Dayton Air Museum once more…

[navion91104]

I’m pretty sure you all have seen these airframes photographs before, but I can’t help myself.
The “Flying Falcons” or Fairmont University WV visited last weekend and here are the planes:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set ... 878&type=3















On the bad side: dust, collapsed struts and a good 20 feet between you and the airframe seems to be the norm. On the good side: rare types and FREE!

Best,

Jason

Assistant Professor of Aviation
Fairmont State University
1201 Locust Avenue, Fairmont WV 26554
Email: Jason.Vosburgh@FairmontState.edu
Phone: 304-367-4283

[Zachary]

Having seen what visitors will do when they can reach out and touch an airplane or artifact behind barriers, I wish we had that kind of extra space at EAA!

[Steve Nelson]

Yep..as much as I love having closeup access to the planes like at the Naval Air Museum in Pensacola, there are just too many boneheads out there who can't resist rubbing their grubby hands all over the planes and trying to move every "moving" part (whether it actually moves or not.)

SN

[navion91104]

Yeah I hear you. The SoCal CAF wing has little rascals whang the controls back and forth sometimes, of course the parents just stand there.

It is frustrating not being able to see closer though. The P-61 is in a corner so the whole tail (booms) section is hidden from view.

Best,

Jason

[navion91104]

Travel Tip of the day:

When you go to Dayton for the USAF Museum make sure to see Huffman Prairie Flying Field. In 1904 it became the world's first "Airport". The Wright Company also operated its Wright Flying School on the site.

Here are some pics:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set ... 878&type=3

It is well worth the extra 20 mile drive.

Best,

Jason

[JohnB]

Note the F-94C...The nose rocket bay is open and the frangible wing pod n on September is off. Both are rarely seen, as a kid I'd see photos of the jet and it was never completely clear where the FFARs came from.

Another thing that books never made clear (until recently) were the retracted gun turrets of the B-36.