Wright Patterson AF museum / Oshkosh
 

Thinking of stopping by the Wright Patterson AF museum in Dayton on the way to Oshkosh.
How much time should I budget to see it all? places to stay?
Looks like I should fly into I19 (Green County)

All thoughts would be appreciated

Brent

Big Museum
 

My father-in-law was a docent there. If you want to see it all plan to spend a full day. Best bet is to call the FBO at Green Co. and ask for hotel ideas. No hotels in walking distance of Green Co.

We did this on the way to Oshkosh in 2005. It was fantastic. We flew into Green County A/P and were treat great.
We spent 2 days at the museum and could have easily spent longer.
I don't think you could possibly see everything in 1 day.

One day? That'd be a run through! I've never had more than a couple of hours at a time, and wished I could spend a week.

Our first time coming back from OSH we stayed 2 days, which was just about right. We were/are planning on stopping again this year, depending where we are with our shop build project.

Tanya likes to read all the stories on every exhibit. I like looking at the nuts and bolts.

And they opened up the 4th hangar for exhibits about a month ago.

I spent 3 days there all by myself. I was able to take my time, read and see in detail all that I wanted to see. There is a nice cafeteria, an incredible book and gift shop, and now all the experimentals are in the new 4th hangar.

I stopped there on my way to Osh several years ago. I am glad I did the museum first, I was way to tired after Oshkosh.

Was just there...
 

+1 - two days minimum. It's fantastic. I rolled it into the Indy 500 trip. Only thing was, the new, fourth hangar wasn't open yet, wouldn't be for a few more days. Dag-gone it...looks like I'll have to go back! Aw shucks!
Also, don't neglect the Wright Bros bike shop and museum, and Huffman Prairie.
Regard both as an aviator's pilgrimage.

When we were there, I'm guessing what you guy are calling "the 4th hangar", was a special tour "through the gate" to the experimentals that you could take, and of course we did. Man, I remember the days of mystery of "tacit blue"...

If you like big iron that makes lots of noise keeping our country free and reading about them, then 2-3 days is a good first pass through. If you like general aviation with casual interest in military aircraft from WW1 to present then 1 day would be enough.
I have been there 10-12 times and always find something interesting to spend 4-6 hours learning about.