Spruce Goose and Friends
Evergreen Aviation Museum
Smaller buildings house the IMAX Theater (left) and the Evergreen Space Museum
Nose of the Spruce Goose visible through the  glass wall of the museum
 
Numerous airplanes are on display outside the museum buildings.
Cathy’s newest vehicle...
or maybe this one...
 
Lunch at the Spruce Goose Cafe
Aircraft from many eras are on display indoors, as well.
 
Gee Bee aerobatic airplane
Corsair
 
Ford trimotor airplane used as a commercial airliner
The centerpiece of the museum, the Spruce Goose, reaches from end to end of the building.
Consider the scale of this plane.  Look at the height of the wing above the stepladder...
and the full-sized airplanes next to the outrigger pontoons.
Plane at right is NOT a model.  It is a full-sized Russian Yak behind the tail of the Spruce Goose.
DC-3 (silver plane) under the wing of the Spruce Goose
One of the eight engines on the wings of the Spruce Goose
Three of four engines on the left wing...
Flight deck and navigation of the Spruce Goose
Rope is for docking; cable at right is for the anchor.  It is a sea plane, after all....
Inside the Spruce Goose, with a mannequin for scale
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