Museum of Flying
3100 Airport Ave
Santa Monica, CA 90405
310-398-2500
http://museumofflying.com/
The Museum was forced to temporarily close in July of 2002 due to economic challenges. Since that time, Museum officials have been in discussion with the City of Santa Monica on a suitable new location at the Santa Monica Airport. Recently, the Museum executed a lease agreement with the City of Santa Monica for the leasehold at 3100 Airport Avenue. The new Museum expansion and remodeling project is estimated to cost nearly $2 million. Construction and the Capital Campaign to support it are in progress.
The Museum of Flying is dedicated to preserving and presenting the rich history of the growth and development of aviation and aerospace in Southern California. Special emphasis is placed on the history of the Douglas Aircraft Company and the Santa Monica Airport. The Santa Monica Airport was the birthplace of the Douglas World Cruiser, the first aircraft to circumnavigate globe. This led to the company slogan for many years of "Around the world first, first the world around". In the early 1930's, the Santa Monica Airport witnessed the first flights of the famous DC-3 Aircraft that virtually changed the field of aviation and air travel worldwide.
The Santa Monica Airport played a vital role in the production of military aircraft during World War II, with Donald W. Douglas serving as czar of aircraft production for the United States as appointed by President Roosevelt. By the early 1950's, 90% of worldwide air travel took place on Douglas built aircraft. The Museum chronicles both the growth of Douglas and the many other aviation and aerospace companies that were started by individuals who actually started with the Douglas Aircraft Company. Here, visitors will see a broadly diverse collection of aircraft, exhibits, artifacts, and aviation art that tell the story of aviation both locally and globally.
Contact the Museum for latest information.
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Sunday, January 2, 2011
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Public Services Office
4800 Oak Grove Drive
Pasadena, CA 91109
818-354-0112, 818-354-9314
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/
The JPL Public Services Office offers tours free of charge for groups and individuals on an advance reservation basis. Visitor parking is also available free of charge. All tours commonly include a multimedia presentation on JPL entitled "Journey to the Planets and Beyond," which provides an overview of the Laboratory's activities and accomplishments. Guests may also visit the von Karman Visitor Center, the Space Flight Operations Facility, and the Spacecraft Assembly Facility.
Visitor Day Tour: You can book up to 10 people maximum per reservation.
For individuals and families of 10 people or less. These tours run approximately once per week on Monday or Wednesday on an alternating basis. Visitor Day Tours are generally held at 1:00 p.m. The tour lasts between 2- 2.5 hours. The walking distance for the tour is approximately 0.8 miles with multiple flights of stairs. A finalized roster of attendees will need to be submitted online 3 weeks prior to the date of your tour. Any guest not on the finalized roster will not be allowed entry to the facility.
Annual Open House
Saturday and Sunday, May 14 and 15, 2011, 9am-5pm. Admission and parking is free.
This popular event celebrates JPL's accomplishments with exhibits and demonstrations about the Laboratory's ongoing research and space exploration. Many of the Lab's scientists and engineers are on hand to answer questions about how spacecraft are sent to other planets, how scientists utilize space technologies to explore Earth and how researchers are searching for planets beyond the solar system. The Open House is a fun and educational experience for children too, with special hands-on activities designed for kids.
JPL also has a free public Lecture Series. Check their site for details.
Contact JPL for latest information.
Public Services Office
4800 Oak Grove Drive
Pasadena, CA 91109
818-354-0112, 818-354-9314
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/
The JPL Public Services Office offers tours free of charge for groups and individuals on an advance reservation basis. Visitor parking is also available free of charge. All tours commonly include a multimedia presentation on JPL entitled "Journey to the Planets and Beyond," which provides an overview of the Laboratory's activities and accomplishments. Guests may also visit the von Karman Visitor Center, the Space Flight Operations Facility, and the Spacecraft Assembly Facility.
Visitor Day Tour: You can book up to 10 people maximum per reservation.
For individuals and families of 10 people or less. These tours run approximately once per week on Monday or Wednesday on an alternating basis. Visitor Day Tours are generally held at 1:00 p.m. The tour lasts between 2- 2.5 hours. The walking distance for the tour is approximately 0.8 miles with multiple flights of stairs. A finalized roster of attendees will need to be submitted online 3 weeks prior to the date of your tour. Any guest not on the finalized roster will not be allowed entry to the facility.
Annual Open House
Saturday and Sunday, May 14 and 15, 2011, 9am-5pm. Admission and parking is free.
This popular event celebrates JPL's accomplishments with exhibits and demonstrations about the Laboratory's ongoing research and space exploration. Many of the Lab's scientists and engineers are on hand to answer questions about how spacecraft are sent to other planets, how scientists utilize space technologies to explore Earth and how researchers are searching for planets beyond the solar system. The Open House is a fun and educational experience for children too, with special hands-on activities designed for kids.
JPL also has a free public Lecture Series. Check their site for details.
Contact JPL for latest information.
San Diego Air & Space Museum, San Diego
San Diego Air & Space Museum
2001 Pan American Plaza
Balboa Park
San Diego, CA 92101
619-234-8291
http://www.sandiegoairandspace.org/
Open daily
Normal winter hours: 10a-4:30p (last admission at 4p)
Normal summer hours: 10a-5:30p (last admission at 5p)
Check for special holiday hours. Closed Thanksgiving Day & Christmas Day.
Adults (12+): $16.50
Senior/Student/Retired Military w/ ID: $13.50
Children (3-11): $6
Active Duty Military, Museum members, Children <2: FREE
Restoration Tours - Adult: $5, Senior/Student: $4, Junior: $3
Max Flight Simulator: $8 per person
Free the 4th Tuesday of every month to San Diego County Residents, San Diego County College Students, Active Duty Military and their dependents.
