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Dispatch 8e

The Air and Space Museum at Dulles

    13 July 2012

 
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Jerre and I get ready to go in.
 
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And a Dick Tracy flying bucket (for those old enough to remember). I don't think it was ever deemed practical.
 

 

 
Paul is holding an iPhone. No doubt it has many times the computing power of the unit behind him.
 

 

 
For those who know the history of rocketry this little tin can is quite a treasure.
 
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And speaking of Historic Planes . . .
 
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Close up of some of those famous heat shield tiles, each one with it's own serial number.
 

 

 
This is the part where I get to make a fashion statement in the gift shop.
 
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The National Electronics Museum









 

 

 
How do you like this personal helicopter? You strap it on like a backpack. I wonder if anyone ever actually flew this thing. 
 

 

 
This is what computers used to look like