 Family
Fun
Childrens Birthday Parties
The Museum can host your child's birthday party, for more informtion please download a the flyer Childrens Birthday Parties or contact Gina Maria at (860) 623-3305 ext 311 or gina-maria@neam.org.
Weekend Activities
Immerse yourself in the adventure, history and science of aviation at the New England Air Museum, New England’s largest aviation museum. Throughout the summer the Air Museum offers a daily menu of fun and engaging programs for all ages throughout the Museum’s three exhibit hangars. Become a test pilot with our Build & Fly Challenge Activities, see an explosive science of flight demonstration, gain a pilot’s eye perspective as you sit in the cockpit of our many aircraft, take to the skies in our flight simulators and more. All programs and activities are led by our talented and knowledgeable staff of Aerospace Educators and Docents, many of whom are pilots, engineers and scientists. Here are just some of the fun things for families to do:
Flight Science Discovery Station
The Flight Science Discovery Station is a portable interactive cart that can be found throughout the Exhibit Hangars. It demonstrates exciting scientific principles related to flight as well as offering hands-on activities related to learning to fly, aviation history, aircraft design and space flight.
Build & Fly Challenge Activities
The Air Museum features hands-on Build & Fly activities that will spark the imagination and challenge the inquisitive mind. Build and fly parachutes, various airplanes, kites, rockets and more. Best of all you get to take your aircraft home for further flight testing.
Cockpit Tours
Gain a pilot’s eye perspective from the cockpit exploring the controls and flight instruments of select aircraft each day.
Stories Under a Wing
Museum Educators lead young aviators on a literary journey with stories about famous aviators, trips to space and creatures that have their own wings.
Wright Flyer Pedal Pushers
Take flight in one of the Wright Flyer pedal pushers. This is for the youngest aviator.
Flight Simulators
The Air Museum offers a variety of flight simulation experiences from Ride Simulators to Interactive Flight Simulators. All ages.
* Interactive Flight Simulation: take the controls of a Cessna 172 and fly over New York City, Hartford and beyond.
* Ride Simulator: Each Sunday from 12:30 – 4:30 take a “flight” in our full-motion Ercoupe Simulator.
* Flight Sim Zone: Opening August 8, 2011.
Scavenger Hunts
Click the links below to print out one of our scavenger hunts and bring with
you to the museum! (Clipboards, pencils and answer sheets are available at the Museum.)
Flight Sim Zone - New Exhibit -
Limited Engagement: August 8 – February 12, 2012
Hours of Operation:
Saturday & Sunday from 12:00 – 4:00 pm
Pass required.
Obtain passes at Front Counter.
Pass good for up to 30 minutes of flight time.
Two people can fly at once (pilot & co-pilot) per pass.
Seating is limited and on a first come-first serve basis.
Recommended for kids ages 7 & above.
*Flight Sim Zone is only available to groups through prior arrangement. Please contact Jason T. Archer at jasona@neam.org for information.
Immerse yourself in the adventure of aviation in a high-tech simulation experience: the Flight Sim Zone our newest exhibit.Discover how airplanes move in three-dimensions with your hands at the controls. Take a virtual flight across Connecticut and see the world from the unique perspective of a pilot.
Using state-of-the-art computers and software, with multiple large displays and flight controls including yokes, throttles and rudder pedals, the Flight Sim Zone beautifully recreates the experience of flying. Take your first solo flight! Learn how to take-off, land and the basics of flight at the hands of our Flight Sim Zone simulators. Do you have what it takes? Come in and find out.
All programs and times are subject to change without notice.
The Flight Sim Zone is presented by Hiller Aviation Museum & NASA
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Summer at NEAM
 
Building and flying parachutes.
 
Amelia visiting the museum.
 
Model building workshop.
 
Life Star visits the Museum.
 
Building the mars colony out of legos.
 
Storybook time and water rockets.
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