A Walk Through the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museums

I am a regular visitor to both locations of the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum (National Mall location in Washington DC, and the Steven Udvar-Hazy location at Dulles Airport in Virginia). On previous visits, I took lots of photos, but on my latest trip in late September 2016, I decided to shoot video of my walkarounds instead, to give those who have never visited before an idea of what to expect.
My video starts with the Steve Udvar-Hazy location, and then I move to the main location on the National Mall in DC.

[@radiationking9875]

I'm only 17 and the sheer amount of negative and immature comments on this video is outstanding. I really cannot see what is wrong with this video. It's informative enough and is brief as too not take up an entire day to watch. It's an issue I get myself when I visit a museum, not being able to take in every aircraft fully. Cheers for this video anyway, since I'm from England and it's quite a distance across the pond it'll be a long while before I visit myself.

[@TurboSeth]

Gotta love it when people criticize someone for making a helpful, informative video. If it’s not absolutely perfect they complain.

[@maeve4686]

I went thru most 80% of the comments and did not see any negative comments.

[@tomarmstrong1281]

And does it not inspire you to wonder 'why so much effort, resources, industry, and know-how has been dedicated to killing machines? Not only in America but in every other country on earth? When a baby is born it does not know it is Kurdish, Albanian, or from Alabama. It is taught who the enemy is and who to be most scared of. I mean, every baby.

[@DavidChow-n4x]

Thank you for your commentary. Enjoy your tour. Too old to travel so this is a treat. Thanks again. 🙏🙏🙏

[@joeluliassi1610]

At 44:00 is my father Kevin Uliassi's balloon capsule: the J. Renee. He flew non-stop from Rockford, Ilinois to Myanmar solo in 2000 UNPRESSURIZED (he actually spend a large portion of the time outside the capsule). He reached heights of higher than 40,000 feet and spent the majority of the 10-day, 13,000-mile flight above the hight of 30,000 ft. He holds two world records for his unique flight and has probably spent more time in extremely low pressure than any human ever. The balloon was a Roziere balloon (hybrid heated helium gas balloon) of his own design. He also designed and built most of the capsule that is on display. Thank you for including the capsules on your tour. There are some great feats of engineering, hard work, and courage in the aviation field of long-distance ballooning, but very few people know anything about it.

[@GBURGE55]

Love an aircraft museum, especially one this large. Very informative video. Thankyou from London, England 👍

[@SoloTravelPOV]

Amazing walkthrough. 1:45 - They have so many more planes hanging here now, crazy to see how the museum has transformed in the past years

[@jackwinemiller8358]

CONGRATULATIONS!!! you have just set a new record for the highest number of undeserved and rather petty negative comments about a really awesome and interesting place. if in your eyes it has some problems meeting your unreasonable expectations of perfection you should just stay at home

[@aerohk]

Hands down the best air and space museum walk through on KZbin. Many people don't have the opportunity to visit the museum in person. Very good job and congrats.

[@Sm1ret]

Thank you very much for showing these two facilities. I love anything to do with aerospace, and I've always wanted to go to these museums. I thoroughly enjoyed it and still hope to get there one day.

[@nyc11420]

Having been to the first storage and restoration facility in Suitland Md. and then this incredible facility, a word of Thanks and Gratitude to Steven Udvar-Hazy and those he enlisted to make this a reality. This is a wonderful video presentation. How fortunate are we.

[@TheFlagsofDawn]

Hi, I'm not sure of your name, but I would just like to express my thanks for a walk around the National air and space Museum.I last visited on The Mall in 1997… A lot has changed, back then you could touch a piece of moon rock! Having been quadriplegic for the last 10 years, a visit to both museums was much appreciated… Thank you Best regards Dave Moyes

[@Slaxok]

I watched this entire tour and I too thank you. It has been 15 years since I have been there and I want to go again, like right now.

[@andreasadam4127]

Very nice Video. Thankyou Sir from Germany.

[@RvPrepper]

Sounds like Harrison Ford to me.

