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NMUSAF Virtual Tour

Really well made!

The zoom in levels available are quite good. Just give the time to the images to fully load in the background.

Plus they had time to do justice to the ambiance with proper time exposure. Looks like the lighting would have been just right for photography.

Some of the angles are off when you rotate but otherwise it is the best virtual visit of an aviation museum I have seen so far.

A plus! I never visited it before.

http://www.nmusafvirtualtour.com/

That's great, thanks for posting that link.

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Ain't no sunshine when she's gone!

It is just amazing how the images load in the background and add resolution when you span around!

I am impressed

Another great effort by the NMUSAF (my favorite museum) - thanks for posting this. I'll also point out the wonderful set of 360-degree cockpit imagery they put together about 5 years ago - there's a link to them from within the museum virtual tour, but you can also go straight to the list here:

https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Virtual-Tour/Cockpit360/

Note for many of the larger planes, there are multiple seat locations (not just the cockpit). The detail in the photos is amazing, and also gives a good sense of the state of preservation of the airplanes.

Very nice! Thanks for the link.

Randy

They've moved a few things around since I was there in 2016 just before Memphis Belle was revealed. Can't tell whether the damaged wing trailing edge on the Martin B-10 was fixed.

I'm on the virtual cockpit tour of the B-45 Tornado; the last item on the pre-takeoff checklist must have done wonders for the pilot's self-confidence:

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All right, Mister Dorfmann, start pullin'!
Pilot: "Flap switch works hard in down position."
Mechanic: "Flap switch checked OK. Pilot needs more P.T." - Flight report, TB-17G 42-102875 (Hobbs AAF)

Better at pre-takeoff than on approach!

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I am but mad north-north-west: when the wind is southerly I know a hawk from a handsaw.

That's great!

Also note the bomb bay open for takeoff and landing. Emergency crew egress via the bomb bay I imagine like a few other bombers, or maybe just a one off for retraction for the bomb bay mounted test engine for this example.