[Scan-DC] SPACE MUSEUM’S “America by Air”

[Alan Henney]

BEHIND THE SCENE SNEAK PEAK AT THE NATIONAL AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM’S NEW
PERMANENT EXIBITION “AMERICA BY AIR”

SATELLITE FEEDS:
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 13, 2007 @ 2:15-2:30pmET
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 14, 2007@ 1:00-1:15pmET

Both Satellite Feeds on:
Galaxy 3C Transponder 3C
DL: 3760 Mhz (H) C-Band/Standard Audio -6.2 -6.8
Trouble number: 678-421-6604

Background: “America by Air” tells the story of passenger air travel
in the United States, from the early attempts to form airlines only a
decade after Kitty Hawk to the commercial challenges and technical
sophistication of the 21st-century jet age. Visitors will see seven
complete airplanes from the early years of aviation; experience the
jet set era inside the front section and cockpit of a retired
Northwest Airlines Boeing 747; initiate a realistic take-off from the
pilot’s seat of an Airbus A320; feel what it was like to fly on a
noisy, vibrating1930s Ford TriMotor; and have photos taken with
life-like cutouts of soot-covered air mail pilots and traveling stars
from Hollywood’s golden era. The gallery opens to the public with a
Family Day Saturday, Nov. 17.

Photos are available at
http://www.nasm.si.edu/events/pressroom/pressimages.cfm

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

B-Roll Contains:

o Historical Aircraft example
o 21st Century jet age example (A320 take-off)
o Northwest Airlines 747 cockpit / upper window shot
o Historical photos
o Interactive Displays
o Boeing 247-D
o Douglas DC-3

For More Info Contact:
Isabel Lara – (202) 633-2374
Roman Blahoski – (612) 281-5232