The meeting is at the National Air and Space Museum’s
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
On the Hangar Floor Level, Classroom 2a and2b
(web link) http://airandspace.si.edu/visit/udvar-hazy-center//
Schedule for Saturday – April 11th, 2015
10:00AM - Museum door opens
Pre-meeting Book Exchange…. we are going to continue our book exchange. The idea is for attending members to go through their own collection and find aviation or WWI books that they no longer want and exchange them for equal or lesser value. How does that work… if you have a paperback you can exchange it for another paperback if you have a hardcover you can exchange it for a hardcover or paperback. The limit will be four (4) books per member. Special thanks to Frank Garove a member of the group who made a generous donation of nearly 100 aviation books.
10:15AM - 10:30AM – Meeting begins in Classroom 2a and 2b – Nuts, Bolts, Stick and Fabric (the opening remarks and our short business meeting)
10:30AM - 11:15AM - Presentation by Glenn Torrance, master WW1 r/c modeler
“3D Printing Applied to Large Scale WW1 r/c Models”
An interesting and in-depth look into the emerging technology of 3D printing and the practical application of that process for producing parts for these types of models. There will be a review of the technology, how it is done as well as samples available for inspection.
11:20AM - 12:05PM – Presentation To Be Announced
12:15PM - 1:15PM – Lunch at McDonalds or at McDonalds Café, or if you are inclined please brown-bag it.
1:30PM -2:00PM – Works in Progress,
Typically we have some interesting WIP’s that will be shared at these meeting…
If you have something to share please do so this section of the meeting it is the perfect opportunity to share, request and exchange information, and some very good opportunities have come at this portion of the meeting
3:10PM - 4:00PM – Presentation To Be Announced
4:30PM – Meeting room closes
4:30 – 5:30PM On your own tour of the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
5:30PM – The Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center closes
We would appreciate an RSVP as soon as possible so that we can gauge the number of people planning to attend.
There is no formal membership required to attend therefore if you know of anyone who is interested in this aspect of aviation history they are most welcome.
The parent organization, the League of World War I Aviation Historians, (link)http://www.overthefront.com/ publishes a periodic journal and there are dues for that, if anyone wants to join, they are welcome on their own to do so outside of this meeting.
There is no fee for attending the meeting, although there is a $15 parking fee at the museum, therefore consider carpooling.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate contacting us
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PPS: The last meetings sessions are available now on the League’s YouTube channel…
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Ze6qf2wNzfbEZLy3WpmWw
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