The highlight of my time in Washington was the trip to both the Boeing factory and the Museum of Flight. Fascinating! I got to see the very first 787 Dreamliner under construction. It is expected to make an inaugural flight early next year, with commercial flights starting by the end of 2008. It was really neat to see "Experimental" painted along the top of the plane. There were two being built - one for test flight purposes and another that will be destroyed by fatigue testing. They will actually bend the wings until they break - just to find out exactly how much stress they can handle. I was enthralled by the entire tour! Unfortunately, no pictures...
But I WAS able to take pictures of the Future of Flight display area. Notice how LARGE the tail fin on the Boeing 747 is! Hard to believe until you see it in perspective with someone standing next to it! The engine behind it is in excess of 8' in diameter! If you want to see how much thrust these engines produce in a practical experiment, check out this: http://www.stupidcrazy.com/videos/play.cfm?id=274&title=747%20engine%20blast%20vs%20car
But I WAS able to take pictures of the Future of Flight display area. Notice how LARGE the tail fin on the Boeing 747 is! Hard to believe until you see it in perspective with someone standing next to it! The engine behind it is in excess of 8' in diameter! If you want to see how much thrust these engines produce in a practical experiment, check out this: http://www.stupidcrazy.com/videos/play.cfm?id=274&title=747%20engine%20blast%20vs%20car
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