SEPTEMBER 2014 Hiller Aviation Museum WHERE INSPIRATION TAKES FLIGHT Women TAke WinG pioneering woMen in AeroSpAce by Jon Welte brothers during their field work, sup- Thaden T-1 Argonaut now displayed at the porting them and becoming immersed Hiller Aviation Museum. Flying under her in their ideas for the future of flight. In married name, Louise Thaden quickly became 1908 Orville was seriously injured in a one of the nation’s pre-eminent female avia- crash that took the life of his passenger. tors, earning the equivalent of an Airline Lt. Thomas Selfridge. Katharine left her Transport Pilot certificate and going on to high school teaching job to aid Orville set records for maximum altitude and flight through his long convalescence, then took endurance. a position in the operation of the Wright Katharine Aircraft Company. During the brothers’ Despite these advances aviation remained a Wright subsequent European tour she was the field partially closed to women. During the public face of the company, and became interwar years air racing evolved as a high profile means of developing both planes and ach year thousands of an officer of the organization shortly after Wilbur’s death in 1912. pilots to their maximum potential, and well children visit the Hiller into 1930s women were conspicuously barred Katharine Wright never sought to from participating. In 1929, Thaden joined a Aviation Museum as become a pilot herself, but as the excite- select group of 20 women competing in the Epart of a school visit or other ment of aviation overtook the nation first Women’s Air Derby, a near-transconti- educational outing. Most visits women fought for a place in the van- nental race from Santa Monica, California to guard of aerial pioneers. Driving enthu- Cleveland, Ohio. The race, also known (deri- begin beneath the Museum’s siast Blanche Stuart Scott took flight sively at first) as the Powder Puff Derby, fea- full scale Wright Flyer replica in a Curtiss Pusher in 1910, becoming tured nearly all of the skilled female pilots in hanging at the entrance to the the first woman to solo an airplane. In the country, plus competitors from Germany 1911 Harriett Quimby became the first main Atrium. American woman to secure a pilot certifi- cate, and by 1920 women had established HALLowEEN Many students have heard of the a place in American aviation despite res- Wright Brothers, but few know of ervations and resistance from male avia- HANGAR HAUNT Katharine Wright, the only Wright tors unconvinced that a woman’s place SAturdAy, october 25, could be in the air. sister to survive to adulthood. 10AM – noon Unlike Wilbur and Orville’s two In the mid-1920s the ranks of female older brothers, Katharine took an aviators were bolstered by Louise active interest in and provided mate- McPhetridge, who would go on to become PENINSULA rial support to Wilbur and Orville one of the most decorated aviators of her in their aerial pursuits. Katharine time. McPhetridge was hired by Walter oKToBERFEST corresponded extensively with both Beech as a sales representative for the B2: Two-Line Lock-up Travel Air aircraft company, and by SATURDAY 1/3 1928 had earned her pilot certificate. In OCTOBER 4 1/3 1929 she married Herbert von Thaden. 11AM – 4PM 1/3 Smithsonian Institution Thaden, a San Francisco-based pilot and 1/3 Affiliations Program aircraft builder, constructed the all-metal SEE PAGE 7 1/3 FOR DETAILS 1/3 1/3 1/3 and Australia. Thaden won the com- female aviators and others. These pio- petition, besting a decorated field that neering women in aviation have served included such notable pilots as Amelia not only as exceptional aviators, but as Earhart and Pancho Barnes. By 1936 the ambassadors highlighting opportunities President’s ban on female aviators participating in for women in aviation and aerospace, the National Air Races was lifted, and disciplines deeply underlain by science, Perspective that year male and female aviators com- technology, engineering and mathemat- peted directly against each other for the ics—often abbreviated as STEM. t’s been an Unlimited Horizons first time. Louise Thaden and her copi- exciting Benefit Gala October 18th. 2014 lot, Blanche Noyes, won resoundingly. Today, scientists like Emily Lakdawalla continue this important work, inspiring summerI at the public in general and young people the museum. in particular with the allure and maj- Aviation A night celebrating women in science, technology, engineering, aviation and math esty