Open Cockpit Sundays
Open Cockpit Sundays - Your chance to play pilot for the day. Climb into the cockpits of 10 aircraft including the
Corsair, the F-100 Super Sabre, the Huey helicopter and more. Additional craft activities for children and a food
vendor will be on site all day.
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Summer Programs
Discovery Series:
Activities specifically designed for our youngest visitors ages 4-6! Explore aviation and space through storybooks, Museum exhibits, and hands-on activities. Each child must be accompanied by an adult. A snack will be provided. 9 AM – 12 PM Cost: $15 for each session ($12 for Museum members) Choose one session or the whole series!
July 8: Balloon Adventure
July 9: Just Plane Fun
July 10: 3-2-1 Blast Off
Modeling Series:
Students ages 10 and over explore the world of aero-modeling. Professional modelers will instruct you on the techniques of building and flying balsa and tissue paper models. You will have your own model to build and take home. All materials and instruction are included in the cost of the workshop. 9 AM – 12 PM Cost: $15 for each session ($12 for museum members)
July 16: The AMA Model Cub
Exploration Series:
Students ages 7-9 will be engaged in hands-on activities that will allow them to explore the fields of airplane and space flight. A snack will be provided. 9 AM – 12 PM Cost: $15 per session ($12 for Museum members) Choose one session or both!
July 23: Exploration of Flight
July 24: Exploration of Space
Antique Auto Show
The New England Air Museum has announced it will hold it annual Antique Auto Show on Sunday, June 1.
Co-sponsored by the Connecticut Council of Car Clubs this will be one of the larger antique auto shows of the year. Visitors can expect a wide range of cars including early antiques such as Model T’s, show cars from the 30’s & 40’s, street rods, the dream cars of the 50’s and muscle cars of the 60’s and early 70’s.
Admission to Car Show is included with the regular admission cost to the Museum. A food vendor will be on site all day for the convenience of visitors.
Group Trip to Florida
The New England Air Museum has announced that it is running a group trip to Florida from October 24 to October 29.
The trip includes the following: Roundtrip air fare from Bradley Int’l Airport to Orlando; five nights lodging at the Country Inn and Suites Hotel on International Drive near Disney World; an evening show and dinner; an airboat ride on the St. John’s River; visits to Kermit Weeks Fantasy of Flight Museum and the Valiant Air Command; a visit to the Kennedy Space Center including some special features; admission to EPCOT; complimentary breakfast each morning; one group lunch; motorcoach transportaion including tips and more.
Cost is $1,425 for double accommodations and $1,675 for singles. Contact Debbie Reed at 860-623-3305 or debbier@neam.org for reservations and additional information or download the itinerary.
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Additional events are always being planned and will be announced as information becomes available. |
