A replica of the 1st airplane by the Wright Brothers. 1903 was their 1st flight that lasted 11 seconds!
Bob just read the book "Wright Brothers" by David McCullough. Highly recommended by Bob if you are looking for a good read.
After the 1st flight aviation literally took off...rapidly. Within 20 years planes looked like this.
And this.
60 years after that 1st flight came the F4 Super Sonic Fighter. US Airforce painted in Thunderbird colors.
The F14 Tom Cat. Featured in Top Gun.
SR71 Blackbird. The fastest jet in the world capable of Mach 3.5! It flew from NYC to LA in 1 hour & 3 minutes! They retired this aircraft in the mid 90's. Too expensive & no longer needed!
"You've never been lost until you've been lost at Mach 3!" said by Blackbird pilot. :-)
After touring many planes & jets in the Pima Air & Space Museum we took a bus tour through the Aircraft Boneyard. This is a row of P3's.
The Boneyard is where aircraft are retired from service. The boneyard is also used for storage, parts, resale or scrapped.
An F16 being trailered to it's spot in the boneyard.
It was interesting to see thousands of different aircraft lined up...row after row after row. After the tour we were off to Tombstone & OK Corral gunfight. 9/23 was a full day!
This is something that Charlie would love to see....maybe the next time we come to Phoenix...looks really interesting!
ReplyDeleteOh...we must visit the aircraft museum & boneyard during your next AZ visit!! Great idea...Charlie would love it for sure. There was much we didn't get a chance to see too.
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