mjt@super.ORG (Michael J. Tighe) (03/10/89)
I was in DC today and decided to stop by the Smithsonian's Air & Space Museum to see what was new since I have not been in there in a while. In the main lobby they have Voyager, along with a big display for it. They are also working on a showcase called Computers in Aviation, or something similar. It is dedicated to the role computers played in aviation. Although the display was roped off, you could see inside as they were working. I took a peek inside and saw a Cray-1 in there. I imagine it is a mockup, not the real thing. It was on old one, had those ugly colors (brown/red). I also found a diagram of the display and according to it they will have the X-29 in there, as well as another plane, which I could not identify (it had a delta wing like and F-16 XL, but a canard (sp?) like the Rafael fighter). They also are going to have displays about VLSI, wind tunnels, etc. It looked interesting. So if you are planning on visiting DC, you may want to see this. They expect it to be open in May 1989. -- ------------- Michael Tighe internet: mjt@super.org uunet: ...!uunet!super!mjt