All of the third building is devoted to the Cold War:


Highlights of this hangar include the 10-engine B-36 “Peacemaker” and more familiar but still awesome machines such as the B-1, the SR-71, and the U-2. The primary heroes of the Cold War identified as “women” (as the term was understood by the primitive people of the 1950s and 60s):


The Air Force reminds us that “women are responsible for countless discoveries and inventions” (e.g., female engineer Kelly Johnson of Lockheed who led the P-38, U-2, and SR-71 design teams). The next hangar in the tour (building 4) has many reminders of the terrible ideas perpetrated by the inferior sex. Here’s a Canadian flying saucer, for example, and the Goblin fighter that would be dropped from the B-36 Peacemaker to fight then would return to the bomber mothership.



Here’s another “parasite” idea:


Men also came up with some terrible tilt-rotor ideas:





The Cold War hangar also showcases the contributions of mighty piston-powered aircraft. Who knew that the USAF operated the Grumman Albatross?





Imagine bragging about being an Air Force pilot and then being exposed as trundling along at 100 knots in a Cessna 195 on floats!
Speaking of feeble piston-powered machines, what about the Cessna 172? The museum describes the plane’s heroic role on September 12, 2001, shortly after the successful jihad against the World Trade Center:



The uniform and “Nikon” of a C172-flying hero:
The museum highlights the heroism of other Civil Air Patrol officers:
For folks who love engineering, a cutaway F-86 (more relevant to the Korean War, but in the Cold War hangar):



Also in the Cold War hangar, though describing a 2019 event, the Air Force highlights its refusal to follow Sharia and its prohibition on females leading worship of Allah for mixed-gender groups:
There are some outdoor exhibits as well, including this “simulator” that simulates flying by… flying.



> For folks who love engineering, a cutaway F-86
Man that thing is tightly packed with components, reminds me of a Mac Mini. And they didn’t have CATIA’s interference add-on (or CATIA), either. Interestingly the cabin was pressurized–the oxygen seems to be for loss of pressure?
Also interesting to contrast the skinned one:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:F86Sabre.JPG
(Sorry for the broken in two post, JavaScript just took over and posted.)