We only drove about 50 miles or so today. We thought we would go farther after we visited the Evergreen Air Museum in McMinnville, OR, but it did not happen.

We spent most of the day in the museum. If you are ever in the area be sure to visit the museum. This is one of the largest buildings I have ever been in. It is big enough to house the 8 motored Spruce Goose. It was the vision of Howard Hughes and was built out of wood veneer for strength and durability. It has 8 engines and only flew one time, but it flew. It was not supposed to be flown, only taxi on water to see how it handled.
It was a big news item and everyone was there to see if the largest plane ever built would be seaworthy enough to fly. It made one pass in front of the viewing stand and then turned around and came back. It turned around again and as it passed the stand it was nearing its speed to go airborn and Hughes just held it wide open until it cleared the water and was airborn for a short period of time. It was brought back and put in a hanger on the bay.

I have no idea what it would have cost today, but a lot of money.

The top photo is a model of the Spruce Goose. You can not get the real one in a photo. You would have to be outside the building and then it would be hard to see the whole plane. It is huge.

The second photo is an expermental plane, one of a kind. There are several of these in the museum.

The third photo is of the Ford Tri Motor passenger airplane. They had some of these that flew over the grand Canyon many years ago. You can see some of the control cables outside the plane that controls the flight of the plane, The baggage area is under the wings in drop down hatches. It looks a bit crude, but it flew and was a part of the advancement of aviation.

We also went to the I-Max and saw the Legends of Flight in 3D. A great film and it is the first 3D film I have seen and being nearly blind in one eye, I did not think I would be able to see it well, but I think I got the idea when a sharp object was at the end of my nose and you duck things that come flying at you. All in all, a very enjoyable film. The other option was the Hubble in 3D.