Saturday Sept 27 we visited the Air and Space Museum south of Seattle
US Mail carrier - one of the first planes made in Wichita
When I told Mama about this plane made in Wichita (where we both were born,) she said "It wasn't a Stearman was it?" She was 8 when it was built.
full view of the old plane, with Indian head painted on the side.
I was always fascinated by this bicycle pedal powered flying machine. Covered in transparent mylar
made by Lockheed - had to be fueled in-air, thus the Drone riding on its back. Our friend Ricky-Tick worked on this when he was an Air Force mechanic.
-shown with its engine outside for better view. This is the plane Ronnie and Nancy (Reagan) met in, I think
wings fold up real cute-like
Notice the rockets on the ends of large props and horizontal stabilizer out back. This thing shouldn't fly - no way
I don't know anything about this, but it looked cool