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Weekend Family Workshops: Gliderama!

April 22, 2018

What kind of aircraft can soar high in the sky yet hardly make any noise?…a glider! Come on down to the Museum and get the scoop on these amazing...

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March Events at The Museum of Flight

February 24, 2010

SEATTLE, Feb. 24, 2010
 
Wells Fargo Free First Thursday
Thursday, March 4, 5 - 9 p.m.
Once a month, the Museum stays open late-and...

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March 22-23 Soaring Expo Showcases World of Silent Flight

March 11, 2014

Gliders on display, unique exhibits, expert glider pilots Photo of Perlan Glider on display at The Museum of Flight. SEATTLE, March 11, 2014--Soaring...

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Wright Spirit Member Tour

December 17, 2022

Join Wright Flyer pilot and expert Kevin Kochersberger and the builder of the Museum's Chanute-Herring Glider reproduction engineer Paul Dees on...

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Member Exclusive!

March 11, 2017

Join Project Manager and Museum docent Pete Graven on a tip-to-tail tour of the newly restored Pratt-Read Glider. Used in a high-altitude research...

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March 16-17 Soaring Expo Showcases World of Silent Flight

March 5, 2013

Featured speaker is record-setting test pilot, Einar EnevoldsonSEATTLE, March 5, 2013--Soaring Expo, the Seattle Glider Council's annual celebration...

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Bowlus (Hawley) BA-100 Baby Albatross

The Bowlus BA-100 Baby Albatross glider was designed by sailplane designer Hawley Bowlus. (Mr. Bowlus earlier worked as a plant manager at Ryan...

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Member Exclusive—Storytelling Live!

May 25, 2021

This talk by Docent Jon Fehrenbach tells the story of the developments leading to the Birth of Flight, the first powered, controlled flight...

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Rumpler Taube (Dove) Reproduction

When German glider pioneer Otto Lilienthal perished in a flying accident in 1896, an Austrian named Ignaz "Igo" Etrich acquired two of his...

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Aeronca C-2

"Just the basics" was the name of the game with the Aeronca C-2. The pilot sat on a bare plywood seat with five instruments, a stick, and rudder pedals in front of him..

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March 14-15 Soaring Expo Showcases World of Silent Flight

March 5, 2015

Gliders on display, unique exhibits, opportunities for pilotsSEATTLE, March 5, 2015--On March 14-15 the Museum hosts Soaring Expo, an annual...

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Winter Family Fun

December 26, 2022

Gliders, flying snowmen, robots or rockets - what will it be? Join us for winter-themed aerospace and aviation activities during the holiday...

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Winter Family Fun

December 23, 2017

Gliders, flying snowmen, robots or rockets- what will it be? Join us for winter themed aerospace and aviation activities during the holiday break.

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Winter Family Fun

December 26, 2016

Join us for winter-themed aerospace and aviation activities!

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