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Family Day
Opening of America by Air
Saturday, November 17, 2007
10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Throughout the National Mall building
Admission: Free


  Join the excitement as the Museum debuts its newest gallery, America by Air!  Enjoy special opening-day activities, and find out what it was like to fly in the early days of commercial aviation.
 
 

Take a journey through the history of air transportation from the early years of airmail to the jet age.

Win a set of four roundtrip Northwest Airlines tickets!

Talk to museum experts and airline industry professionals.

Learn how to swing dance with free lessons and demonstrations by Gottaswing!

Attend book signings and meet the authors.

Experience what it was like to fly in a Ford Tri-Motor in the 1920s.

Find out how the Air Traffic Control system works

Explore the cockpits of a DC-7, an Airbus A320 and a Boeing 747!

For young visitors, story time and craft activities.

   
  This exhibition is made possible through the generous support of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Department of Transportation and Airbus.  Additional support is provided by the Federal Aviation Administration, Rockwell Collins, Northwest Airlines, Inc. and The Boeing Co.
  
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