[@mikemac2888]

Sounds like the TV voice from NASA, during any live launches. ;)

[@TARDIB]

Where was the moon rock as I've been many times, been to Dc on 7 trips and I've only ever seen it behind glass. I definitely believe you as I am sure I missed it for I was always pressed for time as I always tried to take in four or five museums a day when I was there.

[@Lirathoss9]

As an european, who really wants to visit this for years already, thank you so much for this video, it was so nice to see everything, amazed by how big those lunar modules & f1 engines really are, wasnt expecting it to be THAT big. great video man, thank you.

[@JadeDelphi]

I'm kinda an old hippie but I agree -- leave the old plane alone and go home with the politics

[@ScottMinnich-id6iu]

I'm old enough to remember when the Wright Flyer and Spirit of St. Louis were in the original Smithsonian Castle! Great tour of both facilities, thank you for posting your walk-about. Sometime include the story of the B17 mural in the WWII room and how one of the first visitors recognized the pilot as her deceased husband.

[@benjaminlujan3789]

I worked for 42 years in the aircraft buildings, and some of the parts that i made are there some place in those Planes , as well as the Gemini stuff. Good to see that i was part of all that history. Thanks for your time and efforts to show. Ben A. Lujan , retired from the Boeing Company and proud of it. I love Boeing.

[@mariocisneros911]

Thank you for keeping these important historical in good condition .I was in Washington D.C. just once 30 plus yrs ago. I'm hoping I can return but These videos are the 2nd best possible .

[@waynewilson8775]

I am 78 years old and have been to the Mall 3-4 times. My love is the X15, and may have missed it, but on the Mall they said they moved it to Kennedy, went there and they said they moved it to this museum. Have been told by many pilots I can not miss it, because it is hanging right inside the door. Need to get back there to see it. I am from the Wichita area and so grew up around planes. We now he "Doc" the B-29 that is an awesome bird. Also in Hutchinson they have the Cosmosphere which is a great museum. Will be watching this video more than once. Love your work.

[@Raisin_Brynn]

Have you made it back yet? If so, I’m eager to hear what you thought! 🙂

[@swimcoach3702]

I remember seeing the Spirit of St Louis hanging from the ceiling when I was there with my mother and I was in the fourth or fifth grade back in the 50's. Not sure, though, if this building was there then or if it was in the castle. Thanks for taking me down memory lane.

[@y4duv33r]

Thank you because of you i was able to find a museum online tour which I needed for my school project.

[@MrEric2cu]

Thank you so much for sharing this. I'm disabled with mobility issues and would have never had the opportunity to see this exhibit in person. Outstanding. :)

[@brandonthomas303]

I was 16 the first time I was there. I'm now 42. I absolutely MUST go back. While I was there I did walk inside the Enola Gay! What an experience! I have got to go back!!!!! I love your video!!

[@davidjones4112]

I originally had no intention of watching the whole movie but I couldn’t turn it off. Thank you for sharing.

[@jameshunter5485]

Standing in front of the Enola Gay I was struck by her historical significance. Then by the sheer beauty of the aircraft. Then by the magnificent restoration. Believe me, it is almost overwhelming. In my mind the star of the show in this wonderful museum. I have been a number of times and will go back again, but every time I am awestruck by this B-29.

[@kiprice8327]

Wow, thank you for a great tour! Enjoyed it very much.

[@alniedrich1245]

Was excited to see that Boeing-80. When I was at Davis Monthan AFB training on the A-10 in 1982, I took a tour of the boneyard and that plane was there prior to its trip to the Smithsonian. The guide told us the story about the test pilot barrel rolling the jet.

[@sunbeamtiger9876]

Watched it in one sitting and loved it all!! Thanks so much for taking the time to film, narrate and post this fabulous video. Don't know when or if I'll be able to make it to see in person but it's on the bucket list for sure! Thank you very much again.

[@georgeh.7238]

My dad took me to the Paul E. Garber Silver Hill facility many many years ago. We entered the last storage hanger in the back and it had very low light. Over to my right was a Focke Wolf 190 fuselage. I look over to my left and there is this enormous silver fuselage. I look down and it says "Enola Gay". I can't believe my eyes! I'm standing right next to the most famous plane ever piloted by Paul Tibbets. I placed my hand on the name in awe. I went back to see her fully restored around the time this video was made with her out of reach always knowing that I touched her that one day so many years ago.

