NASM Udvar-Hazy Center

"Jake Brodsky" wrote in message ...

Yes --doubly so because this place is located adjacent to an airport.


It's on adjacent to the airport, it is ON the airport. When Margy calls me
from work it shows up in the caller ID as the airport.

Anyone know if it's accessible by GA aircraft?

Google this newsgroup for November-December.

I believe it will be open on four? designated days a year, something
like that.

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"Cub Driver" wrote in message ...

Anyone know if it's accessible by GA aircraft?

Google this newsgroup for November-December.

I believe it will be open on four? designated days a year, something
like that.

Actually, there are four "fly-in's" planned, but the term is loosely used.
It's doubtful that other than showplanes would get to taxi down to the
museum. I suggested to Margy that she point out that the local EAA
chapter is replete with skilled airplane parkers (hell, getting aircraft
across the road into west parking at Oskhsoh is a whole lot more
scary than maintaining a crossing accross an airport service road that's
not open to the public). Dulles actually has a rather nice open house
itself (for GA and the general public) in the name of the Special Olympics
each year, so really there's no reason the Smithsonian can't get on board.

"Jake Brodsky" wrote in message
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On 5 Jan 2004 21:06:40 -0800, (Martin) wrote:

Just got home from DC tonight, and figured Id pass along the 411 on
this place. Id imagine there already have been posts on it, but oh
well.

Anyone know if it's accessible by GA aircraft?

yes, it's at Washington Dulles International Airport.

Anyone know if it's accessible by GA aircraft?

yes, it's at Washington Dulles International Airport.

That don't mean that you can taxi to the museum, though! Read the whole
thread!

"Marc" wrote in message news:L15Lb.773564$Tr4.2228381@attbi_s03...

yes, it's at Washington Dulles International Airport.

The FBO's are two an a half miles from the museum (probably
closer to four if you measure the distance you'd have to drive).

The Smithsonian has designated their taxiway as "towed aircraft
only" access.

Does that mean we can stop the engine and pull the sucker over to the museum
parking lot? {;-)

Jim


"Ron Natalie"
shared these priceless pearls of wisdom:

-The Smithsonian has designated their taxiway as "towed aircraft
-only" access.




Jim Weir (A&P/IA, CFI, & other good alphabet soup)
VP Eng RST Pres. Cyberchapter EAA Tech. Counselor
http://www.rst-engr.com

Jim Weir wrote:

Does that mean we can stop the engine and pull the sucker over to the museum
parking lot? {;-)

If you want to pull that plane two and a half miles to the museum, they'd probably
let you park there!

George Patterson
Great discoveries are not announced with "Eureka!". What's usually said is
"Hummmmm... That's interesting...."

"Jim Weir" wrote in message ...

Does that mean we can stop the engine and pull the sucker over to the museum
parking lot? {;-)

I'll ask Margy. It's not that far from the end of the Movement area to museum.

"Martin" wrote in message m...
Unlike the NASM on the Mall, this has
very little 'writing', it is a pure display of aircraft. Of course
each one has a little blurb to identify and give some background.

Yes, Margy tells me explicitly 150 words or less on each placard.
It's not in place yet, but there will be "kiosks" with more information on
the plane for us junkies that are dying to know. Another point of information
is to ask one of the docents. These are volunteers who were required to
go through 6 months of 4 hour training sessions on Saturday morning boning
up on the details of the artifacts.

By the way, if these the museum just held the B-36, a Vega, etc.. it would
be impressive enough. But not only do they have instances of these aircraft
they have the specific famous ones: The Enola Gay, The Winnie Mae, etc..

There's still a ton of stuff (mostly the smaller planes) still in transit from the
Garber Facility...that and they haven't finished the space hangar part yet.
As impressive as it is now, plan to return in the future and see more stuff!

(By the insistence of Margy and Rutan, the LongEZ should be now properly
resting on the hockey puck.)