Author Topic: Model Airplanes in Airports (Read 572 times)

kamilyun · « **on:** January 12, 2008, 11:15:23 PM »

I've been traveling a lot recently. At several airports I've visited, there have been very nice collections of model airplanes. Everything from 1:72 up to 1:3 or 1:2.

One of the better collections was in Albuquerque with roughly 200 or so donated model airplanes. Varying qualities, but some were really quite nice. Unfortunately, I didn't have a camera with me.

SFO has some large scale models (Spitfire and a Hurricane) hanging in the domestic terminals. (They also have a very nice electronics prototyping/ergonomic design display).

I'll try and start taking pictures if I'm on time (

), but was wondering if anyone had any airports to recommend looking around. (Especially if you're stuck for a few hours)

BlueJ1 · « **Reply #1 on:** January 13, 2008, 01:02:27 PM »

San Diego's airport has a few If a remember correctly. And a good size replica of the Spirit of St Louis.

Bodhi · « **Reply #2 on:** January 13, 2008, 01:08:18 PM »

Chicago has a Wildcat that is 1:1 scale

BlueJ1 · « **Reply #3 on:** January 13, 2008, 01:16:09 PM »

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Originally posted by Bodhi
Chicago has a Wildcat that is 1:1 scale

And a ginormous treadmill.

SirLoin · « **Reply #4 on:** January 13, 2008, 01:21:26 PM »

Hamilton International has a 1:1 flying Lancaster.

kotrenin · « **Reply #5 on:** January 13, 2008, 01:28:05 PM »

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Originally posted by Bodhi
Chicago has a Wildcat that is 1:1 scale

Not to sure if you were being sarcastic Bodhi, but I don't think the wildcat at O'Hare would qualify as a model because it is the real thing. Also there is a SBD Dauntless at Midway airport and a small exhibit on the battle of Midway.

Dago · « **Reply #6 on:** January 13, 2008, 02:03:26 PM »

I remember seeing a real Stuka at Frankfurt airport.

Taipei has (had?) a small museum next to it with old aircraft.

I have seen countless model exhibits at airports in the last 20 years, can't even begin to remember how many or where.

Pooh21 · « **Reply #7 on:** January 13, 2008, 02:16:10 PM »

Anything at Newark? I am probably going to be spending a whole day in layovers this year total

SFRT - Frenchy · « **Reply #8 on:** January 13, 2008, 03:01:25 PM »

There's the "aorund the world speed record" Learjet in the C terminal of Denver International.

JB73 · « **Reply #9 on:** February 02, 2008, 08:27:08 PM »

I remembered this thread today waiting around for a 3 hour delay in Milwaukee...

the pictures don't do justice! excuse the quality, a crappy Palm Treo 680 with 640x480 as max resolution, and I was tired and couldn't hold the phone perfectly still.

anyway Main terminal before security in Gen. Mitchell International Airport:

JB73 · « **Reply #10 on:** February 02, 2008, 08:28:16 PM »

Treize69 · « **Reply #11 on:** February 02, 2008, 08:34:13 PM »

I wish I'd gotten to see that Wildcat at O'Hare when I was there, I had a 6 hour layover total, but every time I checked in it could have been "any minute" (was a weather delay), so I couldn't go wandering. Would have loved to have seen it.

LePaul · « **Reply #12 on:** February 02, 2008, 09:31:23 PM »

Well we dont have cool model airplanes, but we do have a nice area set aside where troops have sent nice letters, patches and the sort. We do a lot of troop greeting here, as we are usually the last stop in the US for the outgoing, and the first stop back for troops going to Iraq/Afghanistan.

I'll try to get a few pictures to post the nice time I go greet some troops.

(Feel free to check out the site with galleries at http://mainetroopgreeters.smugmug.com/Troop%20Pictures%202008/441268 )

Serenity · « **Reply #13 on:** February 03, 2008, 12:26:48 AM »

We used to have a room out here where there were models, (Even some you could buy), and a sim where you design and test your own aircraft, but that went bye-bye several years ago