I have always been a bit of an aviation nut so couldn't pass up the chance to see one of the largest aviation museums around right here in Tucson. If your not interested in airplanes this blog may be boring. 
One of their most prized exhibits is the SR71 Blackbird. It flies at over mach 3 and at extreme altitude and was used as a spy plane to take pictures of Russia. It flies so fast that missiles can't catch it. It holds all the high speed and altitude records. Pilots wear space suits because they go so high. 
This is an A10 Warthog. It is in active service and is used mainly as a tank destroyer. It fires depleted uranium 50 cal bullets out of a gatling gun which go right through tank armour. The neat thing about this plane is Tucson is one of the military airports they train out of.
This is an A10 Warthog. It is in active service and is used mainly as a tank destroyer. It fires depleted uranium 50 cal bullets out of a gatling gun which go right through tank armour. The neat thing about this plane is Tucson is one of the military airports they train out of.
They were flying past the museum all day. Here is one coming in for a landing at the military airport next to the museum. 
Lets go back to the second world war for a minute. Behind me is a V1 Buzzbomb developed by the Germans. It was an unguided rocket that was filled with explosives and aimed at London. Hundreds fell on London and killed thousands during the blitz.
Lets go back to the second world war for a minute. Behind me is a V1 Buzzbomb developed by the Germans. It was an unguided rocket that was filled with explosives and aimed at London. Hundreds fell on London and killed thousands during the blitz.
This is a B29 Superfortress brought out by the US near the end of the war. It was this type of plane that dropped the atomic bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima. This particular plane flew missions dropping bombs on Germany. 
This is a Russian MIG29 Foxbat, probably the best jet they built. It was faster and could outmanouver anything the US had when it came out 20 years ago.
This is a Russian MIG29 Foxbat, probably the best jet they built. It was faster and could outmanouver anything the US had when it came out 20 years ago.
This is the original Airforce 1 built for John Kennedy. Walking through it shows it wasn't too fancy inside. This is the plane that took him to Dallas. 
This WW11 float plane was under heightened security as evidenced by the armed guard.
Once we caught the guards eye, we couldn't shake him. The helicopter behind him is used for lifting heavy loads.
Told you this would be boring but I enjoyed spending the day looking at the planes. Carmen was a trooper and tagged along although bored to tears I'm sure.
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