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News
News from the National Museum
of the United States Air Force
Dayton, Ohio
Ninth jet world masters
championship competition to be
held at National Museum of the
US Air Force
The Jet World Masters championship competition will
take place in the United States for the first time July 24 –
August 6 at the National Museum of the United States Air
Force.
Up to 100 pilots from over 50 different countries could
compete during this two week event, which is free and open
to the public.
The event features scale models with real turbine
powered jets, detailed to exactly replicate full-size aircraft.
Each pilot will perform 10 maneuvers typical of a full-scale
plane in three or four sessions. The planes will be judged
on their accuracy by a team of six international judges with
a flying speed up to 200 mph.
Food and radio-controlled aircraft merchandise will also
be available for sale. Additional details will be announced
leading up to the event.
Since 1995, this international event has been hosted in
various countries every two years. The last competition was
held in Israel in 2009.
The National Museum of the United States Air Force,
located near Dayton, Ohio, is the oldest and largest military
aviation museum in the world, with more than 360
aerospace vehicles and missiles on display, amid more than
17 acres of indoor exhibit space.
The National Museum of the United States Air Force is
located on Springfield Street, six miles northeast of
downtown Dayton.
It is open seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
(closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day).
Admission and parking are free.
Virtual tour wins air force
award and are now fully
viewable online
The US Air Force recently recognized the National
Museum of the US Air Force Virtual Tour with its 2010
Best Innovative Program Award in Public Affairs. The award
followed feedback and requests from online visitors which
prompted staff to move forward with uploading panoramic
photos of all galleries, making the museum fully virtual. The
tour is located at http://www.nmusafvirtualtour.com
‘All 92 high-definition panoramic ‘nodes’ are now online,’
said Lt. Gen. (Ret) John L. Hudson, museum director. ‘With
all the photos uploaded, visitors can now better experience
the museum while at home or on the go.’
When the Virtual Tour launched in November 2010, each
gallery was initially scheduled to roll-out in phases. As staff
received feedback, it became evident that online visitors
were impressed with the tour’s navigation, content and
quality. Out of those who took the survey and have not
physically visited the museum, 82 percent have said they
would now visit.
‘The responses on the Virtual Tour were more than we
could have hoped. Not only have we extended our reach to a
global audience, we have provided a service for people who
cannot physically be here,’ said Terry Aitken, senior curator
for the museum.
The museum offers online visitors various ways to obtain
this information, with the podcasts available via iTunes and
the panoramas built not only for computers, but also for
Smartphones and iPads. Each node eventually will contain
clickable images to the aircraft and artifacts, which will be
hyperlinked to factsheets, supplemental information and
educational tools.
As the museum continues to expand on this new
technology, individuals are invited to take a short survey in
order to help us provide the end-user the best virtual
experience possible. The survey is located at:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/93S93FD.
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