{"id":7158,"date":"2016-10-10T20:47:01","date_gmt":"2016-10-10T18:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/?page_id=7158"},"modified":"2025-02-03T20:43:58","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T18:43:58","slug":"south-dakota-air-space-museum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/south-dakota-air-space-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"South Dakota Air and Space Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>South Dakota Air and Space Museum<\/strong> is located just outside <strong>Ellsworth Air Force Base<\/strong>, near <strong>Rapid City, South Dakota<\/strong>. It showcases the history of aviation and space exploration, with a strong emphasis on the role of the <strong>U.S. Air Force<\/strong> and <strong>Ellsworth AFB<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>South Dakota Air and Space Museum<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"section-info-text\">2890 Davis Drive<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"section-info-text\">Ellsworth AFB<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"section-info-text\">South Dakota 57706<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/north-america-2\/\">USA<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/places\/sdaasm.htm\">https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/places\/sdaasm.htm<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"txt\"><span id=\"calendarTitle\"><a href=\"mailto:sdairandspacemuseum@gmail.com\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/mimi\/\">Minuteman Missile National Historic Site<\/a><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">+1 (605) 385-5189<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The museum is open year round (although the indoor galleries are closed until further notice) and the tours of Ellsworth AFB and the Missile Silo are permanently closed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wednesday &#8211; Friday 09:00 &#8211; 16:00<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Saturday 10:00 &#8211; 14:00<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gift shop and gallery are closed January through February<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Free admission, donations welcome<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gift shop<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Official-PageSouth-Dakota-Air-Space-Museum\/356678857708713\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment noopener wp-att-922\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/facebook.jpg\" alt=\"facebook\" class=\"wp-image-922\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m14!1m8!1m3!1d733016.0190918081!2d-103.61749423673757!3d44.13815499999998!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x0%3A0x849d1ff823acba6f!2sSouth+Dakota+Air+and+Space+Museum!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1476124682811\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Aircraft collection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/south-dakota-air-space-museum\/boeing-b-29a-superfortress-44-87779-r\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7159\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"118\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Boeing-B-29A-Superfortress-44-87779-R.jpg\" alt=\"Boeing B-29A Superfortress 44-87779\/R, South Dakota Air and Space Museum Ellsworth AFB, SD\" class=\"wp-image-7159\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>52-10866<p><\/p>\n<p>57-5872<\/p>\n<p>58-1520<\/p>\n<p>65-7951<\/p>\n<p>44-87779\/R<\/p>\n<p>60-0657<\/p>\n<p>61-0262<\/p>\n<p>67-21422<\/p>\n<p>53-5827<\/p>\n<p>55-0292<\/p>\n<p>56-1017<\/p>\n<p>64-17640<\/p>\n<p>N226GB<\/p>\n<p>42-72592<\/p>\n<p>68-0248<\/p>\n<p>52-8886<\/p>\n<p>57-0590<\/p>\n<p>52-1548<\/p>\n<p>59-0426<\/p>\n<p>43-4030<\/p>\n<p>53-1302<\/p>\n<p>53-1553<\/p>\n<p>58-1192<\/p>\n<p>74-1739\/PT<\/p>\n<p>52-8886<\/p>\n<p>57-5839<\/p>\n<p>83-0067\/EL<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>41-22204<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p><\/td><td>Beech C-45H Expeditor<p><\/p>\n<p>Beech U-8D Seminole<\/p>\n<p>Bell OH-13H Sioux<\/p>\n<p>Bell UH-1F Iroquois<\/p>\n<p>Boeing B-29A Superfortress<\/p>\n<p>Boeing B-52D Stratofortress<\/p>\n<p>Boeing EC-135A Stratotanker<\/p>\n<p>Cessna O-2A Super Skymaster<\/p>\n<p>Cessna U-3A Blue Canoe<\/p>\n<p>Convair C-131D Samaritan<\/p>\n<p>Convair F-102A Delta Dagger<\/p>\n<p>Douglas B-26K Invader<\/p>\n<p>Douglas C-47H Skytrain<\/p>\n<p>Douglas C-54S Skymaster<\/p>\n<p>General Dynamics FB-111A Aardvark<\/p>\n<p>General Motors F-84F Thunderstreak<\/p>\n<p>Lockheed T-33A<\/p>\n<p>Martin EB-57B Canberra<\/p>\n<p>McDonnell F-101B Voodoo<\/p>\n<p>North American VB-25J Mitchell<\/p>\n<p>North American F-86H Sabre<\/p>\n<p>North American F-100A Super Sabre<\/p>\n<p>Northrop YT-38A Talon<\/p>\n<p>LTV A-7D Corsair II<\/p>\n<p>Republic F-84F Thunderstreak<\/p>\n<p>Republic F-105B Thunderchief<\/p>\n<p>Rockwell B-1B Lancer<\/p>\n<p>Stinson L-5G Sentinel<\/p>\n<p>Vultee BT-13A Valiant<\/p>\n<p>Nike Ajax Missile<\/p>\n<p>Minuteman II Missile<\/p>\n<p>Hound Dog Missile<\/p>\n<p>Titan II Missile<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Key Attractions at the South Dakota Air &amp; Space Museum:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Outdoor Aircraft Display<\/strong> \u2013 Over 30 historic aircraft, including:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>B-1B Lancer<\/strong> \u2013 A supersonic bomber still in use today.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>B-29 Superfortress<\/strong> \u2013 The same type of bomber that dropped atomic bombs in WWII.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>B-52 Stratofortress<\/strong> \u2013 A long-range strategic bomber.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>F-86 Sabre, F-100 Super Sabre, and F-101 Voodoo<\/strong> \u2013 Fighter jets from the Cold War era.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Indoor Exhibits<\/strong> \u2013 Focus on aviation history, space exploration, and the role of Ellsworth AFB in national defense.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Missile &amp; ICBM Displays<\/strong> \u2013 Featuring the <strong>Minuteman missile<\/strong>, which played a crucial role in the Cold War.