Across from the Winnipeg Airport is the Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada, which is a great place for me to spend some time before I go into the airport and check-in. The aviation museum is this giant hangar with all these classic planes. I am not an aviation geek by any stretch, but I felt like I learned a lot looking at all these planes and learning about their roles in the aviation industry in Western Canada.
The first section of the museum were these old bush planes from the early 20th century which served several functions, including delivering mail to rural communities and delivering mining equipment for mining gold and other valuable resources. The earliest planes were made of fabric before manufacturers started building planes out of aluminum and other metals.
There is an old Air Canada passenger plane from the 1950s that you could walk inside and check out. I got to see passenger planes used to look like around 60 years ago, and it looks more comfortable than flying in the present day.
There was also some old military aircraft on display from the Royal Canadian Air Force, as well as some rockets and other aircraft parts.
There were some other aircraft on display, including some cargo planes, and a prototype helicopter that could only achieve a lift of around 3 metres.
The Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada was a great way to spend some time before your flight, and I wish more airports had aviation museums to go see.
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