goSmithsonian - February 2009 - (Page 20) THE BASICS HOURS: 10 to 5:30; closed December 25. ADDRESS: Air and Space Museum Parkway, Chantilly, Virginia PHONE: 202.633.1000 (voice/tape) 202.633.5285 (TTY) WEB: nasm.si.edu/ museum/udvarhazy/ goSmithsonian.com TRANSPORTATION: Parking is available at the Udvar-Hazy Center for $12 per day; free after 4. The National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center The National Air and Space Museum’s massive Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia, displays more than 163 aircraft and 154 large space artifacts that are too big for the National Mall location, plus thousands of intriguing smaller items. The center includes the ten-story Boeing Aviation Hangar, the 80-foot-high James S. McDonnell Space Hangar, immersive flight simulators, the Airbus IMAX® Theater and the Donald D. Engen Observation Tower, which offers views of the Washington Dulles International Airport runways. The aircraft and spacecraft are displayed in huge open hangars on the main floor, where visitors can walk among them, and on two levels suspended from the ceiling. A series of skywalks brings visitors nose-tonose with the vehicles suspended from the ceiling, hung to replicate their flight maneuvers. HUNGRY? McDonald’s is located just inside the main entrance and offers burgers, salads and other favorites. The McCafé offers muffins, cakes and specialty coffees. THE BOEING AVIATION HANGAR The hangar is laid out with military aviation on the north and civil aviation on the south. It is organized around ten themes: • • • • • Business Aviation General Aviation Commercial Aviation Sport Aviation World War II Aviation • Korean Conflict and Vietnam War Aircraft • Cold War Aviation • Modern Military Aviation • Pre-1920 Aviation • Vertical Flight 20 goSmithsonian.com http://www.nasm.si.edu/museum/udvarhazy http://www.goSmithsonian.com http://www.goSmithsonian.com
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