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Looking for something to do while sheltering-in-place? Electronically thumb through the 1919 book “How to build a 20-foot bi-plane glider” by Alfred Powell Morgan, on view in our exhibition #OnSilentWings and available to read through Google Books: https://t.co/sPxTEmxuuG This tweet was posted on April 23, 2020.

Today is #WorldBookDay. Our exhibition #OnSilentWings showcases books on gliding from our library of over 8,000 books, magazines and periodicals on aviation. See it online: https://t.co/ref512gQDn What have you been reading at home? #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on April 23, 2020.

During the 1930s, glider flying became a widespread activity around the world. In his book Youth Must Fly, Eugene F. McDonald (1886–1958), founder of the Zenith Radio Corporation, asserted “put our youngsters into gliders and teach them how to glide and soar.” #OnSilentWings This tweet was posted on February 24, 2020.

See “On Soaring Wings” on display, pre-security, in the Aviation Museum and Library. https://t.co/ref512gQDn #OnSilentWings This tweet was posted on February 24, 2020.

See our newest exhibition, "#OnSilentWings: Published Works on Gliding and Soaring Flight" on display, pre-security, in the Aviation Museum. The development of gliders was vital to the advancement of heavier-than-air flight during the nineteenth century. https://t.co/DpJcZdo3NM This tweet was posted on December 11, 2019.