Air force museum photo dump.

"vondon302" (vondon302) 08/10/2015 at 14:00 • Filed to: Vacation

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Talked my wife into going here on the way to hocking hills ohio. Worth the time she even liked it ! Excuse the crappy phone photos.repost for day crowd.

Future post coming up on hocking hills and yes the roads are fantastic!

whoarder is tellurium > vondon302 08/08/2015 at 23:55

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Ooh! This is in Ohio right?

vondon302 > whoarder is tellurium 08/08/2015 at 23:57

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Yea dayton for the mueseum.

vondon302 > whoarder is tellurium 08/08/2015 at 23:59

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Also lots more to see. If your a plane geek very cool and nice displays.

whoarder is tellurium > vondon302 08/09/2015 at 00:02

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Definitely. This place is on the bucket list. Thanks fer sharin! I could probably spend days there...

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > vondon302 08/09/2015 at 00:08

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I touched this one, people remember the Enola Gay but not the plane that ended it all.

SirDrivesAlot (now with hybrid powerrrr) > vondon302 08/09/2015 at 00:10

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Note to self: next time the wife & I go to Columbus to visit her family try to carve out time to go there!

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > vondon302 08/09/2015 at 00:20

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Not that you had time for it, but you missed taking the shuttle over to the Presidential and R&D galleries to see the XB-70.

Once they have the 5th hangar built, the 70 will be part of the main collection again. Glad to see the missile gallery is open again as well.

I used to volunteer there, but life’s been busy and I had to take a break for a while.

There is also the Packard museum downtown should you have the time on your way back home.

facw > whoarder is tellurium 08/09/2015 at 00:20

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Totally worth it:

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > whoarder is tellurium 08/09/2015 at 00:22

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Plan on at least 2 full days to see everything in the collection. You also need to take a shuttle bus to get on base to see the Presidential and R&D galleries. They have the Kennedy 707 and the XB-70.

vondon302 > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 08/09/2015 at 00:38

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Yup my favorite too.

Spaceball-Two > vondon302 08/09/2015 at 00:53

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It's a shame there isn't a P-61 in flying condition

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > vondon302 08/09/2015 at 00:56

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I’m assuming you didn’t go over to the X-plane hangar?

vondon302 > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 08/09/2015 at 01:05

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No time. They were closing up as we left. Kinda nice though had the place pretty much to ourselves for a couple of hours.

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > vondon302 08/09/2015 at 01:19

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I haven’t been over to that hangar either, and it’s never been crowded when I’ve visited.

Hot Takes Salesman > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 08/09/2015 at 08:02

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I've been inside FiFi, the last flying one, but she never saw combat :(

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 08/09/2015 at 10:06

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Most of that collection will move to the main campus once the 5th hangar is finished.

Sadly, there isn’t room for all of the X-plane stuff, and we will lose the very unique atmosphere over there. The R&D gallery is not roped off and the planes are packed tightly, so you get very close and personal with some truly exceptional aircraft. Add to that the smell of burnt avgas hanging on the air from all the years that building was actually used and it is a very different environment for a museum.

boxrocket > vondon302 08/09/2015 at 12:34

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Oh hi!!! So good to see EVERYTHING!

ceanderson920 > vondon302 08/10/2015 at 14:04

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Is this a real one or a replica?

vondon302 > ceanderson920 08/10/2015 at 14:07

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I believe it was built in us from captured plans. Could be wrong saw alot really quick and still missed a bunch

Viggen > vondon302 08/10/2015 at 14:07

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Mmmm MIRV’d for maximum commie killing capabilities.

Viggen > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) 08/10/2015 at 14:11

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I’ve visited the NMUSAF twice before and I agree the atmosphere in the Experimental hangar is much different. Getting up close with a lot of the aircraft, such as the YF-23 or the YF-12 was something special. Knowing these precious aircraft are going to be cordoned off in the new hangar makes the moments I had in the old hangar, actually touching these aircraft, that much more special.

vondon302 > Viggen 08/10/2015 at 14:12

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Lol. I was surprised how small they were.

Viggen > Spaceball-Two 08/10/2015 at 14:13

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There will be! The Mid Atlantic Air Museum in Reading, PA is restoring one from a hulk in the jungle to flight status.

ceanderson920 > vondon302 08/10/2015 at 14:13

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Either way its pretty fucking awesome to see one!

Viggen > vondon302 08/10/2015 at 14:16

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Small, but the W87 still packs a 300 kilo ton punch.

vondon302 > ceanderson920 08/10/2015 at 14:18

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Lotsa first times for me there. Came for sr 71 was not disappointed.

TrickJos > vondon302 08/10/2015 at 14:24

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I live nearby and I’ve been to this museum countless times. It never gets old for me. SAM 26000, JFK’s “Air Force One”, is by far my favorite aircraft at the museum. Absolutely gorgeous machine. Can’t wait for it to be in the main museum.

Did you get a chance to take a look at the planes on display outside? The C-17 out there made appearances in quite a few movies. There’s a little camera painted on it near the nose for every movie it was in. Ironman, Transformers, and a few others.

Hope you enjoyed your time in Dayton.

ceanderson920 > vondon302 08/10/2015 at 14:24

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I saw and SR 71 when I was younger at the Strategic Air Command Museum down in Omaha Nebraska. I remember being awestruck by it. Its pretty crazy because they have it dangling from the ceiling.

Spaceball-Two > Viggen 08/10/2015 at 14:58

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Oh yeah I forgot about one. They've been working on that one for a while.

Viggen > Spaceball-Two 08/10/2015 at 15:07

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Considering it spent almost 50 years in the jungle after a crash landing, I think it’s going forward at a decent pace. They’re working on the wings now.

Spaceball-Two > Viggen 08/10/2015 at 15:08

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I really hope it does the airshow circuit when it's done. There is an EAA Fly In where I am that usually has some great stuff. Along with all of Paul Allen's "toys".

The Powershift in Steve's '12 Ford Focus killed it's TCM (under warranty!) > vondon302 08/10/2015 at 15:24

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Open up and say ‘AAAaaahhhh!!!’

The Powershift in Steve's '12 Ford Focus killed it's TCM (under warranty!) > vondon302 08/10/2015 at 15:27

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Pity they don’t have a 75mm for this puppy

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > Viggen 08/10/2015 at 16:08

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You’re not supposed to touch the aircraft. *wags finger*

Chris Clarke > ceanderson920 08/10/2015 at 16:09

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Its real.

The Me 262A on display was brought to the United States from Germany in July 1945 for flight evaluation. Restored by the 96th Mobile Maintenance Squadron, Kelly Air Force Base, Texas, in 1976-1979, it is painted without operational unit markings as an aircraft that has just left the production line.

Viggen > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) 08/10/2015 at 16:24

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Worth it!