Special appearances by Col. Rich Graham, the SR-71 Blackbird and the DFW Ghostbusters
Frontiers of Flight Museum celebrates National Engineers Week Feb. 22-26 from 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. with a variety of engineering programs for Dallas area students at the middle school, high school, and college level. Exxon Mobil Corporation is the Presenting Sponsor for the week. Supporting sponsors include Gulfstream, Fluor, and Time Warner Cable. Visit: http://www.flightmuseum.com/engineers-week-2016/.
Engineers Week is dedicated to ensuring a diverse and well-educated future engineering workforce by increasing understanding of and interest in engineering and technology careers. The event is designed for school groups and visitors to participate in hands-on activities and learn from interactive demonstrations by real engineers, researchers, and scientists.
The Museum’s 2016 Engineers Week will be a great learning hands-on experience about the Mach 3 SR-71 Blackbird, which will be followed by a fun Saturday Family Day with awesome activities by the DFW Ghostbusters on Feb. 27 from 10 a.m.- 2 p.m.
The Engineers Week programs are free for all school groups. Activities include the Fluor Engineering Challenge, in which teams of students build a marble machine for a chance to win money for their school or organization. Ten $1,000 prizes will be awarded by Fluor. Teachers may schedule their classes to participate by contacting the Museum’s Education Department at (214) 350-3600.
Dedicated to raising public awareness of engineers' positive contributions to quality of life, Engineers Week promotes recognition among parents, teachers, and students of the importance of a technical education and a high level of math, science, and technology literacy, and motivates youth, to pursue engineering careers in order to provide a diverse and vigorous engineering workforce.
Individual visitors are welcome to attend any of these engaging and interactive sessions (free with regular admission).
During Engineers Week Feb. 22-26 at the Frontiers of Flight Museum visitors can:
• Discover the world of the very, very, small with Nanoscience
• Learn about airfield electrical engineering
• Explore water and wastewater treatment
• Discover the properties of distant stars and galaxies using astronomical spectroscopy
• Fun with coding
• Robotics demonstrations
• Wind tunnel experiments
• Uncover the principles of flight
• And much more
The Frontiers of Flight Museum will cap off the week’s activities with a special Saturday Family Day including special appearances by SR-71 Blackbird expert Col. Richard Graham and the DFW Ghostbusters
Saturday Family Day Schedule of Events on Feb. 27:
Ghostbusters Appearance Feb. 27 @ 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
The DFW Ghostbusters will be on hand for fun activities and photo opportunities with the Ecto-10 vehicle. The DFW Ghostbusters is a non-profit fan organization that passionately celebrates their adoration for the fandom with people of all ages and focuses on supporting local charities along with those in need. Giving life to a beloved movie helps to spread fun and joy to everyone they encounter.
Museum visitors will also have a chance to build and compete with LEGO battlebots and create their very own boo bubbles.
Members Only Ghostbusters Lunch @ Noon
Frontiers of Flight Members can join the DFW Ghostbusters for a special members-only Slimers Lunch. For info visit: http://www.flightmuseum.com/event/ghostbusters-lunch/.
Col. Richard Graham and the SR-71 @ 2 p.m.
Arguably the world’s foremost expert on piloting the “Blackbird,” Colonel Richard Graham details, as no one else can, what an SR-71 mission entails – from donning a pressure suit to returning to base.
Col. Graham will discuss his experiences flying the world’s fastest aircraft, the SR-71 “Blackbird.” Flying at the edge of space, 3.2 times faster than the speed of sound, the Blackbird could fly coast to coast in only 67 minutes. Col. Graham will be on hand to autograph his latest book, The Complete Book of the SR-71 Blackbird, following his presentation. The Frontiers of Flight Museum is the proud home to the only USAF SR-71 flight simulator ever built.
About National Engineers Week
Engineers Week is a formal coalition of more than 70 engineering, education, and cultural societies, and more than 50 corporations and government agencies across the nation dedicated to ensuring a diverse and well-educated future engineering workforce by increasing understanding of and interest in engineering and technology careers. For more info visit: http://www.nspe.org/resources/partners-and-state-societies/national-engineers-week.
About the Frontiers of Flight Museum
The Frontiers of Flight Museum, a Smithsonian Institution Affiliate, is a gem in our North Texas community that attracts over 100,000 visitors annually including 30,000 students. The Museum is a learning laboratory using aviation and space flight to encourage and promote student excellence in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Educational classes for all ages are offered throughout the year, designed to excite the imagination in STEM through spacecraft design, aerodynamics, model-building, space science, and other disciplines.
Hours of operation: Monday – Saturday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sunday: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Admission: Adults $10; Seniors (65+) $8; Youths/Students (3-17) $7 and children under 3 are free.
For more information about Engineers Week and Saturday Family at the Frontiers of Flight Museum visit: www.flightmuseum.com or call (214) 350-3600.