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The wing root towers over the tarmac below, with the two General Electric turbofans in plain view. This is the view from the forward entrance, similar to what would be seen through the small porthole window overlooking club seating for six.
Second World War B-17G Flying Fortress at the Air Mobility Command Museum, Dover Air Force Base.
"This Fortress was one of the last on active duty in the Air Force. It is the sole remaining aircraft from the 1948 Flying Bomb project (MB-17), and served as a Drone Director (DB-17G) with the Guided Missile Wing at Eglin AFB, FL. Disassembled at the USAF Museum, it was flown to Dover in a C-5. After a seven year restoration it is painted and marked as Sleepy Time Gal from the 381st Bomb Group. "
www.amcmuseum.org/Collections/Aircraft/B17FlyingFortress.htm
This was the first of the large-diameter high-bypass turbofans, designed and selected for the winner of the large cargo aircraft (CLX) competition in the 1960s, the mighty Lockheed C-5A Galaxy, a type still common at Dover AFB (also home to the Air Mobility Command Museum, where this engine is on display) more than four decades after it first flew. A civil derivative, the GE CF-6 series, is still common on widebody airliners, as is its competition, the Pratt & Whittney JT-9D and PW4000 series.
Here is the flight engineer's panel; this crew member had to monitor those four tempermental Pratt & Whitney R-4360 four-row piston engines - no easy task!
Finally I had the opportunity to tour a C-97! I have always been intrigued by the Stratofreighter and Stratocruiser. This view is facing forward, with the overwing exits open. Fuel tanks and several types of seating illustrate just a few of the many interior arrangements of this aircraft.
Interior showing the two waist .50 caliber machine guns of the Boeing B-17G "Sleepy Time Gal" (381st Bomb Group) on display in the Air Mobility Command Museum, on the grounds of Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Delaware. Note the large ammunition magazine and canvas bag to catch the spent shells.
The number 4 engine of the AIr Mobility Command Museum C-54 strikes a pose in front of the classic hangar.
This is the cargo compartment of the mighty Hercules, looking aft, with the huge cargo loading door closed. A crew entry door is to the right (on the left-hand side of the aircraft).
Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Cody speaks to Team Dover senior noncommissioned officers prior to having lunch Nov. 18, 2014, at the Air Mobility Command Museum on Dover Air Force Base, Del. Cody spoke on numerous topics pertaining to Air Force personnel and opened to floor to questions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Roland Balik)
Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Cody speaks to students of Class 15-B on their first day of training Nov. 18, 2014, at the Staff Sgt. Julio Alonso Airman Leadership School on Dover Air Force Base, Del. Cody spoke to the 28 students about humility, leadership, promotion and what will be expected from them upon graduation as first-line supervisors. (U.S. Air Force photo/Roland Balik)
The navigator's station is located on the left side of the huge flight deck of the C-97, an arrangement similar to that on the commercial Stratocruiser, though equipment could change considerably according to the variant of the aircraft built.
Here's where the VIPs sit. I have had my eye on that 1:200-scale model of this airplane for a while now.
A Dover based C-5 Galaxy climbs out over the C-141 Starlifter on display at the Air Mobility Command Museum on June, 25, 2013. Photo: John Kosak
The bomb bay on the Flying Fortress is huge, the height of the fuselage plus the depth of the wings. Visible at the top is the skylight for the radio operator's and navigator's compartment.
VC-9C, serial number 73-1682 on display at the Air Mobility Command Museum, on the grounds of Dover Air Force Base in Delaware. For much of its 37 year career, it served as Air Force Two, transporting Vice Presidents Mondale, Bush, Quayle, Gore and Cheney to destinations around the world. It is a heavily modified variant of the McDonnell Douglas DC-9 civilian airliner.
Looking straight up into the bomb bay of the Air Mobility Command Museum's beautiful Flying Fortress.
Looking out the window of the C-47 at the Air Mobility Command Museum, with a view of the wing and a nice Stearman.
That center pedestal is massive, with double sets of thrust levers. Note the ground steering wheel in front of the pilot. I"m not sure why the floor and control columns are different colors.
Here's something one doesn't get to see very often: an auxiliary power unit, a small engine that provides power for the aircraft while it is on the ground without its engines running. I am guessing this is a post-World War II machine; I highly doubt it was installed on wartime B-17s, but rather on the few Forts that served after the War as target drones, experimental aircraft, and rescue birds. The C-123 model mentioned on the placard is a later version, I believe the one fitted with the two small extra turbojets under each wing.