[@TheCream14]

Wow, thanks so much for sharing this with us. Saved me a ticket back to D.C.

[@Adenreike]

A nice video to watch during the COVID pandemic, when the museum remains closed for the foreseeable future. Thanks for the walkthrough!

[@jangelbrich7056]

This walk around video is most excellent! I like Your calm camera moves, the absence of edutainment, the filming is constantly very clear, and Your commenting very helpful. Thanks for making and sharing this to all of us!

[@mentionone6596]

Thanks for a well rounded tour with a mature commentary. I couldn’t turn it off!

[@Memphisflash53]

This was very nice! Thanks for taking your time filming, narrating and uploading this, enjoyed it very much!

[@hive71recordinz89]

Thanks I find your vids very interesting, with nice informed narration. I live in the UK London, and would love to visit here at some point, maybe my next birthday 51 my wish might come through, in the mean time, my journey to places of interest are with you, keep up the good work.

[@youtuuba]

Hive71 Recordinz, of course, the general London area is no slouch when it comes to aviation museums, but the two DC area Smithsonian museums are pretty special.

[@michaelpaup262]

Thank you for the post. I haven't been there in almost 30 years and I see some differences. Enjoyed watching.

[@bjw4859]

That was a beyond words tour, I'm in Australia & I have seen snippets of the national Air & Space Museums in the USA, but we are a long way from everywhere, that is on my bucket list.

[@stevegoering]

I was here almost 50 years ago...truly amazing how much it has changed...ty for the walk thru...I enjoyed it termendously...

[@cindystokes9922]

LOVED your video! Really appreciate seeing both museums. Thank you😊

[@Johnnywhamo]

I just wanted to add my thank you with all the others here. This was truly a wonderful walk through both visually as well as educationally, much appreciated, cheers

[@stevereed8786]

The voice, the discribtion and the steady handed camera work is really good. I enjoyed this.

[@prakashkanji2478]

Fantastic narrated walk through visual display of the two Washington Air and Space Museums.

[@kathygulch1445]

Videos Gr press news

[@Tryingmybestsince1999]

Greetings from Spain! I was there on September 2016 when I was 17 years old! I just saw you uploaded this on November 2016. This is a great video because it brings me memories from when I visited the USA. Thank you so much!

[@su30boy]

Thanks for the great tour! I really appreciate it. Very well done. I have always wanted to visit in person, that may not happen for me so I thank you for this. I really enjoyed it and your commentary. Cheers!

[@samwelsh8241]

love that shot of the blackbird with the Space Shuttle in the back

[@saskshark]

Wow, Thank you very much for this video. Yes I am Canadian but there is alot of us that very much would luv to see this amazing museum, I do work hard and can afford it if I put my mind to it, "but" I am sure there are many others that there is no way they can make it. This is the next best thing. Thank you very very much for this video. From all of us.....

[@mimicrono]

Yeah, this is my case. My partner and I desperately long for visiting this fantastic museum - and some more in the US. However, I see it as almost impossible. Your visit is a great consolation for us. Thank you VERY, very much. Hugs from Spain. 🤗🤗

[@richardmedeiros8472]

Outstanding job with a good view for those unable to attend, brilliant job, many thanks.

[@augustomachete1715]

Thanks for the tour. Appreciate it.

[@robertclark8527]

Really enjoy this. Thank you very much. Aircraft fan from South Africa who will never have the opportunity to visit this magnificent facility.

[@jimgoff1170]

Your voice sounds like the narrative on the nasa launches I used to watch when I had that channel.

[@shawnpa]

Regarding the Concorde. Passengers reported that the windows and would get very warm at cruising speed of Mach 2. Friction caused a lot of surface heat and was a limiting factor for speed. I walked through the museum on the mall, and didn't see any information on the bigger museum. It would be nice if they had a shuttle out to there. Love the video. Thank you.

