Air Museum-February 8, 2013

We have been to several air and space museums on this journey, but nothing quite like the Pima Air and Space Museum here in Tucson. It is 70+ acres of airplanes both outside and inside a number of huge buildings. This is not the Bone Yard of planes that Tucson is known for. I'll keep the words brief so there will be room for more pictures.

World's smallest jet. It's cute as a button.

 

The strangest amphibian plane either of us has ever seen.

 

The nose of the first successful paper airplane. Doesn't look so successful, does it? They had a video of its first and only flight. It's only cardboard.

 

For our Texas friends. The name of the plane was Dirty Dawg,

but it had longhorns on both sides.

 

For our Louisiana friends.

 

The Super Guppy transport plane. It was flown for nearly 30 years starting in 1965. We cannot wrap our minds around the fact that this awkward thing actually flew. Not only is it weird, it is gigantic.

 

Boeing YC-14. Only two were built. And we know why. Who in their

right mind would want to fly this humongous bucket of bolts? The picture does not show

how really huge this plane is.

 

 

What a fun day this was. The weather was perfect and we enjoyed the the long and exhausting walk.