Museum of Flight

We made a stop at the Museum of Flight! Nathan was most excited about this as he loves airplanes and space. 

Nathan enjoyed sitting in all the planes. 

Elizabeth wasn't quite as impressed. 

In the kids area, they had a little helicopter that was fun. 

Nathan and Jeremy did some hot air ballooning. 

Apollo Command Module

Lunar Rover

The Museum of Flight in Seattle didn't get a Space Shuttle, but they got the Space Shuttle trainer. This big thing is a kind of replica of a Space Shuttle. All the astronauts in the shuttle program trained in this replica. 

Inside the trainer shuttle. 

It's amazing how huge it was!

There were some neat planes at the Airpark. Here is a Concorde permanently parked. It's funny because both Jeremy and I watched this plane's final flight into Seattle in 2003. I watched out of my window at my school in Tukwila and Jeremy was stuck in traffic and watched it land. 

Looking in the cockpit of the Concorde. 

Look at that pointy nose! 

Here is the first Boeing 747 from 1969. 

That is a big engine!

Can you even see the kids and I? 

How about now?

Now you can see us standing under the 747. 

The first of many glass elevators. There was one in the museum and even one outside the museum. We had to ride in both. These elevators were a huge hit. 

We also went inside and toured the first jet Air Force One. It was the last stop of the day and I didn't get any pictures inside as a little person was getting tired and cranky and we rushed through. Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, and Ford used this plane. Jeremy's uncle actually worked on this plane as an electrician.