[@yamahonkawazuki]

my friend i was there in the 90s when they had all of the milita4ry vehicles on the mall. and you could climb in as you please never thought i could sit in an apache lol

[@BillHalliwell]

G'day Mr YouTuuba, I want to sincerely thank you for this wonderful video. I am ex-R.A.A.F. and an almost obsessive aircraft enthusiast and scale modeller. Normally, I avoid museum KZbin videos because, until I discovered your excellent work, I grew to earnestly dislike, even loathe, those 'run-of-the-mill' efforts. You, sir, are one of an extremely rare breed of video maker who understands the concept of keeping your camera steady and providing a gentle, seamless panning style that makes viewing your work a genuine pleasure. Most videos of this ilk make the viewer suffer through cacophonous background noise; jerky camera movements that have the effect of a camera on a rollercoaster ride, and those that don't provide any narration, or, if they do, swiftly reveal their significant lack of knowledge of all types of aircraft. I live in Tasmania, Australia and I'm 67 years old. As I have a serious risk from the current pandemic, and other health issues that, realistically, mean I shall never be able to visit aircraft museums in the US myself; this and your other videos are manna from heaven for this old aircraft disciple. Plus, I can't begin to tell you how much your videos will help me in my model aircraft hobby. This year, 2021, is the 100th anniversary of the R.A.A.F., the second oldest stand-alone air force in history, after Britain's R.A.F. A few fellow R.A.A.F. veterans have joined me to do a multiple model build of the most significant aircraft from the R.A.A.F. inventory. As the majority of these aircraft were US built, again, your video will be a great help to us to make sure we have got our livery, decal and painting details right, even though our models will have Australian roundels and stencil work. We also built several US, UK and Canadian aircraft under licence which, all through the war and into the 50s and 60s. This kept our relatively small aircraft industry going. Sometimes we managed to improve on the originals. The best example of this was the F-86 F model Sabre which we built under the designations CA-27 and CA-31 Avon Sabre. As our variant altered nearly 60 percent of the original design, it was granted the status of a unique aircraft type. US engines for the Sabre were needed for the Korean war so we installed the longer, more powerful Rolls Royce Avon engine and swapped out the six machine guns for two powerful cannons. With a longer fuselage and wingspan plus larger air brakes, among other modifications, the result was the highest performing Sabre ever produced. The USAF was so impressed by our Avon Sabre they incorporated some of our ideas into their Super Sabres. We did a similar job on a variant of the P-51 Mustang, sadly, it was too late to serve in Korea and as jets were beginning to take over, our CAC CA 'Kangaroo' was surplus to requirement even as the first batch rolled out of the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation. Still, they had a useful career as an advance flight trainer. Of course, I have subscribed to your channel and 'rang the bell'. I look forward to viewing your video collection, even those that don't deal with aircraft, as you seem to have a widely variable range of tech topics. Since leaving the air force, many years ago, I've become a military historian and my co-producer and I have spent several years researching a series of TV documentaries that have kept us happily broke and busy in retirement. Based on this video of yours alone, we would have no hesitation in hiring you as a second unit camera operator and even consider you as part of the narration team as you have a perfectly acceptable 'broadcast voice', if we could. Sadly, the pandemic, has brought our documentary projects to a halt. Down here it is extremely difficult to put together film and production crews that, by their very nature, must work, physically, close to each other. My wife, my co-producer and I have run out of funds and unless we find an 'angel' to take on our project funding; it's devastating to realise that all our hard work will probably be for nothing. Still, we keep on working, researching our next project. I have discovered that I really enjoy research. Your knowledge of aircraft seems to be quite comprehensive, anyway, if you ever require any details on WW2 aviation in the South Pacific Theatre, please let me know. It would be an honour to help another aviation 'obsessive'. Cheers and all the very best, Bill Halliwell

[@billygillan2217]

What amazing place,truly interesting

[@rogerhoward7104]

If you ever have the chance to go to Washington DC to the National aeronautical space museum take the trip -- "you will be glad you did!" Yes I enjoyed your tour of the Smithsonian museum very much. "THANK YOU KINDLY."

