点评:The National AIR and SPACE Museum is part of the Smithsonian Museum wide assembly of Washington DC institutions dedicated to History. The other name for this museum is called: Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center.
This museum is not located in Washington DC like the others but is located adjacent to Dulles International Airport in Chantilly, Virginia.
It is made up of two main halls or as they call them “Hangers”, The first one that you enter is called the “Boeing Aviation Hanger” and from here you can enter the “Space Hanger” or called: James S. McDonnell.
Near the main entrance this museum has a large IMAX Theater, a lovely Museum Gift Shop, an elevator to take you to the Donald D. Engen Observation Tower and a small restaurant.
My grandson and I spent over five hours discovering this fantastic museum, and I must admit we did see over 95% of the exhibits.
In the Boeing Aviation Hanger my favorite five aircraft were the following:
Lockheed SR -71 “Blackbird” (one of the fastest aircraft ever built and was able to fly from New York to Los Angeles in 50 to 55 minutes with an average speed of 2,145 mph or Mach 3.2).
The Boeing B-29 Superfortress called the “Enola Gay”(was the first aircraft to drop an atomic bomb in combat, hitting Hiroshima, Japan).
Third the Boeing 307 Stratoliner “Clipper Flying Cloud” (it was first built in 1938 and was the first passenger aircraft that had a pressurized fuselage, I had always loved to be able to fly in one of these iconic passenger aircraft).
Fourth the four engine Lockheed 1049F Super Constellation or called “Super Connie” (again I never flew in a Super Connie, but that had always been my dream, I really loved the triple-tail design):
Finally, the Air France Concorde (again I never flew in this aircraft, but it had been my deep love to have flown in this great aircraft).
In the Space Hanger, hands down, my favorite exhibit was the Space Shuttle “Discovery”. I was very lucky many years ago while in Houston, Texas, I visited the NASA Operational Facility called: Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, I was actually in the Space Shuttle Simulator with a colleague. And now seeing the real Space Shuttle “Discovery” was very a very moving and touching experience for me. It was in service for well over 27 years!
Actually, seeing the actual Mercury Capsule Freedom 7 II was also fascinating, as it was so small especially sitting next to the Space Shuttle!
Overall, this visit to the National AIR and SPACE Museum was one of the top visits of this entire holiday.
You should not miss the opportunity to visit this fantastic and incredible museum!
翻译:国家航空航天博物馆是史密森尼学会旗下众多致力于历史研究的华盛顿特区博物馆之一。该博物馆的另一个名称是:史蒂文·F·乌德瓦尔-哈齐中心。
与其他博物馆不同,它并不位于华盛顿特区,而是坐落在弗吉尼亚州尚蒂伊市的杜勒斯国际机场附近。
博物馆主要由两个大厅组成,或者如他们所称的“机库”。你首先进入的是“波音航空机库”,从这里可以进入“太空机库”,后者也被称为“詹姆斯·S·麦克唐奈机库”。
在博物馆主入口附近,有一个大型IMAX影院、一家很不错的纪念品商店、一部可通往唐纳德·D·恩根观景塔的电梯,还有一家小餐厅。
我和我的孙子花了五个多小时来探索这座极棒的博物馆,必须承认,我们确实参观了95%以上的展品。在波音航空机库中,我最喜欢的五架飞机如下:
洛克希德SR-71“黑鸟”(有史以来制造出的速度最快的飞机之一,能以平均每小时2,145英里/马赫3.2的速度飞行,从纽约飞到洛杉矶仅需50到55分钟)。
被称为“埃诺拉·盖伊”的波音B-29超级堡垒轰炸机(它是第一架在实战中投下原子弹的飞机,轰炸了日本的广岛)。第三架是波音307斯特拉托莱纳“克里珀·飞行云”号(它于1938年首次制造,是第一架拥有增压机身的客运飞机;我一直都希望能乘坐这种极具标志性的客运飞机)。
第四架是四引擎的洛克希德1049F超级星座号,又称“超级康妮”(同样,我从未乘坐过超级康妮飞行,但这一直是我的梦想;我非常钟爱它那个三垂尾的设计)。
最后。法国航空的协和式飞机(同样,我从未乘坐过这种飞机,但我一直无比渴望能乘坐这架卓越的飞机)。
在太空展览馆里,我最喜欢的展品毫无疑问就是“发现号”航天飞机。多年前,我很幸运地在德克萨斯州休斯敦参观了美国国家航空航天局的设施——林登·约翰逊航天中心;当时我还和一位同事一起体验了航天飞机模拟器。能够亲眼看到真正的“发现号”航天飞机,对我来说是一次极其感动且难忘的经历。它服役了27年多呢!
实际上,亲眼看到“自由7号II”水星胶囊也同样令人着迷——它实在太小了,尤其是当它被放置在航天飞机旁边时!
总的来说,这次参观国家航空航天博物馆是我整个假期中最难忘的经历之一。
你们绝对不应该错过参观这座精彩绝伦、令人惊叹的博物馆的机会!