of spaceflight. Lakdawalla, a former Camp sizzled middle school science teacher turned with 1,200 Emily Lakdawalla Brienne Ghafourifar planetary geologist, completed her mas- participants, our ter’s degree researching radar imagery biggest summer Keynote Speaker Emcee collected from Venus, and has inves- camp ever. The Senior Editor & Planetary Evangelist, Co-founder, Entefy Louise Thaden tigated Martian volcanoes using data program continues to grow with its The Planetary Society obtained from spacecraft orbiting the Brienne is a 19-year-old Silicon Emily is a passionate advocate for the Following close on Thaden’s heels was Red Planet. Lakdawalla currently works heavy focus on aviation and aeronautical Valley entrepreneur on a mission science, bringing young people a bit Jacqueline (“Jackie”) Cochran. Cochran with The Planetary Society, the world’s exploration of the solar system. She has to radically improve the way had learned to fly in the early 1930s, largest public-supported space advocacy closer to their dreams of flight with been writing and editing the Planetary hands-on experiences that are unique in technology helps people interact. At 17, and as and in 1938 repeated Thaden’s feat of group, disseminating information gath- Society Blog since 2005, reporting on space news and winning the coveted Bendix Trophy. ered from across the solar system and the Bay Area. co-founder of Entefy, a tech startup in the mobile explaining planetary science. She appears on the Society’s Cochran excelled in piloting high speed, promoting ongoing public involvement The Hiller Aviation Museum makes communication space, she set a world record as high performance racing planes and in space exploration. Planetary Radio podcast, answering listener questions and a huge impact on youth in our the youngest college graduate to raise $1 million in was an outspoken advocate encourag- rounding up the latest space news from the blog. ing women to enter the field of aviation. This fall, the Hiller Aviation Museum community. Last year, 34,790 children venture funding. During World War II Cochran lobbied will welcome Emily Lakdawalla as its participated in programs at the featured speaker at the 2014 Benefit Museum. From aircraft design and US Army Air Force General Hap Arnold Sofitel Hotel Redwood Shores Reception at 6 pm Dinner at 7 pm to create a women’s flying corps, and Gala, “Unlimited Horizons”, to be held engineering to weather forecasting and in 1943 became director of the Women on October 18th. The Gala’s theme this flight simulation, children between Cocktails and Hors d’oeuvres Gourmet Dinner Live & Silent Auctions year celebrates women in STEM and avi- Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs), which the ages of 5 and 17 were immersed Individual Ticket: $300 allowed female pilots to fly military ation fields and supports the Museum’s outreach and education programs. in real-world applications of science, aircraft in auxiliary roles such as ferry technology and aviation. flights and training missions. The Hiller Aviation Museum actively promotes STEM education as a core These are the kinds of experiences upon Jackie Cochran mission, using aviation and aerospace which young people build their future Corporate sponsorship opportunities available to encourage all people, and youth in careers. They apply what they learn in $15,000 - $10,000 - $5,000 particular, to see science and math as school and discover what they are truly Individual Sponsorships starting at $3,500 a stairway to the skies. The Museum capable of achieving. But we cannot do HILLERHILLER AVIATION also preserves part of the history of past this without you. Your generosity helps For more information contact Brady Knight, Director of Development: (650) 651-0200 ext 215 / [email protected] AVIATIONMUSEUM pathfinders, exhibiting the 1929 Travel fund programs that use tools of science MUSEUM Air flown by Louise Thaden on her like wind tunnels, flow visualizers and record-setting endurance flight. 