[@nicklw2424]

Great video! Sounds a bit like it’s narrated by Bill Belichick.

[@jstone4374]

Belichick doesn’t use adjectives

[@Miatacrosser]

I can't unhear that now

[@richardstevens2867]

I toured this museum in 2017, you make an excellent recap. Well done, enjoyed it thoroughly. Cheers from Nova Scotia.

[@robertfarquharson2380]

The Boeing B-52D and KC-135A, two venerable workhorses from the Cold War era that I had the honor to maintain during the Vietnam War. Boeing quality work STILL being used today. Proud to have served in the USAF with those tools!!

[@Phoenx77]

ROBERT FARQUHARSON Those things are masterpieces of technology! Thank you for your service, and dang is Boeing doing great!

[@michellejacobcik9946]

My father flew the B-52 most of his Air Force career. If he was alive today he would be amazed that the good old BUFF is still flying.

[@roachcoachhelis6387]

Very interesting video enjoyed it so much thank you for taking the time to make the video and sharing it

[@jacobevans5832]

Dude start your own tour business, thanks for the walk through. I live in st.louis mo and wish I could visit this.

[@harrickvharrick3957]

goodness gracious, what a great collection !

[@tommy.stouch]

I'm possibly going there for a field trip with my school

[@Phoenx77]

Mopar Man Hey, I was in 4th grade (currently in 5th) and I went to the one at the dc mall.

[@GaryWright1944]

Enjoyed your video tour. I"m in my mid 70's and won't be able to visit in person. Thanks again.

[@jcsandygobotobkkbo2192]

One of my favorite US airplane is a P-51 mustang

[@meghanbrandice1643]

Mine is the p-40 Warhawk, Flying Tigers

[@taffetamocha4130]

B-29

[@1974doubled]

Thanks a lot for posting this. I did visit the museum on the mall years ago. However, I have chronic pain problems now and I could never do it again. I really enjoyed your tour. Thanks again,

[@Ophiria]

“One can take a tour of a broken escalator” that got me laughing for a good minute

[@Kahlan2111]

I enjoyed watching this video & your narrative.

[@DeadAbeVigoda]

8:12 A bunch of hippies flinging poo at a historic airplane doesn't exactly sway my opinion about the bombing of Hiroshima but anything the museum can do to protect it is welcome.

[@airzulu2733]

I was shocked to hear that people actually tried to damage the Enola gay . How pathetic is that.

[@AvengerII]

@@airzulu2733 They deface artwork -- statues and paintings -- ALL the time in Europe and they're supposedly a hundred times more civilized than Americans if you believe our self-serving media! Do you honestly think an unguarded, retired military plane doesn't have morons that would deface it? It some ways, the planes are even more inviting targets. They're generally closer to the public and over half of them are in areas that aren't guarded that well or have anything like closed circuit cameras watching the area. The USAF Museum has repossessed several historic aircraft that were in horrible shape because the caretakers didn't protect those planes! They took back the Memphis Belle PERMANENTLY because the city of Memphis, TN allowed the plane to deteriorate horribly over decades. They didn't take care of that plane or clean it over the decades the city had it in their possession. Finally, the Museum had to act or the plane would be lost for good. It was vandalized multiple times and virtually the entire interior was stripped because, you know, souvenirs! A lot of human beings are savage when they don't understand things or respect history and culture.

[@onlythewise1]

@@AvengerII young and dumb

[@JadeDelphi]

Hey, I'm an old hippie and I agree, but its not always "hippies!"

[@onlythewise1]

@@JadeDelphi are you a real old hippie of the 1968 and on wood stock time , cause its cool

[@gigteevee6118]

Watching this in 2022 it’s so good to see the original National Mall exhibition before the refurbishment! Thanks for recording history and turning a museum video into a museum piece!

[@Alice-ox7pe]

"they're always changing the movies they show." This is true. except that D-Day one. they're still showing that one.

