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J.D. Harrington
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Kathy Barnstorff
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RELEASE: 07-160
A NASA exhibit at the event will feature some of the working models
that have been used to develop aircraft designs. NASA will unveil a
special exhibit called "Aerospace Design: The Art of Engineering from
NASA's Aeronautical Research" in the air show's museum. Artifacts
include architectural and engineering designs for wind tunnels, wind
tunnel models and designs for conceptual airplanes.
Air show visitors will see sights from the launch pad as well as the
laboratory at the NASA pavilion. Outside the pavilion, visitors can
view a 1-15th scale, 26-foot-tall model of America's next manned
rocket, the Ares I. NASA plans to offer daily lift offs of a 1-100th
scale Ares I model. The 40-inch long rocket can fly as high as 800
feet.
http://www.nasa.gov
http://www.aeronautics.nasa.gov/exhibits/aerospace
http://www.airventure.org
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