Eight8Victor Posted April 22, 2020 Report Posted April 22, 2020 (edited) This place is amazing. If you haven't been, you'll probably want to go after watching. Edited April 22, 2020 by Eight8Victor 8 1 Quote
Jim F Posted April 22, 2020 Report Posted April 22, 2020 Great Aviation Museum!!! Thanks for posting the video Quote
Mcstealth Posted April 22, 2020 Report Posted April 22, 2020 I said "what the hell was that" WAY to many times. Quote
N201MKTurbo Posted April 22, 2020 Report Posted April 22, 2020 My favorite museum. Last time I was there, I was the only one in the place. I kept hearing this voice from God saying “Don’t touch the aircraft”. I only touched the painted parts... OK, I just watched the video. The last time I was there there weren’t ropes around the aircraft, my bad... Quote
0TreeLemur Posted April 22, 2020 Report Posted April 22, 2020 Wow. Like being hungry and force fed M&M's. Couldn't stop if I wanted to. At about 4:30 the drone hits a cable. Fortunate that it didn't bring it down... 2 Quote
MooneyMitch Posted April 22, 2020 Report Posted April 22, 2020 WOW!!!! Makes me want to go again!!! Quote
Ron McBride Posted April 22, 2020 Report Posted April 22, 2020 We were planning to go out with the R.V. next week. This was our first major destination. Hopefully later this summer. 1 Quote
carusoam Posted April 22, 2020 Report Posted April 22, 2020 Not far away in Mooney miles... https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Directions/ That was a cool video... If it was an endless loop... I’d be watching it un-interrupted for hours... there is just so much to see... Best regards, -a- 2 Quote
N201MKTurbo Posted April 22, 2020 Report Posted April 22, 2020 Here is a story about the museum that I should pursue. A friend of mine who died a few years ago, grew up with a father who was a big time hotel manager. His youth involved living in his own suit and having free unlimited room service every day. He spent about a year living in the Waldorf Astoria. While there he spent a lot of time exploring the hidden spaces of the place. He found some reels of nitrate film in a box in the attic. So he made off with it. Fast forward about 15 years. Jeffie was working for a television studio in Phoenix and one of their clients was sending a bunch of nitrate film out for restoration. He snuck his reels in with the rest. I got to see the video recovered from the film. It is original unedited film from what looks like the Caproni bomber in the AF. Museum. It is very old.it was filmed from the front gun turret. The plane is buzzing the buildings in Manhattan. The camera pans back a few times and you can clearly see the pilots, engines and everything about the plane. There is about 20 min of film. I need to contact his wife and see if the video still exists. It needs to be at the museum. 4 Quote
neilpilot Posted April 22, 2020 Report Posted April 22, 2020 My first and last visit was during my first xc flight after passing my private flight test. In a club C182 based at KIAG, in 1972. After watching the video it looks like there’s been a few upgrades. Maybe it’s time for a revisit. . Quote
0TreeLemur Posted April 22, 2020 Report Posted April 22, 2020 Wow, the US Air Force has some incredible museums. I've not been to the one at Wright-Patterson AFB. Gotta go. I've been to the one at Warner Robbins AFB, which is completely awesome and laid back, with active B-17 restoration happening in an adjacent hangar that was just open to the public (as of a few years ago anyway) https://www.museumofaviation.org/ I've also been to the SAC Museum at Offutt AFB, which is not too shabby either.. https://sacmuseum.org/ 1 Quote
Eight8Victor Posted April 22, 2020 Author Report Posted April 22, 2020 8 hours ago, neilpilot said: My first and last visit was during my first xc flight after passing my private flight test. In a club C182 based at KIAG, in 1972. After watching the video it looks like there’s been a few upgrades. Maybe it’s time for a revisit. . The video shows less than half of the museum. It would be a challenge to see everything in a full day. The last time I visited they had just installed the Memphis Belle along with some peripheral items related to her. I spent two hours just in that section. Here is a great video of the unveiling ceremony: 3 Quote
Nick Pilotte Posted April 22, 2020 Report Posted April 22, 2020 Excellent video posted, @Eight8Victor. The AF museum in Dayton is absolutely amazing. And free admission! I went a few times as a kid and had a few hours to kill in Dayton one day on a business trip just a couple years ago. I basically blasted through on my own to see a few planes I really remembered as a kid. The XB-70 is still gorgeous, and I particularly love the post war dawn of the jet age. You used to be able to get a tour of their restoration hangar, don’t think you can anymore. Well worth a trip, to Dayton for a weekend. Only unfortunate part is you can’t fly right to the museum. You’ve gotta go to a GA airport and get a ride over. Hmm, maybe a meet up idea? 2 Quote
1964-M20E Posted April 22, 2020 Report Posted April 22, 2020 Wonderful place. I went in 1978, 1988 and in 2016. Looking to go back. My biggest complaint is they won't let you fly in. WTH it's an aviation museum with a runway on site. 3 Quote
N201MKTurbo Posted April 22, 2020 Report Posted April 22, 2020 Uber from Green Co. is the best bet. Quote
Eight8Victor Posted April 22, 2020 Author Report Posted April 22, 2020 10 hours ago, Nick Pilotte said: Excellent video posted, @Eight8Victor Hmm, maybe a meet up idea? I had an unscheduled meetup at Greene County I19 with @1964-M20E back in 2016. John is the nicest guy you will ever encounter. I'm all for a Mooney Meetup when the museum reopens. 2 Quote
Oscar Avalle Posted April 23, 2020 Report Posted April 23, 2020 Fascinating museum! I always wanted to go and visit. After watching your video is has become a MUSTSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Quote
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