Marc's Public Blog - Flying

We started with the private tour of the space shuttle trainer, the cabin crews actually aren't that big, but they only have to spend about 2 weeks in it, so I guess it's not so bad. This is the actual trainer that was used at Houston Space Center and I guess it was donated to Seattle after Houston got a real space shuttle for their museum :)

We then took a tour of the main floor:

Of course, their SR71 prototype with an A21 drone is a highlight since it's the only one left in existence:

engine starter block with 2 v8 chevy motors

There were many more planes to see:

or cruise missiles

The couple of sections about space were good too:

They had a 787 on display, explaining the new avionics:

the pilot has a nice HUD like a fighter pilot would

the beluga plane was used to move the space shuttle trainer

Then, they had the room dedicated to old planes from the WW1 and WW2 era:

lots of ammunition stored in the wings

The museum also moved the red barn where Boeing used to build its planes 100 years ago, and put it in the museum:

More vintage posters:

And just like that, it was 17:00 again, and I had to rush a few places again, bummer :)
Needless to say that this museum has plenty to see and is definitely worth a whole day. We almost needed more...