Evergreen Museum Event Calendar

Presenter: JOHN BRONSON Descriptions & illustrations of: The museum’s collection of reconnaissance aircraft, including unmanned, illustrations of their onboard sensors, and how these systems are used to capture information. Location: Space Museum Galaxy Theater Cost: Included with admission    

Aviation Room 201

Presenter: JOHN BRONSON Descriptions & illustrations of: The museum’s collection of American jet interceptor aircraft, is highlighted.  Specifically described are the Fighters: F-94, F-89, F-102, F-101, F-104, and F-106, including the system equipment specifically installed for the Air Defense mission.  How these aircraft are used, including where they were stationed is covered.  ...

Aviation Room 201

Presenter: JOHN BRONSON Descriptions & illustrations of: The museum’s collection of rockets and missiles is highlighted.  Specifically described are the early development of the German V1 and V2 rockets, and how this led to the initial American entries.  The early intercontinental ballistic missiles, the Atlas, the Titan I, and the Titan II are covered.  This evolution ...

Aviation Room 201

Presenter: JOHN BRONSON Descriptions & illustrations of: What led to the crisis, how to solve it, description of the aircraft used. The routes and navigation environment, Lt Gail Halvorsen as the Candy Bomber, Airlift facts and legacy, relationship to museum exhibits. Location: Aviation Room 201 Cost: Included with admission    

Aviation Room 201

Presenter: JOHN BRONSON Descriptions & illustrations of: Early US drones, what makes unmanned air vehicles different than airplanes, illustrations of how they have been used, some descriptions of their onboard sensors, and associations with the museum’s exhibits. Location: Galaxy Theater Cost: Included with admission    

Aviation Room 201

Presenter: JOHN BRONSON Descriptions & illustrations of: The museum’s collection of American jet aircraft, is highlighted.  Specifically described are the Century Series Fighters; F-100 through F-106 including the design changes to achieve supersonic flight.  Other jet aircraft in the museum’s collection are used for comparison to illustrate specific points. Location: ...

Aviation Room 201

Presenter: JOHN BRONSON Descriptions & illustrations of: The Apollo Guidance Computer, the Display and Keyboard Unit (DSKY), what the Apollo astronauts did with the computer, how it interfaced to the remainder of the Command Module, illustrations of how the Astronauts did specific operations with the computer, and comparisons to show similarity with other computer systems including Windows ...

Aviation Room 201