Wright Patterson AF museum / Oshkosh

[bjb3013]

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

[John Tierney]

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.

[Mel]

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.

[Ironflight]

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.

[scard]

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.

[mrt890]

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

[noelf]

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.

[XOverZero]

+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.

[scard]

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"...

[plehrke]

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.