A wide-angle lens is needed to capture the frame of this tremendous aircraft, which is larger than a Boeing 747 in every respect. This is the first C-5 to be preserved at a museum. The AMC Museum did a fantastic job repainting this aircraft to its original scheme. The gift shop sells an excellent 1:400-scale model of this very aircraft.
This is the corner section of the flight engineer's area. The gobs of technical information in those thick binders would probably nowadays fit on one of those cheap thumb drives for sale at office-supply stores. The colors are very festive - very late 1960s!
Seen at the Air Mobility Command Museum, this restored Beech is on loan from the National Museum of the Marine Corps. She was formerly N7590C with Air America, having been converted from AT-11 Kansan trainer 42-37174.
This is the cargo compartment of the mighty Hercules, looking forward, with the crew entry door to the left.
The two aircraft represent a span of nearly thirty years in Lockheed Aircraft history of manufacturing cargo / transport aircraft.
In the foreground is the last of the 50 C-133s built in 1961 replacing the C-124 (one of which is in the backgound here). The C-133s were in turn replaced by the C-5A Galaxy in 1971.
This VC-9C, serial number 73-1682, transported America’s top leadership from 1975 until 2011. Much of that time it served as Air Force Two for Vice Presidents Walter Mondale, George H.W. Bush, Dan Quayle, Al Gore and Dick Cheney.
It also served several of America’s First Ladies—Rosalynn Carter, Nancy Reagan, Barbara Bush, Hillary R. Clinton, Laura Bush, and Michelle Obama.
When this aircraft was needed to transport presidents into smaller airports—Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush—it served as Air Force One.
It also transported visiting world leaders such as Queen Elizabeth II and the Chief of Staff of the People’s Republic of China.
This airframe was used in destructive testing to determine the remaining life-span of the US Air Force C-5 Galaxy fleet
Tail of the Lockheed C-121 Super Constellation, one of my favorite aircraft, at the Air Mobility Command Museum, in Dover, Delaware.
Boeing KC-97L Stratofreighter, with 4 piston engines and 2 J-47 jet engines, at the Air Mobility Command Museum, in Dover, Delaware. This aircraft was derived from the design of the B-29 Superfortress.
This VC-9C, serial number 73-1682, transported America’s top leadership from 1975 until 2011. Much of that time it served as Air Force Two for Vice Presidents Walter Mondale, George H.W. Bush, Dan Quayle, Al Gore and Dick Cheney.
It also served several of America’s First Ladies—Rosalynn Carter, Nancy Reagan, Barbara Bush, Hillary R. Clinton, Laura Bush, and Michelle Obama.
When this aircraft was needed to transport presidents into smaller airports—Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush—it served as Air Force One.
It also transported visiting world leaders such as Queen Elizabeth II and the Chief of Staff of the People’s Republic of China.
This VC-9C, serial number 73-1682, transported America’s top leadership from 1975 until 2011. Much of that time it served as Air Force Two for Vice Presidents Walter Mondale, George H.W. Bush, Dan Quayle, Al Gore and Dick Cheney.
It also served several of America’s First Ladies—Rosalynn Carter, Nancy Reagan, Barbara Bush, Hillary R. Clinton, Laura Bush, and Michelle Obama.
When this aircraft was needed to transport presidents into smaller airports—Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush—it served as Air Force One.
It also transported visiting world leaders such as Queen Elizabeth II and the Chief of Staff of the People’s Republic of China.
C-47 Skytrain, with the nose art "Turf and Sports Special" at the Air Mobility Command Museum in Dover Air Force Base delivered paratroopers into Nazi-occupied France during the D-Day invasion.
This VC-9C, serial number 73-1682, transported America’s top leadership from 1975 until 2011. Much of that time it served as Air Force Two for Vice Presidents Walter Mondale, George H.W. Bush, Dan Quayle, Al Gore and Dick Cheney.
It also served several of America’s First Ladies—Rosalynn Carter, Nancy Reagan, Barbara Bush, Hillary R. Clinton, Laura Bush, and Michelle Obama.
When this aircraft was needed to transport presidents into smaller airports—Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush—it served as Air Force One.
It also transported visiting world leaders such as Queen Elizabeth II and the Chief of Staff of the People’s Republic of China.