I need to find a reason to go to Dayton

[jmcquate]

I haven't been in 10 years...............
http://gizmodo.com/the-new-home-of-the-most-exotic-bomber-ever-built-is-ae-1740238853

 

[xj220]

I saw it wedged into the old hanagar. It is MASSIVE! Seriously an impressive aircraft and I would've loved to have seen it in operation/flown it. The intakes themselves are taller than me.

 

[jmcquate]

When I first saw it, it was sitting outside along with some other cool aircraft. With all due respect to the museum in Pcola.............Wright Pat is amazing.

 

[707guy]

Wait until June of next year when the 4th building is opened. I'm thinking of heading down there to see the new building sometime next year.

 

[Randy Daytona]

XB-70 is the third most impressive flying machine that made it airborne. (had a model as kid)

#2

and #1

No greater phrase than "GO FLIGHT!"

 

[Uncle Fester]

The article described the USAF Museum as "the world's largest aviation museum". Is that actually true? And in terms of what - square footage, number of aircraft?

I went to the Udvar-Hazy annex out at Dulles last year - that place is freaking enormous. I spent most of an afternoon there with my nephew and Fester 2.1 and still don't think I saw everything.

 

[GroundPounder]

The article described the USAF Museum as "the world's largest aviation museum". Is that actually true? And in terms of what - square footage, number of aircraft?

I went to the Udvar-Hazy annex out at Dulles last year - that place is freaking enormous. I spent most of an afternoon there with my nephew and Fester 2.1 and still don't think I saw everything.

I can't give you exact figures, but having been to both locations, Dayton is bigger. Think in terms of several buildings that size. The building where the presidential planes and the XB-70 were are just outside this shot.

 

[707guy]

It's bigger than that now:


Here is a pic of the XB-70 being towed into it's new digs:

 

[jmcquate]

I wonder it they will paint a Low-Vis national insignia on the 4th hanger.

 

[jmcquate]

The article described the USAF Museum as "the world's largest aviation museum". Is that actually true? And in terms of what - square footage, number of aircraft?

I went to the Udvar-Hazy annex out at Dulles last year - that place is freaking enormous. I spent most of an afternoon there with my nephew and Fester 2.1 and still don't think I saw everything.

It's Udvar x4.

 

[Flash]

This is the only reason to go to Dayton, I have been there way too often and have yet to find another one.

 

[Uncle Fester]

It's Udvar x4.

No shit? Wow.

 

[Gatordev]

This is the only reason to go to Dayton, I have been there way too often and have yet to find another one.

There was this one girl at the Dayton Airshow...

...but we later figured out she was a lot younger than she was initially playing it off as.

 

[707guy]

There was this one girl at the Dayton Airshow...

...but we later figured out she was a lot younger than she was initially playing it off as.

Farm girls...

 

[Flash]

There was this one girl at the Dayton Airshow...

...but we later figured out she was a lot younger than she was initially playing it off as.

Soooo, jailbait? I would put that in the 'reason not to go to Dayton' category. Unless you want to add the local jail on your list of sights to see.