Some special exhibits have additional fees.
Aviation history is truly a remarkable story, and it all unfolds at the San Diego Air & Space Museum. Your journey through the history of flight begins as you stand beneath a model of the Montgolfier brothers' hot air balloon of 1783 - the first manned vehicle in recorded history to break the bonds of gravity and lift humans above the Earth.
Rare specimens of aircraft suggest the excitement of air combat in the World War I Gallery. Marvel at the entertaining and dangerous antics of the barnstormers of the 1920s in the Golden Age of Flight Gallery.
Mint condition aircraft in a mint condition museum - a Spitfire Mk. XVI, a Navy F6F Hellcat and an A-4 Skyhawk jet - these beautifully restored airplanes help you appreciate the increasingly complex technology represented in the classic military aircraft of World War II, Korea and Vietnam.
The Museum's display of space age technology, like the desire to journey to the stars, may never be finished, for it represents an adventure which the human race has truly just begun.
The Dual-Seater is ready to duel! The FS2000 Two-Seat Flight Simulator is part of an all-new, sleek squadron of indoor full-motion multi-role aircraft rides. Each is poised for the sharp banks, sky loops and screaming dives of pulse-pounding aerial combat and is completely controlled by the pilots themselves! The 360-degree pitch, roll, spin and spiral action is real while riders fly any one of Max-Flight's combat and flight training programs on a huge 58" screen in the cockpit.
The 3D/4D Zable Theater uses advanced 3D technologies but takes it to the next level of experience; employing interactive seats and unique special effects built into the theater itself. By creating a set of "4D" effects synchronized to the film production, the 3D/4D Zable Theater adds another layer of immersive and experiential fun for audiences of all ages.
See also Gillespie Field Annex.
Contact the Museum for latest information.
2001 Pan American Plaza
Balboa Park
San Diego, CA 92101
619-234-8291
http://www.sandiegoairandspace.org/
Open daily
Normal winter hours: 10a-4:30p (last admission at 4p)
Normal summer hours: 10a-5:30p (last admission at 5p)
Check for special holiday hours. Closed Thanksgiving Day & Christmas Day.
Adults (12+): $16.50
Senior/Student/Retired Military w/ ID: $13.50
Children (3-11): $6
Active Duty Military, Museum members, Children <2: FREE
Restoration Tours - Adult: $5, Senior/Student: $4, Junior: $3
Max Flight Simulator: $8 per person
Free the 4th Tuesday of every month to San Diego County Residents, San Diego County College Students, Active Duty Military and their dependents.
Some special exhibits have additional fees.
Aviation history is truly a remarkable story, and it all unfolds at the San Diego Air & Space Museum. Your journey through the history of flight begins as you stand beneath a model of the Montgolfier brothers' hot air balloon of 1783 - the first manned vehicle in recorded history to break the bonds of gravity and lift humans above the Earth.
Rare specimens of aircraft suggest the excitement of air combat in the World War I Gallery. Marvel at the entertaining and dangerous antics of the barnstormers of the 1920s in the Golden Age of Flight Gallery.
Mint condition aircraft in a mint condition museum - a Spitfire Mk. XVI, a Navy F6F Hellcat and an A-4 Skyhawk jet - these beautifully restored airplanes help you appreciate the increasingly complex technology represented in the classic military aircraft of World War II, Korea and Vietnam.
The Museum's display of space age technology, like the desire to journey to the stars, may never be finished, for it represents an adventure which the human race has truly just begun.
The Dual-Seater is ready to duel! The FS2000 Two-Seat Flight Simulator is part of an all-new, sleek squadron of indoor full-motion multi-role aircraft rides. Each is poised for the sharp banks, sky loops and screaming dives of pulse-pounding aerial combat and is completely controlled by the pilots themselves! The 360-degree pitch, roll, spin and spiral action is real while riders fly any one of Max-Flight's combat and flight training programs on a huge 58" screen in the cockpit.
The 3D/4D Zable Theater uses advanced 3D technologies but takes it to the next level of experience; employing interactive seats and unique special effects built into the theater itself. By creating a set of "4D" effects synchronized to the film production, the 3D/4D Zable Theater adds another layer of immersive and experiential fun for audiences of all ages.
See also Gillespie Field Annex.
Contact the Museum for latest information.
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Flight Path Learning Center-Museum, El Segundo
Flight Path Learning Center - Museum
LAX Imperial Terminal
6661 W. Imperial Highway
El Segundo, CA
http://www.flightpath.us/
Tues-Sat: 10a-3p
Free admission
Free parking
--Special feature exhibit on the 100th anniversary of flight and the 75th anniversary of the Los Angeles International Airport
--Models, photographs, uniforms and other artifacts highlighting the role of airlines, aircraft manufacturers, aerospace companies, and airports in the history of Southern California
--A large scale model biplane, the Curtiss P-6E Hawk
Contact the museum for latest information.
LAX Imperial Terminal
6661 W. Imperial Highway
El Segundo, CA
http://www.flightpath.us/
Tues-Sat: 10a-3p
Free admission
Free parking
--Special feature exhibit on the 100th anniversary of flight and the 75th anniversary of the Los Angeles International Airport
--Models, photographs, uniforms and other artifacts highlighting the role of airlines, aircraft manufacturers, aerospace companies, and airports in the history of Southern California
--A large scale model biplane, the Curtiss P-6E Hawk
Contact the museum for latest information.
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