WWGeezer Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 Going to use this thread to post some of the images from the trip. First for those that don't know, there are two Air & Space Museums. Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum on the Capital Mall in Washington DC (SNASM) Stephen F. Udzar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia The National Air & Space in DC is a mayhem. Half of it is closed for a renovation that could take five years. Bus loads of kids delivered hourly and wall to wall people. More of an emphasis on hands on displays than lots of restored aircraft to view. My friend I met there said the wear and tear on displays is incredible. This visit was interesting but not particularly fun. Udzar- Hazy on the other hand was incredible, lots of room to take your time, some great vantage points to view the aircraft and a large restoration area to view them working on planes Here is a map and a few images to give you a sense of scale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWGeezer Posted April 21, 2019 Author Share Posted April 21, 2019 And here is just a tidbit of some pretty rare WW1 and early early WW1 aircraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWGeezer Posted April 21, 2019 Author Share Posted April 21, 2019 When I have more time will set up an archive for pictures and develop them better. Ton's of content. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWChunk Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 Been looking forward to this thread. Great pictures so far Tom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWBrinson Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 Would you recommend going? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWGeezer Posted April 27, 2019 Author Share Posted April 27, 2019 Pulled my previous pic's so I could do a better job. Will repost, in format below for WW1 birds. For Chunk, here are the slides of some WW2 Germanic Heavy Metal VonB, absolutely....for Udvar Hazy....Air&Space on the Cap Mall only go if you have other things you want to see. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWICYtheDEAD Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 Very nice geezer, if only they would let you climb into the cockpits of those to get a real feeling of what it was like to be a pilot back then, since Sims are about as close as you can ever get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWChunk Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 Amazing shots Tom!!! I love the Würger, but that Do-35 is slicker that shit!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWICYtheDEAD Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 I believe the DO 335 was the fastest piston engine aircraft of it's time, Even over the p51 Also I believe it had the first ejection seat used in ww2. I think it was a 30mm blank round attached to a bar and would literally shoot the pilot up and out. The rear prop would separate just before that would happen, A very scary thought of something didn't go as planned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWGeezer Posted April 27, 2019 Author Share Posted April 27, 2019 Wonder if you cut the throttle in the front and crank it in the rear if you can make like 90 degree sliding turns? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWGeezer Posted April 29, 2019 Author Share Posted April 29, 2019 As promised, the WW1 birds.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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