Sunday 10/21/07: A fun learning experience at the Museum of Flight in Seattle. Nate, Shaun and I spend our times there longer than we intended to. It's interesting to see not just how much Boeing has contributed to history of aviation, but also to World War I & II and Space Research (NASA). We enjoy walking through the history of aerospace, viewing from Boeing's first airplane to the world's fastest jet and NASA space ship.
One of Boeing's earliest planes, equipped with wooden propeller.
Lockheed SR-71, a.k.a "The Blackbird", is claimed to be the world's fastest jet ever built. It can fly 3 times the speed of sound. Currently no longer in service.
Another no-longer-in-service jet: Concorde, a co-production of France and Britain, the fastest commercial aircraft.
Concorde stretches 6 to 10 inches at supersonic speed.
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As far as I know, Concord was built in the year 60's in Europe by France and UK.
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