[@jstone4374]

I’ve gone to the Hawaiian islands too many times and my next vacation , if I spend my time wisely it’ll take a short 283 years to see all of the exhibits at the Smithsonian you rock “ great play by play “ thanks for sharing

[@dmmdmm5435]

Sounds like jamie hyneman of mythbusters fame.

[@mikemac2888]

NASA tv voice, to me.

[@KowboyUSA]

Immediately thought "Jamie Hymen," too.

[@Alice-ox7pe]

it does

[@krifle1]

i was just thnking that too.

[@guytansbariva2295]

Jamie for sure, but we need to get Kermit Weeks here. He can probably take on a few of the restorations in his shop! 💪

[@brentbarnhart5827]

OUTSTANDING well filmed, and narrated. Thank you for sharing. And for an EXCELLENT job.

[@375GTB]

ENOLA GAY ( AND HER CREW) ENDED THE GOD DAMNED WAR! LEAVE HER IN PEACE!

[@g2macs]

Errr! Actually Bockscar and Charles Sweeney did......sorry to be pendantic.

[@burlatsdemontaigne6147]

soaringtractor _. The A-bomb was completely unnecessary . The Japanese were already finished by that time. Dropping those bombs served purely as a warning to Russia.

[@MrSkypony]

Either way it saved many American lives.

[@mikemac2888]

One of two 29's to drop 'the bomb', not the last.

[@dalesamuels8667]

completely false comment, they were training kids and elderly to fight to the death, and they were working on their own atom bomb they were gonna drop on us if they completed it in time.

[@great_42]

Great video, great tour. Thanks for sharing this impressive walk through the world's flight history. I hope i can see this in real one day. I'm really exited to visit the Intrepid Museum NY this year. Greetings from Germany👋

[@m4ttyofficialchannel]

i want to see the horten 229 restored

[@Cinnabun]

it was found in final assembly. With wings in the same facility due to be attached.

[@Jay75ny]

STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER 🇺🇸 awesome video Awesome narrative Awesome details.

[@kenbobca]

Thank you for making this video, I watch it several times. I most likely won't make it to these museums so I really enjoy watching the tour through the lens of your video camera.

[@realsteviem]

Great video of what must be a great place to visit. Un fortunately i'm in the UK. None of our best museums match this. Thank you for posting.

[@Yamil97]

Thank you so much! Really appreciate the level of detail that you go into.

[@brownspot9]

Thank you sir. Your narrative description is wonderful.

[@rhpiggy123]

Thank you for taking the time showing both museums. Very interesting overview.

[@emmettmccracken1957]

Just a note to thank you for a really informative tour. Thank you for taking your time to share such a great walk-through history and providing us with the privilege to look through the window of our past and experience what we may have otherwise been denied.

[@MS3DALE]

Awesome video, thank you sir for posting!

[@keithbrown2458]

Thank you for your insight and wonderful tour I truly enjoyed it

[@chuckhiggins15]

Yes, thank you for the excellent video tour of both aviation Museums. It's obvious that all of the aviation artifacts located in 0ne building, not possible. I'm an Army Air Force retiree, B-29 era, and would never have seen some of the Aviation, that you were so thoughtful to give us your time to video. Thank you again. And the video has the playback to view again have a closer view.

[@karanveersingh6367]

Good video. Thank for showing us how beautiful your museums are . I wish to one day come to this museum and see for myself.

[@knighttuttruptuttrup8518]

Thanks for taking us along.

[@helihandler]

Wow! such a well put together vid with great info and excellent notation 👍 like being there 👌many thanks for this 👏👏👏

[@Dstew57A]

Thank you for doing this video and posting for people who can’t get there to see this awesome place

[@atomicboy8972]

Thank you for the video. I seen the planes late 1967 in the Smithsonian, I still hope to go back again, I was 19 and a big aviation fan. I seem to remember you could walk in to the Capitol building as easy as walking into your hometown courthouse in those years.

