I visited the Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum in McMinnville to check out some of the aircraft they have on display. The main attraction at the museum is The Hughes H-4 Hercules (a.k.a. the Spruce Goose). Its wingspan stretches the entire length of the building. At 320 feet 11 inches (97.54 m) it’s longer than an American football field. The exterior of the…
Airplane
Found on the side of the road
One thing you don’t expect to see when you’re driving down the road is the fuselage of a plane, right? I was driving on Route 66 somewhere between Las Vegas and Flagstaff when I passed a scrap metal yard and just had to turn around and go back to take a couple photos. When I…
The U.S. Mail
Heading back to Portland from Seattle I decided to take a little detour and visit the The Museum of Flight located at Boeing Field (just south of Seattle). I didn’t have time to visit inside the museum but I did walk around outside and checkout some of the airplanes made over the years (this was…