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~The Kalamazoo's Air Zoo~
These planes sit outside of the Air Zoo museum.
The Air Zoo is a world-class, Smithsonian-affiliated aerospace and science museum with over 100 rare and unique aircraft & spacecraft, inspiring interactive exhibits, full-motion flight simulators, indoor amusement park rides, and hands-on, science-based camps and classes.
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Today we took a family trip to Kalamazoo, Michigan to the AirZoo. The grandkids loved it, the grownups loved it. We had a wonderful time exploring planes from the past to the the present and discovering outerspace. These are some colorful planes of yesteryear taken from the second floor of the museum. I love the bright colors and wild imaginations of those who decorated them. By the way, these are not models but real, actual airplanes.
~The Kalamazoo's Air Zoo~
These planes sit outside of the Air Zoo museum.
The Air Zoo is a world-class, Smithsonian-affiliated aerospace and science museum with over 100 rare and unique aircraft & spacecraft, inspiring interactive exhibits, full-motion flight simulators, indoor amusement park rides, and hands-on, science-based camps and classes.
#RigsRocks #AIrZoo #Remembering911 #911Tribute #AmericaRemebers #KZOO #Kalamazoo #TruckerPics #USAF
~The Kalamazoo's Air Zoo~
These planes sit outside of the Air Zoo museum.
The Air Zoo is a world-class, Smithsonian-affiliated aerospace and science museum with over 100 rare and unique aircraft & spacecraft, inspiring interactive exhibits, full-motion flight simulators, indoor amusement park rides, and hands-on, science-based camps and classes.
#RigsRocks #AIrZoo #Remembering911 #911Tribute #AmericaRemembers #KZOO #Kalamazoo #TruckerPics #USAF
Only three XP-55s were built before the project was cancelled. Two were lost in crashes, with this the 2nd built being the only surviving example.
8th USAAF
1st Air Division
381st Bombardment Group (Triangle L)
……. 534th Bombardment Squadron GD
................ Aircraft Number: 44-85829 Y (YANKEE)
This aircraft is owned by the Yankee Air Museum, Belleview, MI
This Mig-21 is a classic Soviet era supersonic fighter plan. It is outside at the Air Zoo in Kalamazoo; I hope it is maintained, because it is a vintage aircraft from a bygone era.
I like this shot a lot, with the setting sun, blue sky and frigid snow.
I am eager to see how the DSLR version came out!
An overview of some of the exhibits at the Air Zoo Museum, Kalamazoo. It illustrates some of the impressive collection but also how tightly they are packed together. The murals on the wall are a nice touch.
Air Zoo Aerospace & Science Center, next to the Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport (AZO/KAZO) in Portage, Michigan - USA. www.airzoo.org
The Air Zoo is a great museum to visit, and the story behind it is compelling as well. It was founded by a woman who flew aircraft but was not allowed in combat in WWII or to be a commercial pilot, either. Times have changed!
Anyway, this is her aircraft, which I would call a "Pink Flying Tiger". I tried getting in a similar airplane in the museum (a Bell Airacobra) and I did not really fit!
Curtiss P-40 Warhawk
This Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 is on display in the East Campus hanger at the Air Zoo in Portland, Michigan. The East Campus hanger is where they also do the restoration.
Got nothin today- uploading a photo I took a couple weeks ago at the Kalamazoo Airzoo
As Always, your comments, critiques, and Favs are welcome. Thanks for looking.
Here is a side view of the Mig-21 at the Air Zoo, out in the snow with various other aircraft. Their collection is impressive, but there isn't room to house them all so a number of rather cool aircraft sit outdoors, unprotected.
Another shot of an airplane propeller hub found at the Kalamazoo , MI air museum.
Camera Olympus OM2n
Lens prime 50mm Zuiko
Film Kentmere 100
dev Xtol 1+1 9.75min 20C
Air Zoo Aerospace & Science Center, next to the Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport (AZO/KAZO) in Portage, Michigan - USA. www.airzoo.org
A Sopwith Camel on display at the Kalamazoo Air zoo museum. The lighting in there was awful, I'm glad I had a tripod.
Camera Olympus OM2n
Lens prime 50mm Zuiko
Film Kentmere 100
dev Xtol 1+1 9.75min 20C
FM-2 Wildcat (BuNo 57039) at the Air Zoo, Portage, Michigan. This airplane crashed into Lake Michigan on December 28, 1944, and was recovered on December 7, 2012. It has been "on loan" (from the United States Navy) to the Air Zoo since 2013, where it was completely disassembled and is now being restored.
Argus Sandmar Wide Angle 35mm f/4.5 on Sony A7RM2.
Air Zoo the night of the "Air Zoo Safari," an annual event for photographers to go nuts in the place after hours.
Picnic and explore area by the Kalamazoo Air Zoo.
First is 74-0658 McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom II.
Then 4107 MiG-21PFM of the Polish Air Force.
With Grumman OV-1D Mohawk number 68-16993
44-85125 Lockheed F-80A Shooting Star from the mid-forties.
She is wearing 485152 instead of the more likely 485125.
The SR-71b "Blackbird" in Black and White HDR. This spy plane fascinated me as a kid- and still to this day- We visited the "Airzoo" in Kalamazoo Michigan and got to see one close up.
As always your comments and critiques are welcome. Thanks for viewing!
This is what Wikipedia has to say about it:
The Lockheed SR-71 "Blackbird" was an advanced, long-range, Mach 3+ strategic reconnaissance aircraft.[1] It was developed as a black project from the Lockheed A-12 reconnaissance aircraft in the 1960s by the Lockheed Skunk Works. Clarence "Kelly" Johnson was responsible for many of the design's innovative concepts. During reconnaissance missions the SR-71 operated at high speeds and altitudes to allow it to outrace threats. If a surface-to-air missile launch was detected, the standard evasive action was simply to accelerate and outrun the missile.[2]
The SR-71 served with the U.S. Air Force from 1964 to 1998. Of the 32 aircraft built, 12 were destroyed in accidents, and none lost to enemy action.[3][4] The SR-71 has been given several nicknames, including Blackbird and Habu, the latter in reference to an Okinawan species of pit viper.[5] Since 1976, it has held the world record for the fastest air-breathing manned aircraft, a record previously held by the YF-12.[6][7][8]