[@davebowrin7361]

I was part of the original security team there from 2004 to 2009. UDVAR HAZY holds a special place in my heart. We had between 3000 to 20,000 people a day that would see it. A lot of people who were waiting for their flights a Dulles International Airport stopped by. In the spring we had" Be a pilot day" . Numerous celebrities and dignitaries came through. Including Dutch Van Kirk and Col Tibet's came by. When I 1st got there were only 65 aircraft. When I left in 2009 there were over 400 exhibits and aircraft. NASA staff would come in once a year to service and do Pm's on the Enterprise shuttle. I got to know a few of them. Udvar Hazy himself stopped by on occasion. Look at the huey helicopter it was a few bullet holes from the Viet Nom war. Don Lopez was was 1 of the Directors and I believe flew the p40. Thank you for the great memories. I haven't been there since I left. The observation tower had a live feed so you could hear Dulles Tower. Corporate Events I think are still held there.

[@vwventoschwarz9694]

I just wanted to take a quick peek at the Spirit of St. Louis and ended up watching the whole thing. Thank you for producing this tour and the side by side of the two museums! ❤️

[@shanejohn7254]

I'm not sure of your name but you sure did a very good job of this tour. That's praise that I don't remember sending before. I did the tour myself in the year 2000. Today and time in Cape Canaveral (?) in person was the highlight of my time in America. I'm Australian and have watched the space events since a child. That's from 10 yrs to my present of 66yrs.

[@gbalias361]

Really a good tour --- The exhibits and facility has progressed mile since my first visit in 1950 ---

[@jimbailey1731]

Very nice walk around, a bit of it has changed from 1993. Love the sr71 and a12 aircraft and the b58 hustler , thanks again

[@davebowrin7361]

The observation tower has a live feed from IAD tower for departures and arrivals. The observation tower is 174ft high. I've seen John Glenn, Micky Rooney, Bonno, Frank Sinatra Jr, Robbin Williams and TRANSFORMERS-2 was filmed there.

[@MrBenyDu]

Greetings from Lisbon/Portugal, I loved the guided tour, it's an extraordinary museum. At 13:54, the impressive HO 229 V3, brought from Germany by the American army!

[@dixee6498]

Thank you for sharing this. I love this museum. I haven't been there since the 80's as a child. It was an adventure to go there each time when my brother and I were on summer vacation to see our grandparents in Northern Virginia. My favorite things to see were the aircraft carrier model with its intricate detail. I always thought it would've made a great toy! Lol! The other was where you could walk through the rocket ship and see everything inside. Going to the gift shop and getting a toy space shuttle and a package of dehydrated ice cream was fun too. Those were good days. Thank you again for sharing this.

[@printer1105]

I was fortunate and ived in Alexandria for a 5 yrs and was able to visit the original air and spqce museum. Sadly the one at Dulles had not been built yet. Those museums are fantastic. I felt like I was walking thru a sci fi movie when I visited. So much to see in D.C.

[@ronwagner3239]

Excellent! Thanks for the tour!

[@kirkisdad8]

Your video is just plane (plain, pun intended) AWESOME! I lived in DC in'69 and '70. What aircraft that a person could see were all in the Smithsonian Castle and the ground was broken for the new museum. I've wanted to go back ever since. NOW, I just plain can't resist, I must go ASAP. Thank You for your inspiring video!

[@bigd-1-channel514]

Very Cool, a place I probably will never get to see in person. Thank you for posting.

[@glenkelley6048]

Thank You so much for a fine presentation!

[@hittitecharioteer]

Thankyou for an excellent and entertaining video. My partner Catherine and I visited The National Air and Space Museum (NASM) in June 2019. So this brought back really happy memories. We didn't have time to see the Udvar-Hazy museum; but we packed a lot into our six days in DC. Loved the city; and as always, very taken with the likeable folk we met everywhere we wondered.

[@jeffreyhill8040]

I was lucky enough to be one of the first few thousand through the door, but haven't been back since. I am sure it is still glorious to see and experience, but, when it was only two days old? Wow. That was Bicentennial weekend, 1976, and the National Mall was a great place to spend three days. Was a lowly sailor, on a ship out of Norfolk, Virginia. So, wife and I were up there for the whole thing, and a highlight for me was spending an entire day in the new museum that just opened a couple of days ago.