3D printers as well as helping lower PAYMENT Throughout its collection, the Hiller the cost for delivering programs to all NAME Aviation Museum highlights the contribu- students, including those from low- Event Ticket(s) - Qty: @ $ ADDRESS tions of a range of remarkable women to income schools. Vegetarian Meal(s) - Qty: With the creation of an independent the advancement of flight. Come see exhib- Please consider supporting this year’s United States Air Force following the war, its commemorating many of these women, CITY, STATE, ZIP Donation: $ Cochran joined the Air Force Reserve or attend the Museum’s fall Gala to lend educational programs by making a tax and ultimately achieved the rank of your support to its ongoing mission. deductible donation using the envelope PHONE Total: $ Lieutenant Colonel. Cochran’s ongoing in this newsletter. This is important association with high performance air- Resources work. Your investment helps develop EMAIL Please make checks payable to Hiller Aviation Museum craft led her to become the first female http://www.historynet.com/americas-first- scientifically and technologically literate women-aviators.htm, Downloaded 5 Aug r Contact me about sponsorship opportunities or: r VISA r M/C r Amex pilot to achieve supersonic flight in 1952, youth who must flourish to meet the 2014 and to become an advocate for the inclu- r I cannot attend; enclosed is my donation Card # http://www.planetary.org/about/staff/emily- challenges of our 21st century sion of women in the astronaut program civilization. Donations are deductible to the extent allowed by law lakdawalla-extended-bio.html , Downloaded Exp. Date: at the beginning of the Space Age. Mail to: Brady Knight, Director of Development 5 Aug 2014 Thank you for supporting our mission! Hiller Aviation Museum, 601 Skyway Road NASA did not select its first female Signature: The Sky’s the Limit. Wendy Boase, 1979 There are great things coming and we San Carlos, California 94070 or Fax to 650-654-0220 astronaut until the late 1970s, but thanks United States Women in Aviation 1919-1929. look forward to seeing you this fall at to the trailblazing efforts of aviators Kathleen Brooks-Pazmany, 1991. the Hiller Aviation Museum. like Thaden and Cochran the way to United States Women in Aviation 1929-1939. space would gradually open to talented — Jeffery Bass, President & CEO Claudia M. Oakes, 1991. Buy tickets now! t’s been an Unlimited Horizons exciting Benefit Gala October 18th. 2014 Isummer at the museum. Aviation A night celebrating women in science, technology, engineering, aviation and math Camp sizzled with 1,200 Emily Lakdawalla Brienne Ghafourifar participants, our biggest summer Keynote Speaker Emcee camp ever. The Senior Editor & Planetary Evangelist, Co-founder, Entefy program continues to grow with its The Planetary Society Brienne is a 19-year-old Silicon heavy focus on aviation and aeronautical Emily is a passionate advocate for the Valley entrepreneur on a mission science, bringing young people a bit exploration of the solar system. She has to radically improve the way closer to their dreams of flight with been writing and editing the Planetary hands-on experiences that are unique in technology helps people interact. At 17, and as Society Blog since 2005, reporting on space news and the Bay Area. co-founder of Entefy, a tech startup in the mobile explaining planetary science. She appears on the Society’s The Hiller Aviation Museum makes communication space, she set a world record as Planetary Radio podcast, answering listener questions and a huge impact on youth in our the youngest college graduate to raise $1 million in community. Last year, 34,790 children rounding up the latest space news from the blog. venture funding. participated in programs at the Museum. From aircraft design and engineering to weather forecasting and Sofitel Hotel Redwood Shores Reception at 6 pm Dinner at 7 pm flight simulation, children between Cocktails and Hors d’oeuvres Gourmet Dinner Live & Silent Auctions the ages of 5 and 17 were immersed Individual Ticket: $300 in real-world applications of science, technology and aviation. These are the kinds of experiences upon which young people build their future Corporate sponsorship opportunities available careers. They apply what they learn in $15,000 - $10,000 - $5,000 school and discover what they are truly Individual Sponsorships starting at $3,500 capable of achieving. But we cannot do HILLERHILLER AVIATION this without you. Your generosity helps For more information contact Brady Knight, Director of Development: (650) 651-0200 ext 215 / [email protected] AVIATIONMUSEUM fund programs that use tools of science MUSEUM like wind tunnels, flow visualizers and 3D printers as well as helping lower PAYMENT the cost for delivering programs to all NAME students, including those from low- Event Ticket(s) - Qty: @ $ ADDRESS income schools. Vegetarian Meal(s) - Qty: Please consider supporting