Amazing Airways
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This exhibit is in honor of former VDM Executive Director Peppy Linden. Learn more about Virginia Discovery Museum exhibits by visiting our Exhibits page or contacting Programs & Gallery Manager Sabrina Collins at sabrina@vadm.org or (434) 977-1025 x105.
Things to Explore
- Diverter Boxes: Turn the knobs and deduce from which exit the balls and scarves will fly.
- Speed Test: Which flies faster, the ball or the scarf? Why does one move slower?
- Catch ’Em If You Can: Feed balls and scarves into the tube while a friend catches them before they hit the ground.
Pneumatic Air Tubes
Zip, zag, zoom! Installed in 2011 in honor of Peppy Linden, who served as Executive Director of the Virginia Discovery Museum from 1990-2010, Amazing Airways is one of the Museum’s most popular exhibits and the first area visitors encounter as they walk through the door. Explore airflow as you send colorful balls and scarves whooshing through a tangle of tubes and turns in this massive pneumatic air system.
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Photo Policy
By visiting the Museum, you grant permission for any photographs of you and your dependents to be used for educational and promotional purposes. If you do not consent and wish to opt out of this policy, please inquire at the Front Desk or call (434) 977-1025.