Covering both aviation and space travel, this museum, the largest space and flight museum in Asia, recently opened its doors to the public. The three-story building covers 329,938 square meters in Seogwipo City, the island's second city located on the southern coast. On the first floor, people can find the Aviation History Hall. The Astronomy and Space Hall is located on the second floor. Amenities like a cafeteria, shops and an observatory are on the third floor. Museum visitors can learn more about the history of aviation technology, the early years of the Korean Air Force, the principles and mechanisms of flight and can even catch a glimpse of the future of aviation with various visual effects, videos and exhibits. A total of 35 retired war planes were provided by the Korea Air Force and are on display both in the adjoining grounds and in the Aviation History Hall on the first floor. These planes were all at one point used in active duty by the Korea Air Force. Some of the planes indoors are hung from the 30 meter-high ceiling. A replica of the flyer used by the Wright brothers, some of aviation's earliest pioneers, is also on display inside the building. Visitors can learn more about the history of the Korean Air Force in the first floor's Air Force Gallery. They can also learn about the principles and mechanics of flight with more than 40 airplane and wing models in the How Things Fly gallery, a cooperative project with the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.
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