_GOTOBOTTOM
General Aircraft
This forum is for general aircraft modelling discussions.
Hosted by Jim Starkweather
A great trip while working
Tin_Can
_VISITCOMMUNITY
Florida, United States
Joined: January 26, 2002
KitMaker: 1,560 posts
AeroScale: 750 posts
Posted: Thursday, March 11, 2004 - 05:49 AM UTC
Can anybody guess where I've been so lucky to be able to visit during my current business trip?

Here are some hints:



boosahmer
_VISITCOMMUNITY
California, United States
Joined: September 16, 2002
KitMaker: 651 posts
AeroScale: 0 posts
Posted: Thursday, March 11, 2004 - 06:04 AM UTC
Hmmm.....the Smithsonian, perhaps??
Tin_Can
_VISITCOMMUNITY
Florida, United States
Joined: January 26, 2002
KitMaker: 1,560 posts
AeroScale: 750 posts
Posted: Thursday, March 11, 2004 - 06:08 AM UTC
Nope.
Grasshopp12
_VISITCOMMUNITY
New Hampshire, United States
Joined: September 28, 2002
KitMaker: 757 posts
AeroScale: 0 posts
Posted: Thursday, March 11, 2004 - 06:28 AM UTC
I don't remember the exact name, but the huge aircraft museum in Ohio?
keenan
_VISITCOMMUNITY
Indiana, United States
Joined: October 16, 2002
KitMaker: 5,272 posts
AeroScale: 74 posts
Posted: Thursday, March 11, 2004 - 06:34 AM UTC
Jeff,
You are think of the Air Force Museum at Wright Patterson AFB in Ohio. I don't think that is where Tin Can went but I am not sure...

Shaun
m1garand
_VISITCOMMUNITY
Washington, United States
Joined: February 08, 2002
KitMaker: 1,248 posts
AeroScale: 0 posts
Posted: Thursday, March 11, 2004 - 06:44 AM UTC

Quoted Text

I don't remember the exact name, but the huge aircraft museum in Ohio?


The one at Wright-Patterson? They don't have naval aircraft that I remember, the p-40 that they have has a better paintjob and the closest they have to a dauntless is an a-24. Unless of course they got new aircraft since I was there a year ago. :-)
Grasshopp12
_VISITCOMMUNITY
New Hampshire, United States
Joined: September 28, 2002
KitMaker: 757 posts
AeroScale: 0 posts
Posted: Thursday, March 11, 2004 - 06:45 AM UTC
That's the one!!! I remember doing a report on Ohio in 5th grade (about 10 yrs ago) and I remember thinking how cool it would be to visit that museum (I was building model planes at the time, which probably contributed to that sentiment).
keenan
_VISITCOMMUNITY
Indiana, United States
Joined: October 16, 2002
KitMaker: 5,272 posts
AeroScale: 74 posts
Posted: Thursday, March 11, 2004 - 06:48 AM UTC
San Diego Air and Space? Shot in the dark...

Shaun
Tin_Can
_VISITCOMMUNITY
Florida, United States
Joined: January 26, 2002
KitMaker: 1,560 posts
AeroScale: 750 posts
Posted: Thursday, March 11, 2004 - 07:06 AM UTC
All still incorrect.
Wrongway_Joe
_VISITCOMMUNITY
Ohio, United States
Joined: March 11, 2004
KitMaker: 3 posts
AeroScale: 0 posts
Posted: Thursday, March 11, 2004 - 07:16 AM UTC
It is the Naval Aviation Museum at Pensacola NAS, Florida.

The plane hanging from the ceiling behind the SBD in the second picture is the Naval Airccraft Factory TDR-1 drone.
CRS
_VISITCOMMUNITY
California, United States
Joined: July 08, 2003
KitMaker: 1,936 posts
AeroScale: 1,168 posts
Posted: Thursday, March 11, 2004 - 07:32 AM UTC
Pensacola NAS, Florida my guess too, but I didn't know how to spell Pensacola. Good job Wrongway
Tin_Can
_VISITCOMMUNITY
Florida, United States
Joined: January 26, 2002
KitMaker: 1,560 posts
AeroScale: 750 posts
Posted: Thursday, March 11, 2004 - 07:37 AM UTC

Quoted Text

It is the Naval Aviation Museum at Pensacola NAS, Florida.

The plane hanging from the ceiling behind the SBD in the second picture is the Naval Airccraft Factory TDR-1 drone.


And we have a winner. I'm fortunate that my current travel sked has me working about .5 miles from the museum over on the flight line at NAS Pensacola. I've taken approx. 500 detail photos so far and will probably take about a 1000 more. So far I've got complete walk around/detail photos of a corsair, sbd-2 dauntless and P-40B.
shonen_red
_VISITCOMMUNITY
Metro Manila, Philippines
Joined: February 20, 2003
KitMaker: 5,762 posts
AeroScale: 543 posts
Posted: Friday, March 12, 2004 - 05:12 PM UTC
Wow! Love that SBD!
 _GOTOTOP