The Museum's newest traveling exhibition, 2theXtreme--MathAlive! is causing quite a stir in town as the education community has lauded it as a major event. And not just educators are enthused, but so are the many visitors that have seen first-hand how much fun an introduction the concept of STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) can be. You don’t want to miss this one!
Our newest Museum exhibit, “American Women of Flight,” has been open for two months at this point and has attracted much attention from all visitors who marvel at the wealth of knowledge on the country’s historic female pilots displayed in the Zable Theater showcase. From Bessie Coleman to our own local legend Fran Bera, the women now enjoy a fitting tribute to their hard earned legacy.
Elsewhere in the Museum, we continue to add interesting artifacts to the Centennial of WWI exhibit. The latest is a magnificent large scale model of a German Albatross bi-plane fighter built by member R.G. Head. Head left one side of the fuselage uncovered in able to display the intricate detail that went into the model’s construction. It is a true work of art.
Work continues on both our major projects. We have begun to skin the fuselage of the Hughes H-1 Racer as the wing team is now fitting the landing gear legs. Thanks to the guys in our machine shop, the metal work required is essentially done and the fit is perfect. Without the skill of the machine shop craftsmen, we would not be able to do what we do in the re-creation of aircraft like the Hughes. Kudos go out as well to all those working on various tasks to bring the Racer along, including our young engineer/designers operating the CAD program, which is turning out plans for the fuselage structure.
At Gillespie Field, the team is making steady progress on the Boeing FB-5 project. The extremely talented Chuck Harrington and his team have nearly completed the enormous upper wing for the airplane, while the fuselage team is cutting and welding the tabs and joints and forming the complex tubing needed to mount the machine guns and interior cockpit parts. It is a great experience to see this project come along as nicely as it has, considering the plans are difficult to read and are generally incomplete. We are hoping to complete the FB-5 sometime in 2016.
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