Eighth Annual Summer Aviation Camp at
Chanute Aerospace Museum

The Chanute Air Museum is hosting the eighth annual Aviation Camp for students entering 7th grade through 12th grade. Camp dates are June 9-13, 2008. Campers will learn about basic aviation science in a hands-on setting that will include hot air ballooning, rockets, aircraft engines, and the theory of flight. They will also learn about careers related to aviation through classroom instruction, lectures, videos and hands-on operation of tools and equipment and actual flying aircraft. Camp also includes a trip to the Challenger Space Center in Bloomington for a simulated space mission and a flight with University of Illinois flight instructors. The camp is co-sponsored by the Chanute Air Museum and the University of Illinois Flight Institute.

Classes will be held at the Chanute Air Museum, the Challenger Learning Center in Bloomington, IL and at Willard Airport in Champaign.  Campers will meet from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Lunch will be furnished, Monday through Thursday as part of the camp fee. There will be no lunch on Friday. Camp tuition is $175.00 for the entire week.

Two Camp Scholarships are available. Applicants must submit a short essay, no longer than one page, which states the reasons the applicant desires to attend the camp. Mail to the Chanute Air Museum, 1011 Pacesetter Drive, Rantoul, IL 61866. The essay may be e-mailed to educator@aeromuseum.org. Please include your full name and your mailing address. Visit http://www.aeromuseum.org/pdf/AviationCamp2008Registration.pdf for a copy of the camp registration form or Jim Eldridge at the Chanute Air Museum, (217) 893-1613 or via email at educator@aeromuseum.org for more information.