this year’s CITY, STATE, ZIP Donation: $ educational programs by making a tax deductible donation using the envelope PHONE Total: $ in this newsletter. This is important work. Your investment helps develop EMAIL Please make checks payable to Hiller Aviation Museum scientifically and technologically literate r Contact me about sponsorship opportunities or: r VISA r M/C r Amex youth who must flourish to meet the challenges of our 21st century r I cannot attend; enclosed is my donation Card # civilization. Donations are deductible to the extent allowed by law Exp. Date: Mail to: Brady Knight, Director of Development Thank you for supporting our mission! Hiller Aviation Museum, 601 Skyway Road Signature: There are great things coming and we San Carlos, California 94070 or Fax to 650-654-0220 look forward to seeing you this fall at the Hiller Aviation Museum. — Jeffery Bass, President & CEO Buy tickets now! cAlenDAr open cockpit Autogiro dAy! SATURDAY SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 2014 SEPTEMBER 13, SEPTEMBER 27, sepTember 1 • 9Am-4pm Aviation Adventure – Seaplanes 10AM-2PM 11AM-1PM sepTember 13 • 10Am-2pm Who isn’t fascinated with sitting in the cockpit • AIRCRAFT Open Cockpit Day of a modern airliner or a jet? The Hiller Aviation DISPLAYS sepTember 14 Museum is unique in regularly providing access • KIDS ACTIVITY Museum Closed All Day For Private Event for visitors to real aircraft cockpits like an A-4 jet PRESENTATION trainer, a Hiller H-12 helicopter and our Boeing 747 sepTember 15 • 10Am-12pm airliner. On this special day, we swing open addi- HAROLD Home School Monday tional cockpits including the Boeing 737 airliner, PITCAIRN AND AMERICAN AUTOGIRO sepTember 27 • 10Am-5pm the HU-16 Albatross and the Cessna 177 Cardinal. DEVELOPMENT Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day! From general aviation piston aircraft to commercial Harold F. Pitcairn, born into a wealthy family, channelled sepTember 27 • 10Am-3pm airliners, you will get a real “hands-on” experience his interest in rotary-wing aircraft into the development Autogiro Day! and unique perspective on flying from real pilots and of the Autogiro upon flying the aircraft in 1928. He sepTember 27 • 11Am airline captains. B2: Two-Line Lock-uplicensed the North American Autogiro patent rights and Soar With Books Reading Program undertook a major development programme coordinated sepTember 27 • 10:30Am, 12:30pm, 2pm SMithSoniAn1/3 MAgAZine with that of the parent Cierva Autogiro Company, Ltd., in Starlab Sky Show MuSeuM dAy England. Pitcairn’s efforts contributed significantly to the 1/3 development of rotary-wing aircraft and laid the founda- OCTOBER 2014 SEPTEMBER 27 1/3 tion of the helicopter industry in North America. ocTober 4 • 11Am-4pm Free admission all day for any person Smithsonian InstitutionPeninsula Oktoberfest (plus a guest) 1/3who presents a Museum THE CIERVA AUTODYNAMIC ROTOR The Cierva Autodynamic Rotor was a developed by the ocTober 5 • 12pm Day Admission Card available in the Air Force Jet Aces September issue of Smithsonian Magazine, or visit CiervaAffiliations Autogiro Company following the introductionProgra m 1/3 of the tilting hub control system in 1933. The system ocTober 6 • 10Am-12 4pm www.smithsonian.com/museumday to download Home School Monday your Museum Day Admission Card.1/3 Each card pro- 1/3was intended to utilize the forces acting upon itself to 1/3 vides museum access for two people (one Admission provide automatic jump takeoff capability, rotor rpm ocTober 18 • 11Am-2pm Card per household). governing, tip plane path control, automatic stabilization, Bay Area X Planes and vibration suppression, among other design objec- ocTober 18 • 11 Am tives. Development of the system continued in various Area 51 - Black Jets (presentation & book signing) AreA 51 blAck JetS forms until 1938, and again from 1945-1949. The Cierva SATURDAY Autogiro Company released very little technical informa- GourmeT FooD Trucks • eAcH WeDnesDAY, 11Am-2pm OCTOBER 18, 11AM tion on the autodynamic rotor and much of what was FliGHT sim Zone • eAcH sATurDAY/sunDAY, 11Am-2pm PRESENTATION learnt had to be rediscovered when large scale helicopter AND BOOK development commenced after the Second World War. boY AnD Girl scouT proGrAms The autodynamic rotor was unsuccessful as a complete oFFereD eAcH monTH – WWW.Hiller.orG/scouT-proGrAms SIGNING system but components are in common use today. BY BILL YENNE When most of us think huMAn