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The Glenn L. Martin
Maryland Aviation Museum
Calendar of Events
February
Tuskegee Airmen
During the month of February, The Glenn L. Martin
Maryland Aviation Museum will be continuously
showing a presentation about the Tuskegee Airmen.
The first 25 students completing a quiz about the
Tuskegee Airman will receive a model of the P-51 Mustang.
March 8, Saturday 10:30 am to 3:30 pm
Women in Aviation
As a family, celebrate Women's History Month by watching
a PowerPoint program in the Museum, making pink paper
airplanes, and flying the planes at a target. Sit in a model
of the B-26 and practice using the controls of a plane .
March 22, Saturday 10:30 am to 3:30 pm
60th Anniversary of the first manned Gemini
Canceled!
April 26, Saturday - 11 am to 2 pm
Open Cockpit
Come see our 18 aircrafts! See inside many of the planes
and tour the Martin 404 airliner.
May 24, Saturday - 11 am and 1 pm
Airport Communication Workshop
Participate as a family in a workshop learning about
communications between the pilot and air traffic control.
APRIL
Aviation Word Search
All month, school-age children are invited to complete a
word search. The first 30 to complete the word search
receive a free booklet, Orion - Flight Path to the Future,
which allows you to assemble a model of the Orion Spacecraft.
June 21, Saturday -
Let's Bale Out! - Parachutes
As a family, view two presentations on parachutes, "A History
of Parachutes" and "tiny Broadwick - The First Lady of Parachutes",
make a simple parachute, see an historic parachute, sit on a
parachute pack in a model of a B-26, sit in an ejection seat,
and join other families outdoors experimenting with a large
parachute, making it rise and fall.
Outdoor Workshops at 11 am and 1 pm (weather permitting)
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July 12, Saturday - 11 am and 1 pm
The B-26 Assembly Team Workshop
Families working together as assembly line employees
put together part of a large-scale model of the B-26 Maurauder,
an airplane manufactured by The Glenn L. Martin Company
during WWII.
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August 8, Friday - 10:30 am to 12:30 pm
Robotics Workshop
Learn beginning coding by using Edison robots to complete a trail
on the moon.
Advance registration required.
Fee $20 per student in grades 3 to 12,
maximum 16 students, minimum 8.
October 18, Saturday - 11 am and 1 pm
It's Rocket Science
As a family, participate in a mini workshop on rocket history
and the parts of a rocket. Assemble a paper rocket and launch it
from a tube powered by an air compressor.
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November 29, Saturday - 11 am
Santa Flies into Martin State Airport
Watch as Santa lands at the airport! Santa will greet
families along the fence line and will travel to the Museum
where he will speak with each child. Santa will be at the
Museum from 11:30 am to 3 pm.
As a family enjoy a photo opportunity with Santa.
November 29, Saturday - 10:30 am
The Holiday Plane and Train Garden Opens
The Holiday Plane and Train Garden features 5 trains and many
volunteer made local buildings which have been built to an exact
scale! The garden will be open on Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays
and Sundays from 10:30 am to 3:30 pm until Sunday, January 4.
Admission is free but donations are greatly appreciated!
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