If you have the chance when you are in Seattle, I highly recommend checking out the Museum of Flight. Once of the premiere aerospace museums in the country.
It is well worth the time, plus, from a graphic design and exhibit design perspective, it has some of the best executions of cohesive designs you’ll find anywhere. The physical artifacts, informational signage, video screens, interactive elements, audio all reinforce each other seamlessly. Particularly in the World War I and World War 2 areas.
On our recent visit to the museum I was particularly drawn to the Soviet Union designed jet fighter from the 1950’s, the snub nosed MiG 15 on display. Impressive, a little ugly, and dangerous.
Developed by the Soviet Union, the MiG-15 first flew in 1947 and entered service in June 1950, just in time for the Korean War. The appearance of MiG-15s over North Korea in November 1950 — flown secretly by Soviet pilots — put a stop to daylight bombing raids by U.S. Air Force bombers. On November 1, 1950, MiG-15s took part in the world’s first jet-versus-jet dogfight, when four MiGs encountered four Lockheed F-80s over North Korea.
From the Museum of Flight’s website
