Compiled List of Aircraft-Accessible Aviation Museums

On Wed, 07 Jan 2004 15:43:05 GMT, Jerry Springer
wrote:

http://www.tillamookair.com

Just wanted to add to the Tillamook, Oregon listing.
I live 10 minutes by RV-6 from the Tillamook air museum. The building is almost
as interesting as the aircraft. It is an old WWll blimp hangar and is the
largest wooden structure in the world. There used to be two hangars but about 10
years ago one of them burned down while being used to store hay.

If you land on runway 1 at Tillamook, OR (S47), just continue to the
north end and then taxi to the Blimp Hangar. Otherwise backtaxi on
19. You can park right next to the door. There's an cafe for your
hundred dollar burger, although it's closed until March 6.

Jerry's right -- The Blimp Hanger is itself worth a trip. It covers
seven acres. Be sure to check out the basketball hoops at each end,
1072 feet apart, 192 feet high.

There's a free film about the hangar construction. It was planned
before WWII, and then after Pearl Harbor the builders were told to
rush, but not use steel as that was needed for other things. So they
used wood. Some of the timbers made from old growth Douglas Fir are
12x16".

- John Ousterhout -

On Wed, 07 Jan 2004 11:55:01 -0800, John Ousterhout
wrote:

There's a free film about the hangar construction. It was planned
before WWII, and then after Pearl Harbor the builders were told to
rush, but not use steel as that was needed for other things. So they
used wood. Some of the timbers made from old growth Douglas Fir are
12x16".

And the glue is made from Spotted Owls and Snail Darters... :-)

Ron Wanttaja