight is a private non-profit air and space museum in the northwest United States. It is located at the southern end of King County International Airport (Boeing Field), in the city of Tukwila, just south of Seattle. It was established in 1965 and is fully accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. As the largest private air and space museum in the world, it also hosts the largest K-12 educational programs in the world. The museum attracts over 500,000 visitors every year. The museum serves more than 140,000 students yearly through both its onsite programs: a Challenger Learning Center, an Aviation Learning Center, and a summer camp (ACE), as well as outreach programs that travel throughout Washington and Oregon.
The Museum of Flight can trace its roots back to the Pacific Northwest Aviation Historical Foundation, which was founded in 1965 to recover and restore a 1929 Boeing 80A-1, which had been discovered in Anchorage, Alaska. The restoration took place over a 16-year period, and after completion, was put on display as a centerpiece for the museum. In 1968, the name "Museum of Flight" first appeared in use in a 10,000-square-foot facility, rented at the Seattle Center. Planning began at this time for a more permanent structure, and preliminary concepts were drafted.
In 1975, The William E. Boeing Red Barn was acquired for one dollar from the Port of Seattle, which had taken possession of it after Boeing abandoned it during World War II. The 1909 all-wooden Red Barn, the original home of the company, was barged two miles (3 km) up the Duwamish River to its current location at the southwestern end of Boeing Field.[8][9] Fundraising was slow in the late 1970s,[10] and after restoration, the two-story Red Barn was opened to the public in 1983.
That year a funding campaign was launched, so capital could be raised for construction of the T.A. Wilson Great Gallery. In 1987, Vice President George Bush, joined by four Mercury astronauts, cut the ribbon to open the facility on July 10, with an expansive volume of 3,000,000 cubic feet (85,000 m3). The gallery's structure is built in a space frame lattice structure and holds more than 20 hanging aircraft, including a Douglas DC-3 weighing more than nine tons. The museum's education programs grew significantly with the building of a Challenger Learning Center in 1992. This interactive exhibit allows students to experience a Space Shuttle mission. It includes a mock-up NASA mission control, and experiments from all areas of space research. Condition: Very good / Very good.
Keywords: Aviation, Museum of Flight, Wright Brothers, Lunar Exploration, Civil Aircraft, Military Aircraft, Spacecraft, Buzz Aldrin, Bill Anders, Richard Bach, John Cullum, Marin Faure, Bill Hayes, Mick Hendrickson, Jeff Huey, Robert Kelly, Dave Knowlen, Alan
ISBN: 1586190393
[Book #80225]
Price: $100.00