Wings
Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum is committed to meeting the educational
needs of our community by inspiring and educating the coming generations of
aviators, astronauts, scientists and leaders.
Summer Camp @ Wings
Join us for Summer Camp @ Wings! July 7th - 11th, optional flights on Saturday, June 12th. Five fun and educational days learning about airplanes, rockets and our solar system. Download registration.
Regular Tour Programming:
- Aviation Exploration: Tour of the Museum with introduction to theory of flight and aircraaft propulsion. Includes access to the cockpits of select aircraft. (1 hour)
- Flight Adventure: In addition to the Aviation Exploration tour, learn basic functions of aircraft instruments and control systems and apply that learning using a computer flight simulator. (1.5 hours)
- Flight Engineer: In addition to the Aviation Exploration tour, learn basic aerodynamics and aircraft control surfaces by constructing and test flying a balsa airplane. (1.5 hours)
- Project Pilot: A team challenge! Attend an aviation ground school to learn basic flight planning and navigation. Test your skills by flying your planned mission using a computer flight simulator. Includes a Museum tour. (3 hours, recommended for grades 5 - 12)
For further information about tours, please contact the Education Department at 303-360-5360 ext. 116.
In addition to our regular onsite tours and programs, Wings sponsors and/or hosts a
wide range of additional fun, exciting and educational programs for youth of all ages
throughout the year including:
- Kids Days - Over two days between Christmas and New Year's, Wings invites kids to come and play in the Museum. We offer hands-on aviation activities for kids of all ages - including balsa planes, foam rockets, a table-top landing simulator and time in our computer flight simulator labs.
- Oral History Project - The museum's Oral History
Project, which began with Bruce Borman's B-17 Pilot and
Dudley LeBeau's Hump Pilot, became a part
of the Veterans History project sponsored by the Library of Congress and its
American Folklife Center in early 2002. The final, transcribed interviews
will be listed on the LOC's web site and be available to researchers
throughout the world. They will also be on sale in our Museum Store.
- Cockpit Demo Days - Selected aircraft will be
open for up-close inspection and in some cases you (or your kids)
can climb right in! Cockpit Demo Days are held 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.,
on the 2nd Saturday of each month (subject to Special Events schedules).
Other WINGS educational initiatives include:
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