powered AircrAFt of Area 51, we think of the dASh proJect — aliens, UFOs, and con- building A ‘SiMple’ huMAn troversial government cover-ups. It’s easy to forget powered AirplAne that, since the mid-1950s, the United States’ famed BY ALEC PROUDFOOT extension of Edwards Air Force Base has served as a SUNDAY NOV 9 2PM top-secret CIA testing ground for many of the most groundbreaking advancements in American military The DaSH PA project stands aviation technology. In Area 51 – Black Jets, author for “Dead Simple Human and military historian Bill Yenne offers the first fully Powered Airplane”. The idea; to take as efficient an illustrated chronology of Area 51’s most famous approach as possible to building an HPA that flies suc- cessfully. It’s a project started by a group of engineers aircraft projects, including Lockheed’s U-2 “Dragon just for the fun of it, so we can learn while designing and Lady” and SR-71 “Blackbird” reconnaissance planes, building something challenging, fun and a little bit out drones ranging from the early Lockheed D-21 to the there. This talk will begin by discussing the motivation modern-day General Atomics MQ-1 Predator, and for the project, followed by a dive into the surprisingly the famous F-117 Nighthawk stealth fighter pro- extensive history of human powered flight. The design duced by the Have Blue program during the 1970s. process for the airplane, the engineering challenges, and Each project is given its own fascinating chapter the final specifications we settled on will all be discussed illuminating the aircraft’s development at this famed as well as the construction techniques and how one goes location. But beyond the aircraft themselves, Area about building an airplane that is half the weight of the 51 – Black Jets also covers a handful of the many pilot, but has a wingspan larger than a 737 jetliner. classified experimental programs carried out at Area 51 over the years, such as Have Doughnut, Have Parts of the plane will be displayed and passed around Ferry, and Have Drill—secret undertakings that suc- so everyone can get a feel for the ultra-lightweight con- cessfully reverse engineered such enemy aircraft as struction techniques that must be used to make a suc- the Russian MiG during the Cold War. cessful human powered airplane. The DaSH project blog is located at: http://dashpa.blogspot.com cAlenDAr SEPTEMBER 2014 ocTober 18 • 9:30Am-4:30 sepTember 1 • 9Am-4pm Aviation Merit Badge Aviation Adventure – Seaplanes ocTober 18 • 10:30Am, 12:30pm, 2pm sepTember 13 • 10Am-2pm Starlab Sky Show Open Cockpit Day ocTober 25 • 10Am-12pm sepTember 14 Halloween Hangar Haunt Museum Closed All Day For Private Event ocTober 18 • 6pm sepTember 15 • 10Am-12pm Annual Benefit Gala Home School Monday NOVEMBER 2014 sepTember 27 • 10Am-5pm noVember 1 • 10Am-5pm Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day! Design Challenge Day sepTember 27 • 10Am-3pm noVember 3 • 10Am-12pm Autogiro Day! Home School Monday sepTember 27 • 11Am noVember 8 • 9:30Am-4:30pm Soar With Books Reading Program Aviation Merit Badge sepTember 27 • 10:30Am, 12:30pm, 2pm noVember 9 • 9Am-2pm Starlab Sky Show DaSH Project: Human Powered Airplane OCTOBER 2014 noVember 15 • 10:30Am, 12:30pm, 2pm ocTober 4 • 11Am-4pm Starlab Sky Show Peninsula Oktoberfest noVember 15 • 9:30Am - 4:30pm ocTober 5 • 12pm Weather Merit Badge Program Air Force Jet Aces noVember 24-28 • 9Am-4pm ocTober 6 • 10Am-12 4pm Aviation Camp (no camp Nov 27) Home School Monday noVember 28,29• 10:30Am, 12:30pm, 2pm ocTober 18 • 11Am-2pm Starlab Sky Show Bay Area X Planes noVember 29 • 10Am-12pm ocTober 18 • 11 Am Santa arrives by helicopter Area 51 - Black Jets (presentation & book signing) GourmeT FooD Trucks • eAcH WeDnesDAY, 11Am-2pm FliGHT sim Zone • eAcH sATurDAY/sunDAY, 11Am-2pm boY AnD Girl scouT proGrAms oFFereD eAcH monTH – WWW.Hiller.orG/scouT-proGrAms huMAn powered AircrAFt SAntA clAuS ArriveS by the dASh proJect — helicopter—SAt nov 29 building A ‘SiMple’ huMAn 10AM RAIN OR SHINE. DOORS powered AirplAne OPEN AT 9:45 BY ALEC PROUDFOOT Join the West Bay Community Band and sing SUNDAY NOV 9 2PM Christmas Carols while the kids line up to tell peninSulA oktoberFeSt! sATurDAY, ocTober 4 • 11Am-4pm The DaSH PA project stands Santa their Christmas gift list. Santa will be at the Oktoberfest is at hand! Over two GermAn beer: for “Dead Simple Human museum between 10:30AM and 12:30PM before hundred years after Crown Prince HOFBRAU OKTOBERFEST AND Powered