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2017-08-15 01:01
in Flying, Greatbritain2017, Nflying
Usually I would only feature an airplane museum in the flying section, but the London Science Museum's section of airplanes is big enough that it deserves its own mention. Later, I went to see a few more, to total:
London Science Museum's Airplane Section (this one)
RAF Museum North of London
RAF Museum in Cosford (30mn from Birmingham and Stafford)
Imperial War Museum in Duxford
There was a good history of early planes:
a good reminder that the first aircraft that was heavier than air was French, even if it didn't fly far
of course the wright brothers are mentioned, along with their patents and thirst for money that caused the US to slip back decades while France quickly took over the world of flying machines
one impressive thing on the wright brothers' airplane was the engine: light and efficient
VTOL thrust vectoring prototype
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