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How the making of a commercial for the Honda CRX Si Kept the United States Air Force busy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/south-dakota-air-space-museum\/honda-crx-si\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7164\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"202\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Honda-CRX-Si.jpg\" alt=\"Honda CRX Si\" class=\"wp-image-7164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Honda-CRX-Si.jpg 360w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Honda-CRX-Si-240x135.jpg 240w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Honda-CRX-Si-180x101.jpg 180w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Honda-CRX-Si-260x146.jpg 260w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Honda-CRX-Si-120x67.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After we spotted the pictures above on the internet we started to send some emails around to find out the story behind the plane in the background of the Honda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rob Vogelaar, (member of the zap16.com team) remembered photographing the mockup as shown on the photo, but did not exactly know what the story behind the wooden stealth was. after some time he got a reply email from Bill Bennet, director of photography of the firm that shot the commercial for the Honda CRX Si:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Rob.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This aircraft mockup was built to approximately 3\/4 full scale. &nbsp;It was designed and built by John Ward, a mechanical special effects technician, based at that time in <span lang=\"EN-GB\">Agua Dulce,<\/span> <span lang=\"EN-GB\">CA, just north of Los Angeles.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The thing that made the commercial unique was the fact that he built the plane in <span lang=\"EN-GB\">California, transported it on 5 trucks to<\/span> <span lang=\"EN-GB\">Florida<\/span> <span lang=\"EN-GB\">where the commercial was shot, and the commercial was released all before the Air force and Northrop revealed this very secret aircraft to the public.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the time of design and construction, there existed only a very vague &#8220;artists conception&#8221; drawing of the B-2 that had appeared in the Los Angeles Times newspaper. &nbsp;It showed the shape of the cockpit, the shape of the engine intakes, and the unique shape of the trailing edge of the wing. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;John made a guess at that point that Northrop, having built the YB-49 many years earlier, would not throw away all that design work, but would rather simply build upon that design. &nbsp;And as it turns out, that is exactly what they did: the sweep angle of the wings is exactly the same between the B-2 and the YB-49, the wing span is the same, etc. &nbsp;Thus, the airplane we built and photographed was almost exactly the same as the actual B-2, though ours was 3\/4 scale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Word has it that when the commercial was first run, about 2 weeks before the official Air force rollout, the phone literally exploded off the walls at both the Pentagon and Northrop headquarters, with all these top brass military and politicians demanding how some Japanese car company got the design of the plane before it was even released.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When we were shooting on this airfield out in the middle of the <span lang=\"EN-GB\">Everglades, 60 miles west o<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">f<\/span> <span lang=\"EN-GB\"> Miami, Florida, the Stealth mockup was spotted by the<\/span> <span lang=\"EN-GB\">US<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\"> surveillance satellites. We got a visit for a couple of Air Force fighters one afternoon. &nbsp;They landed, taxied over, opened the cockpit and yelled down, &#8220;What the hell is that?&#8221; &nbsp;We responded that it was a non-flying prop for a commercial, and they smiled, waved laughing and departed.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the commercial was released, the museum in SD bought the mockup, disassembled it , and transported it to their facility, where it is was on display. (as seen on pictures below)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bill Bennett<br>\nDirector of Photography<br>\n<span lang=\"EN-GB\">Los Angeles<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/south-dakota-air-space-museum\/honda-stealth\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7165\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"754\" height=\"368\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Honda-Stealth.jpg\" alt=\"Honda Stealth South Dakota Air and Space Museum\" class=\"wp-image-7165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Honda-Stealth.jpg 754w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Honda-Stealth-240x117.jpg 240w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Honda-Stealth-420x205.jpg 420w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Honda-Stealth-728x355.jpg 728w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Honda-Stealth-600x293.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 754px) 100vw, 754px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Honda Stealth was rusted and was destroyed, it was made mostly of aluminum and didn\u2019t hold up to the weather. &nbsp;&nbsp;It has been replaced by the B-1B Lancer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/south-dakota-air-space-museum\/honda-stealth-mock-up\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7166\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"745\" height=\"384\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Honda-stealth-mock-up.jpg\" alt=\"Honda stealth mock-up, South Dakota Air and Space Museum\" class=\"wp-image-7166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Honda-stealth-mock-up.jpg 745w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Honda-stealth-mock-up-240x124.jpg 240w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Honda-stealth-mock-up-420x216.jpg 420w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Honda-stealth-mock-up-728x375.jpg 728w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Honda-stealth-mock-up-600x309.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 745px) 100vw, 745px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pictures Rob Vogelaar<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The South Dakota Air and Space Museum is located just outside Ellsworth Air Force Base, near Rapid City, South Dakota. 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