Airplane”. The idea; to take as efficient an he heads back to the North Pole! Ludwig and Princess Therese of Saxony- MARZEN, WELTENBURG DUN- approach as possible to building an HPA that flies suc- Hildburghausen wed, the Hiller Aviation event included with museum admission. KEL, ANDECHS DOPPELBOCK, cessfully. It’s a project started by a group of engineers Museum joins the celebration with a just for the fun of it, so we can learn while designing and Sponsored by the San Carlos Chamber ANDECHS HEFE, STIEGL RADLER of Commerce special Oktoberfest beer, music and din- building something challenging, fun and a little bit out ing event on Saturday, October 4th. German food will be available for there. This talk will begin by discussing the motivation separate purchase. Plenty of sausages, for the project, followed by a dive into the surprisingly In honor of the great festival held bratwurst, and sauerkraut extensive history of human powered flight. The design in Munich each year, the Peninsula process for the airplane, the engineering challenges, and Oktoberfest will pour: Two Bands; traditional Bavarian the final specifications we settled on will all be discussed from the San Mateo Elks Band as well as the construction techniques and how one goes GREAT MICROBREWS AND and Bayern Maiden, The Rockin’ Oktoberfest Band playing the hits about building an airplane that is half the weight of the seAsonAl beers From: pilot, but has a wingspan larger than a 737 jetliner. directly played from the tents in Munich GORDON BIERSCH Basic admission to Oktoberfest is: tickets available on Eventbrite www. Parts of the plane will be displayed and passed around DEVIL’S CANYON so everyone can get a feel for the ultra-lightweight con- Beer glasses (required for drink pur- hiller.org VOODOO BREWING COMPANY chases) $2/each. Oktoberfest brews struction techniques that must be used to make a suc- Free admission for Museum Members. cessful human powered airplane. The DaSH project blog UNCOMMON BREWERY available for $5/pour. Event included is located at: http://dashpa.blogspot.com with museum admission. Discount EVENT WILL BE HELD RAIN OR SHINE! Welcome Members! We would like to welcome the following new and returning members May through July: Karen Abolt, Priti Agarwal and Manish Tiwari, Ernest and Nidhi Gupta, Michael Guthrie and Jeffrey Welser, Shakila Quarles and Emma Escobar, Suzannah and Matthew Patricia Aguayo, Lydia Alexander Kapoor and Rajil Kapoor, Hameed and Emilie Bupp, Helen Hamel-Dolling, Arthur M. Radack, Carolina Ragolta, Ramu Ramamurthy, Brian E. William Allen, Almaden Press, Ketal and Preeti Amin, Hardee, Basir Harooni and Naghmeh Vahidian, Lynn Hart, Ramsey, Indrani Rebbapragada and David Breckenridge, Yogesu Amle and Mukti Naik, Gary A. and Harriet Anderson, Vincent Havart, David B. 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the Museum! Join us as we present our fall 2014 Fighter Ace Symposium. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to meet these Air Force Aviators who flew and fought during the Korean and Vietnam wars. You will have an opportunity to meet and hear the Aces as they share their experiences flying Donate Your in combat. Car, Truck, RV, Boat, Airplane or Helicopter Northern California Friends P.O. Box 5943, Concord, CA 94524 (408) 725-8095 or email: [email protected]
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Be sure to include the names of everyone in your party with your check. Education Programs Fall 2014 Aviation adventure days Scout Programs 2014-2015 full-Day Programs for Fall 2014 Scouts may visit the Hiller Aviation Museum this fall to earn Merit Badges or Patches in a special program just for Scouts! 9AM – 4PM (Extended Hours Available) Boy Scouts Grades 6-12 may join Aviation or Weather Merit Badge Depart on a full-day adventure in aviation for Grades K-5! Build programs. These full day programs are filled with hands-on activi- and fly model aircraft, take on challenging flight simulations, ties fulfill the requirements for each badge and are presented by explore Museum aircraft and more, while exploring a unique Education staff trained as Merit Badge Counselors able to endorse subject in flight. Scout blue cards. Visit www.hiller.org for complete program descriptions, registration Half Day programs are available to Girl Scout Daisies, Brownies, forms and additional information. We’ll see you there! Juniors and Cadettes. Brownies and Juniors receive a special Hiller Aviation Museum patch, and Seaplane pilot Cadettes receive the legacy Aviation Interest Patch. Mon, September 1 Registration for all programs is Helicopter Aviators available online at www.hiller. MON, November 10 org, or call (650) 654-0200 for more information. We’ll see you Airline transport pilot soon for an airborne adventure tues, November 11
