Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
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The Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center is the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum (NASM)'s annex at Washington Dulles International Airport in Chantilly, Virginia. As they continued to collect aircraft, the NASM long ago outgrew its primary facility in crowded downtown Washington, D.C.
Opened in December 2003, the Udvar-Hazy Center displays historic aviation and space artifacts, particularly items too large for display at the National Air and Space Museum's building on the National Mall, such as
- the Enola Gay
- the Space Shuttle Enterprise
- an SR-71 Blackbird
- an Air France Concorde supersonic jetliner.
- the Boeing 367-80 jet transport, which was the prototype for the Boeing 707
The museum is in the process of installing exhibits, but currently has more than 100 aircraft and over 120 space exploration exhibitis display, with plans of eventually having over 200 aircraft on display.
The facility is named for Steven F. Udvar-Hazy, the anchor donor and chairman of the International Lease Finance Corporation.
See also
External link
- Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center site (http://www.nasm.si.edu/museum/udvarhazy)
- Aerial view on google maps (http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=38.911042,-77.443593&spn=0.004324,0.006588&t=k&hl=en)