"coqui70" (coqui70)
06/30/2014 at 21:02 • Filed to: PLANELOPNIK AIR & SPACE MUSEUM PHOTODUMP
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"coqui70" (coqui70)
06/30/2014 at 21:02 • Filed to: PLANELOPNIK AIR & SPACE MUSEUM PHOTODUMP | 8
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Got lucky and had a bit of time after work ... photo dump from Udvar-Hazy Center visit.
NotUnlessRoundIsFunny
> coqui70
06/30/2014 at 21:06 |
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Many, many, many stars for this!
That museum is amazing. I was very fortunate to attend with a retired Navy pilot, who knew a bunch of great stories.
The SR-71 still looks like the future. The space shuttle looks so big and complicated it's amazing it ever worked. It just goes on and on...thanks for sharing the photos!
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coqui70
> NotUnlessRoundIsFunny
06/30/2014 at 21:08 |
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My pleasure! I kept gaping like a little kid the whole time!
quarterlifecrisis
> coqui70
06/30/2014 at 21:09 |
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Udvar-Hazy is a cooooolll fuckin place. Only been once, but, damn.
ttyymmnn
> coqui70
06/30/2014 at 21:10 |
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I was just there a couple of weeks ago, and will be posting my own pictures at some point. Sadly, I only had a couple of hours there. It's an incredible collection. What I tell people is that, for example, it's not a B-29 painted like the Enola Gay, it is THE Enola Gay. It's not a 707 painted like the Dash 80, it's THE Dash 80. So many historic planes, it's hard to take it all in in just one visit. I need to go back. Sadly, it's a 1500 mile drive for me.
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NotUnlessRoundIsFunny
> coqui70
06/30/2014 at 21:12 |
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I wish I lived / worked nearby, I'd be a regular. There's just so much to see.
Like there was a display of some enormous radial engine from WWII, which really gave you an idea of how complicated it would be to keep them running—especially for young guys in the field. And then nearby you see one of the original BMW jet engines for the Me262, looking so simple in comparison. Just wild.
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coqui70
> ttyymmnn
06/30/2014 at 21:16 |
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No kidding I was there a couple of weeks ago too! Were you the other weirdo staring at the planes with wide eyes and a slight drool?
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ttyymmnn
> coqui70
06/30/2014 at 21:27 |
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Yeah, and carrying all the cameras.
GTI MkVII
> coqui70
06/30/2014 at 21:33 |
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I've been lucky enough to go there twice a few years back - on school trips for a NASA grant-funded rocketry program I was part of. LOVED this museum and can't wait to make it back there one day.