Boeing 307 Stratoliner
I’m sorry. I couldn’t help myself. I posted a photo of this beautiful Boeing 307 Stratoliner or “Clipper Flying Cloud” almost a year ago. But it was one of my…
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Bede BD-5B
The BD-5 is a small, single-seat, homebuilt “kit” aircraft by the now-defunct Bede Aircraft Corporation in the early 1970s. It has a small, streamlined fuselage holding its semi-reclined pilot under a large canopy, with the mid-engine…
Read MoreThe Clipper Flying Cloud
The Boeing 307 Stratoliner or “Clipper Flying Cloud” was the first airliner with a pressurized fuselage. First flown in 1938, it could carry 33 passengers in great comfort and cruise…
Read MoreMore of the Boeing Aviation Hanger
This is another view of the awesome Boeing Aviation Hanger at the Udvar-Hazy Center, part of the National Air and Space Museum. Without getting too specific, it’s home of the…
Read MoreBigger in Texas
We all know that everything is bigger in Texas, especially the cattle. The breed everyone instantly recognizes is the longhorn. It’s so popular that the University of Texas in Austin…
Read MoreThe Boeing Aviation Hanger
Airplanes and people have a lot in common. They come in all shapes and sizes and colors and each one excels at a particular use or purpose. The Boeing Aviation…
Read MoreVought F4U-1D Corsair
WWII planes have a certain draw to them. They were the first airplanes that people really feared, both in the air and from the ground. Sure, there were planes in…
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I write this post as the last shuttle flight is in progress. Atlantis is in space for the last shuttle flight. Ever. I’m a strong supporter of the space program…
Read MoreThe Enola Gay
Leaving Washington D.C., our family stopped at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center near Washington Dulles International Airport. This is an incredible museum and well worth the trip out to see…
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