Best of the National Air and Space Museum
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.58 (513 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0060851554 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-10-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Great Guide to the National Air & Space Museum" according to Stephen Rustad. I recently visited the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum. It was the first time I'd been there since they moved into their current facility in the mid-1970's. It was breathtaking. The best way to describe the effect of walking in the main entrance is to envision the bedroom of a boy who hangs model airplanes from the ceiling. Only at the NASM, the "models" hanging from the ceiling are full-size. I was a model-building boy in the 1950's, and my favorites were planes I'd built from kits. Unfortunately, the museum was undergoing some of its regular updating and a few of my favo. Really into aviation This is enjoyable for those who really appreciate background of the Museum's top exhibits; the author clearly enjoys his detail. Some will be confused by strict alphabetical order instead of a timeline, but just appreciate it as a rich historical collage, far more than just a coffee table volume.. Lynda said National Air and Space Museum. Ordered this for Christmas gifts for grandchildren who live in the Washington DC area. They were very happy to receive this book.
Best Of The National Air And Space Museum provides unprecedented access to the most popular museum in the world. Bob Van der Linden, curator of aeronautics, has selected the most historically important, popular, and just plain impressive aircraft and spacecraft from the collections of both museums to be captured in the book's beautiful full color layouts. It's like your own guided tour!. The Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum hosts more than 9 million visitors a year, and the newly opened Dulles Center –three football fields long and ten stories high – is a phenomenon in its own right: in the first week it was opened, some 250,000 people came through the doors. Each layout includes intriguing facts of the item's design, use, mission, specifications, and dimensions. Best Of The National Air And Space Museum features the best of both museums, from the Challenger space shuttle and the Wright flyer to the Spirit of St. Experience the thrill of flying some of the world's most important airplanes and spacecraft. Louis and the stealth bomber
About the AuthorF. He lives in Boyds, Maryland.. Robert der Linden is curator of aeronautics at the Smithsonian Institution National Air and Space Museum
F. Robert der Linden is curator of aeronautics at the Smithsonian Institution National Air and Space Museum. He lives in Boyds, Maryland.