Heres a comparison from 2009 and 2015.

Yeah I remember there was plenty of light in the second hanger, then after they did the third Cold War hanger with dramatic lighting, they decied to apply that to all the hangers.  You have to use a longer exposure to capture more detail, some areas are darker than others. 

Here is some photo's from the R&D hanger inside Wright Patterson Air Force Base, I think there called the WrightBrothers Hanger.  These are from around 2001.

The Giant XB-70

YF-12A

Me standing next to the XB-70's left landing gear.

somehow I think there should be more light in those buildings.  In the old ones there was plenty of light to see everything.

OR is the camera making the area just look dark?

Awesome......a slice of history!

I havn't been there since 87'.  I have many photos, pre-digital.  Thank you for sharing everyone.  I do have a photo of myself in a really bad Hawaian shirt next to the landing gear of the B-1A #4 phototype.

Kim

Here's some more taken in the Cold War hanger.

Boeing B-1B Lancer.

Fairchild Republic A-10A Thunderbolt II

Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk

McDonnell Douglas F-4G Wild Weasel

McDonnell Douglas F-15A Eagle

Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird

Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor.

BrandonK: Are you talking about the Wright Brother hangers? The R&D and Presidential aircraft? Have not been in there in a long time. They closed those two off at the beginning of this month. For preparation on moving the aircraft to the new fourth hanger.

Thanks Air2AirJoe: Yes they do have a F-22 Raptor on display, it's in between the Korean War and Southeast Asia War gallery. That is very true about the A-10 over the F-35.

Thanks Rooster513, yeah the place is so huge and there's just to much to photograph.

Ikar01, Not sure if that's what there doing to raise funds for the forth building. But I would imagine they would do something like that to help out.

I've told this before somewhere, but in 1983 I was in the 5th F.I.S. at

minot.  The squadron commander assigned me to hit up the pilots and others in the building for donations to build the new structures.  I imagine that this was common with all the flying squadrons in the Air Force.

Great pics! I just took a trip out there this past weekend. Pictures really don't do it justice, there is just so much to see there. So cool to be close to all those awesome aircraft!

Don't want to distract from your thread but I stumbled on this a few days ago and thought you might get a kick out of it. It's click the link while on your smartphone and move your phone around, look towards the ceiling, zoom in etc.

http://www.vpix.net/index.php?tour=105706

Great pics of some fantastic planes. Thanks for sharing those. I've wanted to go there ever since I learned the one and only F-22 on display is there at that museum. Someday...

DantheMan85

 

Thanks: Crown R N7, Toshi,

Modelcrazy: The Museum is well worth a trip, you will not be disappointed.

 

Thanks Hogfanfs: I live near the west end of Cross County Highway, where it merges with I-275 Interstate(Colerain Township). The Museum is about a 55 minute to an hour drive for me.

 

Great photo's Ikar01, have not seen many photo's of the collection when they had it outside before the hangers were built. The Giant XB-70 has been there a long time.

 

Thanks Gamera, the place is awesome.

They are building a fourth Hanger, that will hold the aircraft that's been in the Wright Brothers hangers on the Airforce Base.  Scheduled to open spring of 2016.

 

 

 

 

All my photos are from the Wright Patterson AFB Museum. So, I may have something unusual there. Gotta get those out. I'll post them once I find them.

BK

Thanks: Crown R N7, Toshi,

Modelcrazy: The Museum is well worth a trip, you will not be disappointed.

Thanks Hogfanfs: I live near the west end of Cross County Highway, where it merges with I-275 Interstate(Colerain Township). The Museum is about a 55 minute to an hour drive for me.

Great photo's Ikar01, have not seen many photo's of the collection when they had it outside before the hangers were built. The Giant XB-70 has been there a long time.

Thanks Gamera, the place is awesome.

They are building a fourth Hanger, that will hold the aircraft that's been in the Wright Brothers hangers on the Airforce Base.  Scheduled to open spring of 2016.

ARRRRGH  I used to live about 2 hours from there.   Now that I have restarted my modeling addiction, I have an 18 hour drive ,since I moved to Wrinkle City, Florida.

I have a bunch of photos from there back in the late 80's when I was there in the AF. I'll dig them up. Some of those are still there, others I see are newer.

BK

You can never get tired of visiting there.  Just too much to see.

You could always post them in the reference section on the forums. That's what I did with all the pics I took from the Ordnance Museum here on A.P.G when it was still here.

Hey Dan and Ikar, great photos, thanks for sharing with us. I've been twice but now I want to go back again! 

What a great set of photos, thank you for sharing.

Toshi

My Father took my there after I joined the A.F. when I got my draft notice.  It was a whole lot different then.  Many aircraft were outside and you could walk up and touch them.:

Dan,

Great pictures. I plan on heading up one weekend next month. Where do you live in Cincy?

Oh my gosh, I always wanted to go there (two travel days for me). Bring on the pics, as much as you want!!!!!!!