Went to the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum

"OkCars- 22k Crossroads" (okcars) 11/01/2013 at 15:33 • Filed to: None

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I Went on a trip to NY then drove down to Washington D.C and went to the Smithsonian Air and Space museum, and you could spend the whole day there, theres a lot of interesting history and explanation of how turbines work and internal combustion engines... Radial engines look amazing

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > OkCars- 22k Crossroads 11/01/2013 at 15:38

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Ever visited the National Museum of the USAF in Dayton?

It's airplane overload.

If you visit on Thursday through Sunday you can get over to the Presidential and R&D galleries on base.

It's an absolute must for any airplane enthusiast.

OkCars- 22k Crossroads > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) 11/01/2013 at 15:42

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I havent been in Dayton, do you have any pictures you can share?

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > OkCars- 22k Crossroads 11/01/2013 at 15:46

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As a matter of fact, I do!

http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/nmusaf-researc…

GRawesome > OkCars- 22k Crossroads 11/01/2013 at 15:52

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Not to mention they have the actual Wright Brothers plane there and tons of other cool stuff!

I was just there a year or two ago, it was awesome. There is another Smithsonian air and space museum about an hour or two drive from DC in Virginia. It's the Udvar-Hazy Center and it is unreal, they have all the historically significant planes (Enola Gay, SR-71 blackbird) and a space shuttle. The one they had when I was there was the landing training shuttle that had never been to space, but I think it has since been replaced with a real one and the trainer was sent to the Enterprise in NYC. They also have fighter jets from all eras and countries. It's a must see for any plane enthusiast.

FJ80WaitinForaLSV8 > OkCars- 22k Crossroads 11/01/2013 at 15:53

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Next time you go to DC go the the Udvar Hazy Smithsonian out in Virginia. 2nd best aviation museum in the states (world?) behind USAF in Ohio.

OldAndBroken > FJ80WaitinForaLSV8 11/01/2013 at 15:58

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I second that! Udvar-Hazy is azaxing.

OkCars- 22k Crossroads > FJ80WaitinForaLSV8 11/01/2013 at 16:37

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I Need to go to those two museums

Jeff-God-of-Biscuits > GRawesome 11/01/2013 at 23:29

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I also say that you must get out to the Udvar, absolutely amazing collection.

Slave2anMG > FJ80WaitinForaLSV8 11/02/2013 at 20:19

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Tripled. Udvar is utterly astonishing in its collection. I mean, Enola Gay. The first 707 hanging from the ceiling. A Concorde. A space shuttle. Yow!