The Early Days of Flight

I'm in D.C. this week and had a free day to see the sights so my first destination was the National Air and Space Museum. This place is packed with all kinds of goodies, but my objective was to see the Wright Flyer. With the exception of new skins put on in 1985, the craft is the original. Another interesting artifact I saw was an early AI and this thing is about the size of the entire Cessna six-pack.

There is also another part of the museum located near KIAD which houses a space shuttle and the Enola Gay. I'm hoping to find a few free hours to take a trip out there. Being able to see an airplane that dropped an A-bomb is an opportunity not to be missed.