Museum of Flight

Actually today it was called the "Museum of Fright" because it is Halloween. There were special events on for children and families. The upside, admission was a special price so we saved some money. The downside, the place was full of kids dressed in costumes. I've never seen so many miniature Spidermen in my life!

Helen and I have visited here before but it was worth another look and John enjoyed his first visit. This museum has many exhibits including World War I / II, commercial, space, a general area inside full of planes, and the special drawcards outside. They have the original Boeing 707 Air Force One plane, the original Boeing 747, the original Boeing 737, and a Conchorde. We were able to walk on board Air Force One and the Conchorde.

Seeing the original planes, which feature painted signatures of the pilots who completed the first test flights, is pretty special. How brave must they have been! There was no computer modelling, and the planes were very mechanical. They had to have total trust in the engineers who designed these planes.

Inside is one of my favourite planes, the Lookheed Blackbird. They also have a separate Blackbird cockpit from another plane, so I was able to sit inside it! It's tiny, I would never have made a good pilot.

The museum has a new pavilion opening soon, which features the actual Space Shuttle Trainer from NASA. This has been relocated to here now the Shuttle programme has finished. Although we couldn't go inside, we had a good look at it through the window. It's full size and looks like a Shuttle, although sits on a moving cradle.

Next time we're in Seattle, we'll be back to take a look at this.