Aviation Museum @ McMinnville Oregon

[D._Frederick]

Last Sunday for Mother's day, I took the wife to Evergreen Aviation Museum before going to dinner.  I picked out  3 planes to show here, of over 50 total.

This plane, a H-4 Flying Boat made out of birch and is bigger than Boeings 747, it has 8 radial engines spinning 17 foot diameter  propellers, each rated at 3000 hp each.







The next plane is one of 3 Lockheed SR 71 still in flying condition. (Speed @ 85000 ft. 3000 ft per second.



The next plane is one of the better planes of WII. A Messerschmitt BF 109



If you get out to the NW, its well worth the time to see this museum.

[woodbowl]

D, that had to be one of the finest Mothers day, days around. I would like to see the museum in McMinnville sometime. Here on the east coast the EAA has a pretty nice display in Lakeland Florida, just in case you ever get the chance to get over this way. Oshkosh Wisconsin is another good one to visit.

Is that H-4 flying boat the same as the Hughs Spruce Goose?

[caryr]

Is that H-4 flying boat the same as the Hughs Spruce Goose?

Yes.

[sawguy21]

The Spruce Goose story is fascinating. Hughes was a unique individual to say the least.

[thecfarm]

We just got done watching The Aviator.Was a story about Howard Hughes.Had that H-4 in the movie.