Sustainable Skies

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Join us for family activities across four days at the National Museum of Flight, as part of Edinburgh Science Festival.

About Sustainable Skies

Listed Under Days Out Events / Easter Holiday Events / Family and Kids Events / Tour Events

As well as family-friendly fun, you'll also learn about the future challenges faced by flight and their solutions.

Sustainable Skies Tour
Times: 11:00 – 11:20 & 14:00 – 14:20, drop-in.
Join a guided tour of the Civil Aviation Hangar to find out more about the future of sustainable flight.

Shared Resources Challenge
Times: 11:00 – 13:00 & 14:00 – 16:00, sign up on the day.
Your party has crashed in the jungle. Working together, you must choose which equipment to take with you to escape the jungle. Will you do better as a group or on your own?

Sustainable Trail
Time: 11:00 – 14:00, drop-in.
Take a picture of the trail quiz questions using your phone then find the answers as you explore the museum. When you’re finished, you can check your answers at the Boeing 707 in the Concorde Hangar.

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Other Events at National Museum of Flight Scotland or Edinburgh Science Festival

Talks and Lectures

Conservation Hangar Talks

1st April 2025 - 29th March 2026

National Museum of Flight Scotland, North Berwick

See behind the scenes of the work carried out in the museum’s Conservation hangar with these free talks.

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5th July 2025 - 6th July 2025

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To celebrate the National Museum of Flight’s 50th birthday, they are offering free entry for the whole weekend. Explore their incredible collections and learn about the historic airfield!

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