2. Aeroplanes

Air and Space Museum Part III

Documenting my visit to the National Air & Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_F._Udvar-Hazy_Center
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What? Oh, you can't get a feel for how the plane looked?
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What? Oh, you can't get a feel for how the plane looked?

National Air and Space MuseumSteven F UdvarHazy CenterLockheed L1049 Super Constellation

  • The Dash 80 was the prototype for both the Boeing 707, and the KC-135 Stratotanker. The Seven Oh Seven is "generally credited with ushering in the Jet Age"<br /> <br /> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_367-80">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_367-80</a>
  • Under the wing of the Dash 80 we see Nemesis, or more precisely, the Sharp DR 90 Nemesis.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharp_Nemesis">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharp_Nemesis</a>
  • On August 16, 1969, flying the highly-modified Grumman F8F-2 Bearcat "Conquest I" (N1111L), Darryl Greenamyer broke the 30-year old FAI Class C-1 Group I 3 km speed record with a speed of 483.041 mph.
  • <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darryl_Greenamyer">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darryl_Greenamyer</a>
  • Laird-Turner RT-14 Meteor, also called the Turner TR-14, Ring Free Meteor, PESCO Special, Miss Champion, Turner Special and the Turner Meteor.
  • <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laird-Turner_Meteor_LTR-14">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laird-Turner_Meteor_LTR-14</a>
  • This plane became the backbone of the post-WW I civilian aviation. Barnstorming? This plane, the Curtis JN-4D "Jenny".<br /> <br /> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtiss_JN-4">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtiss_JN-4</a>
  • The next plane, the Boeing 307 Stratoliner, is also one that shows well in Black and White, although the color photos are not bad.
  • <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_307">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_307</a>
  • The stratoliner was the first plane offering a pressurized cabin, thus allowing flights at higher altitudes, and above most bad weather.
  • The name threw me for a brief moment . . .
  • The clipper Flying Cloud was a ship that set the world's sailing record for the fastest passage between New York and San Francisco, 89 days 8 hours. She held this record for over 100 years, from 1854-1989.
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  • . . . and the color original.
  • Here's another view of the Stratoliner.
  • The Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation is a more impressive aircraft, at least looks-wise.
  • What? Oh, you can't get a feel for how the plane looked?
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  • How's this?<br /> <br /> It's worth reading the history of the plane, and of its predecessor the Lockheed Constellation. Its design was driven by Howard Hughes.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Constellation">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Constellation</a>
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