tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post5217052168616161897..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: Today In History: The Aluminum Overcast.Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-47248930349594502592008-08-10T01:14:00.000-04:002008-08-10T01:14:00.000-04:00I remember running outside as a kid to watch it fl...I remember running outside as a kid to watch it fly over our house at about 500' as it was landing at Lindberg field in San Diego.<BR/>It blanked out the sun for a long time, [it seemed].<BR/>Big damn plane! I read that the crew could walk out into the wings for maintenance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-42970100772989790282008-08-09T11:48:00.000-04:002008-08-09T11:48:00.000-04:00If you're ever near Dulles, check out the Air and ...If you're ever near Dulles, check out the Air and Space Museum's Udvar-Hazy center. Link at <BR/>http://www.nasm.si.edu/interact/webcams/<BR/><BR/>An SR-71, a space shuttle, a Concorde, <BR/>the Enola Gay, and a whole wing just devoted to Cold War aircraft, theirs and ours. <BR/>They even have a replica of Frank Whittle's early jet engine.<BR/><BR/>Worth the ride.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-14809120732531069142008-08-08T19:24:00.000-04:002008-08-08T19:24:00.000-04:00Okay, anybody with a frcking B-36 in their backyar...Okay, anybody with a frcking B-36 in their backyard is an automatic frontrunner in the "Coolest Dude On The Planet" contest...Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-4451369131230884342008-08-08T18:45:00.000-04:002008-08-08T18:45:00.000-04:00The original "aluminum overcast".I think Walt Sopl...The original "aluminum overcast".<BR/><BR/>I think <A HREF="http://www.contrails.us/~oklahoma_wing/44.00_CAF_Oklahoma_Wing/NewsLetter/2005/04%20April/page_05.htm" REL="nofollow">Walt Soplata</A> still has a lot of one in his yard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-15199811282314433052008-08-08T12:28:00.000-04:002008-08-08T12:28:00.000-04:00I was gonna mention seeing the one at the Air Forc...I was gonna mention seeing the one at the Air Force Museum in Dayton as well. Of course I REALLY loved the WWI airplanes on display and the SR-71 Blackbird. I Second jose's motion to get there if and when you can.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-3229519436292449232008-08-08T06:59:00.000-04:002008-08-08T06:59:00.000-04:00I remember seeing one of these as a kid over at th...I remember seeing one of these as a kid over at the Dayton Air Museum, it dominated the indoor collection, so huge in fact, you don't notice it really, it's like part of the building.<BR/><BR/>That and the XB70. Those planes make the museum trip.<BR/><BR/>If you haven't gone to Dayton, well, what's wrong with ya?José Gigantéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00808360534075501817noreply@blogger.com