Home school mondays Starlab sky show Drop-In Field Trip Tours and Programs Grades K-8 30-Minute Adventures in the Night Sky! Field Trip Admission Prices All Day • Hands-On Program 11AM-12PM Children Ages 5 and Up (Ages 3 and Up First Show Daily) Home school students with parents are welcomed to join Home 10:30 AM • 12:30 PM • 2:00 PM School Mondays! Students Grades K-8 may be admitted individu- ally at the field trip rate of $3.50/student when accompanied by Crawl into the Starlab planetarium’s enormous dome to see the an adult paying regular Museum admission. 50-minute hands-on night sky and discover the stars, constellations and planets visible programs are available for an addi- in that evening’s sky. Space is limited; tickets (additional fee tional fee at 11 AM. No reservations required) are available at the Gift Shop on the day of the event. are necessary, space is available on September 27 a first-come, first-served basis. October 18 September 15 November 15 October 6 November 28 November 3 November 29 December 1
Halloween Hangar Haunt Aviation camp Halloween Hangar Saturday Oct 25 10AM-12PM Aviation camp—Pilot Cadets HELICOPTER PUMpKIN DROP AT 12 NOON! Special 4-Day Program Visit the Hiller Aviation Museum this November 24-28 (no camp Thanksgiving Day) October for a frightful treat! Come in Partial Week Enrollment Available costume and see the Gallery decked out Join a special holiday session of Aviation Camp for children in its spooky Hallloween decorations. Join entering Grades K-5! Pilot Cadets the Creepy Carnival games to earn special explores the world of the pilot prizes, meet our flying witch and sign her with model aircraft construction, special Halloween pumpkin. Join a spooky flight simulation, special aircraft honor guard to accompany the witch to experiences and more. Camp is her helicopter before she takes off and available 9 AM—4 PM daily with splats the great orange gourd across the extended hours available for an landscape below in a festive salute to additional fee. Visit www.hiller. the Halloween spirit! Event included with org for a complete description Museum admission. and daily/weekly program prices.
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Join now! Membership Application $40 Senior (age 65+) Includes admission for you plus two guest I want to be a member of the passes and all membership benefits. Hiller Aviation Museum in the following category: $55 Individual Includes admission for you plus two guest ❏ $40 Senior (65+) ❏ $500 Barnstormer passes and all membership benefits. ❏ ❏ $80 Family $55 Individual $1,000 Adventurer Includes admission for two adults and up ❏ $80 Family ❏ $2,500 Explorer to four children, (age 17 and under) plus ❏ $105 Pioneer ❏ $5,000 Navigator discounted registration for Aviation Summer Camp ❏ ❏ and Programs, plus all membership benefits. $255 Pilot $10,000 Aviator ❏ ❏ $105 Pioneer • $255 Pilot New Member Annual Renewal Includes Family membership benefits plus two guest passes, recognition in Briefings Primary Adult Member Name:______and recognition on the museum (For Family Memberships) Membership Wall for the current year. Second Adult Member Name:______$500 Barnstormer • $1,000 Adventurer Includes Pilot membership benefits plus recog- Address:______nition on the museum Donor Wall, four guest passes and a 10% discount on museum rental City:______Great Place and birthday parties (based on availability). State:______Zip:______$2,500 Explorer • $5,000 Navigator Daytime Phone:______Email:______to get that Includes Barnstormer membership benefits, eight guest passes plus 15% discount on This is a Gift Membership from:______museum rental and birthday parties. hard-to-find Payment Amount:______❏ VISA ❏ MASTER CARD ❏ AMERICAN EXPRESS (based on availability). aviation-related $10,000 Aviator Card # ______: Exp. Date:______Includes Explorer membership benefits, twelve Signature:______Halloween guest passes, 25% discount on museum rental and birthday parties (based on availability) and All memberships are annual. Thank you for your support! costume. a Hiller Aviation Museum jacket.
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