Starting on Saturday, June 21, the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum offers a new Guided Tour: Planes Explained.
Learn the basic concepts of flight and aviation on this 60-minute, up-close tour of the Intrepid Museum’s aircraft collection. See how differences in shape affect the performance of an aircraft. Learn how U.S. Navy planes land and take off on a space that’s a fraction of the size of a normal runway. Hear what the aircraft of the future might look like, and more.
Stop by the Avenger, Skyhawk, Tomcat and Blackbird to see their similarities and differences and learn more about how each piece of the plane helps the aircraft takeoff, land and fly.
More information about pricing and times of Planes Explained and our other Guided Tours can be found here. |