CorsairMan Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Wow... is all I can say. What a great museum! I tried to capture most of it... Article link. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mstor Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Really nice photos. That RF-86 with the bulges is one of the weirdest things I've seen. Looks like it has some sort of cysts on it, some weird growth. What are the bulges for? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CorsairMan Posted April 17, 2019 Author Share Posted April 17, 2019 The RF-86 had to fit in some bulky cameras (3 I think) and to do that they needed to yank out the guns and somehow cut open the sides of the fuselage. Those bulges are fairing over the cameras. In another part of the museum, the b-36 had its camera pack out - its the size of a VW beetle but could clearly photograph something like a golf ball at 50,000 feet. It would have been cool to see some of the photos it took. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
airmechaja Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 The ground crew on the RF-86's, would paint on the gun ports to make them look like they had guns. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
southwestforests Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Oh Wow. That is definitely an aircraft, and spacecraft!, collection worth seeing. Dang, my health is a mess and I'm not good for the trip and also don't have the income for the 500 mile, 800km, trip. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Murph Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Good to see the Memphis Belle being taken care of properly. Regards, Murph Quote Link to post Share on other sites
southwestforests Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 6 hours ago, CorsairMan said: ... the shiny silver Northrop A-17A – it looked like a streamlined 1930s sportscar. Eh, Northrop has no imagination, they totally plagiarized the dieselpunk aesthetic on that one. 😉😁 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 Really nice photos, thanks for sharing your well put together article! -Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SBDguy Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 (edited) CorsairMan, Compliments on a nice article & photos. I bookmarked your site for further poking around. 🙂 I live less than 50 miles from Wright-Pat, and have gone to the museum from time-to-time for a good part of my life, both this version and the earlier one (my first trip there was Back in 1960 at age 11, and I'm getting ready spto go again soon). Photography inside the hangers has always been a maddening proposition; I don't remember the details exactly, but the story goes that, many years ago, someone from the Disney organization, after touring the museum with the director, suggested that subdued lighting would enhance the dramatic effect of the exhibits. And we've been living with it ever since ... Cheers Edited April 18, 2019 by SBDguy correct grammar Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martin_sam_2000 Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 8 minutes ago, SBDguy said: CorsairMan, Compliments on a nice article & photos. I bookmarked your site for further poking around. 🙂 I live less than 50 miles from Wright-Pat, and have gone to the museum from time-to-time for a good part of my life, both this version and the earlier one (my first trip there was Back in 1960 at age 11, and I'm getting ready to ready to go again soon). Photography inside the hangers has always been a maddening proposition; I don't remember the details exactly, but the story goes that, many years ago, someone from the Disney organization, after touring the museum with the director, suggested that subdued lighting would enhance the dramatic effect of the exhibits. And we've been living with it ever since ... Cheers I was told by a Docent that the lights they had installed were damaging the aircraft. UV light and what not. They have been going through and converting to LED so many of the displays are now MUCH brighter than they were a few years ago!! Sean Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SBDguy Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 44 minutes ago, martin_sam_2000 said: I was told by a Docent that the lights they had installed were damaging the aircraft. UV light and what not. They have been going through and converting to LED so many of the displays are now MUCH brighter than they were a few years ago!! Thanks for the good news! I haven't been there for several years, so this trip will be extra-interesting - I just might start taking my camera there again 😊. Worth a try, anyway. (I'll be making my first pilgrimage to the Memphis Belle.) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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