The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
An evening pause: A short seven minute tour of the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in Dayton, Ohio.
You will never see a museum in this manner. And as they go by, how many of these flying vehicles can you name?
Hat tip David Eastman.
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That was absolutely freakin awesome!
I wonder how they shot that? With a drone?
Having been there twice I totally suggest you go if you ever get the chance. Pretty awesome place. Huge! 4 gigantic halls big enough to hold a B-52, B-2, and B-1B with room for many more in the same hall.
The XB-70 is my favorite.
Beautifully Stunning !
Drone and audio Team should be acknowledged.
You can see the shadow of the drone pretty well at the 5:50 mark as it goes up and over the nose of the B2 bomber.
Last time I was there was in the 90’s when most of the bigger examples were parked outside exposed to the elements and in a sad state. They have come a long way since then.
Beautiful indeed! Great film. I flew in to Dayton for a couple days in 2015 and regret not going to the museum. Not enough time.
Looking at that video there a number of items I find pretty cool: XB-70, the X-37 – that was a big deal seeing that at Ames Research when I was a kid, the B-36 Peacemaker, B-58 Hustler, and of course the B-29 “Bockscar” (which was not on the video). That is a great collection none the less.
I wish they got one of the shuttles when the fleet was retired. They certainly have the room there for it! I always thought NYC was unworthy to have Enterprise. Of course I thought LA was unworthy of Endeavour and it should have gone to the Boeing Museum of Flight.
Impressive performance by the drone operator — they must have placed a great deal of confidence in him/her to allow the thing to fly so close to the aircraft. Curious, though. I didn’t see a B-17, B-24 or B-25 among the exhibits. Likewise other WWII aircraft. Do they have them there, or is the collection incomplete?
Phil,
I looked up their website and saw the list of the galleries. They did not show the WWII gallery and the video only showed four of the ten galleries. I saw a B-29 in the footage and thought it was “Bockscar”, but it was another B-29 from their Korean War gallery.
Jay, since the shuttles were built in Palmdale and frequently landed at Edwards AFB, California “earned” getting one more than Seattle. I agree NYC’s win was unworthy, and they’ve proven to be ill-equipped for the honor. The California Science Center is providing a great home for Endeavour, as they will be the only museum to exhibit a fully stacked shuttle with ET and boosters once their new building is complete (2022ish). I will definitely take trip out there one that display is open!
https://californiasciencecenter.org/about/our-future
Matt,
I know. I am biased since I live in Washington State… the dry non-rioting east side of the state.
The Boeing Museum of Flight has a great collection, it did get the shuttle simulator from Houston and it is worth the $20 to go inside it.
Amazing done video. Looks like I need to add the National Museum of the US Air Force to my places to visit list.
I’ll second The Boeing Museum of Flight being worth a visit if you ever end up in the Seattle area.
What was that next to the thunderscreech?
Navajo?
Jeff Wright, that is the North American X-10, which was built to prove out technologies for the Navaho missile. Of 13 built, this is the sole surviving example.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_X-10