Grumman X-29
You never know what you will find when you visit a new museum. This is just one of the surprises we found at the Air and Space Museum. Look closely. The…
Read MoreCategory: Museum
The Spirit of Flight
I have mentioned before how it feels to walk among our country’s history of aviation at the Smithsonian’s Air and Space Museum. That special feeling hits you the moment you walk…
Read MoreCheck Your Gauges
Airplanes are a lot like sports cars. They both have cool cockpits with lots of gauges. The more high performance the vehicle, the more gauges. The cockpit of a Boeing 747…
Read MoreCome Fly with Me
Aviation is one of those subject that perks my ears. They don’t actually perk, mind you, but it gets my attention. Though I rarely get an opportunity, I love to…
Read MoreApollo Lunar Module
Some of our nation’s finest moments were the Apollo Lunar landings in 1969 and early 1970s. Many of us remember watching the black and white TV images as astronauts walked…
Read MoreX-15 Rocket Plane
From my earliest memories as a child, I remember wanting to be an astronaut. I still do, but that’s another story. One of my first models I ever built as…
Read MoreEnterprise
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 MoreBattleship USS Alabama
For many years we have traveled through Mobile, Alabama on the way to Florida. And each year we said we would stop and tour the USS Alabama one day. A…
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…
Read More