On the self-same visit to the Canada Aviation and Space Museum that generated deep thoughts about language and sexual roles/stereotypes, we saw this CT-114 Tutor aircraft hanging upside down in the foyer.
Why was it upside down?
Playful creativity–even or especially in a museum display–is a joy forever.
Iām thinking because the view of the underside of a plane is rather boring? And is also the view we usually get while standing on the ground?
Alison – All those reasons and more, I expect. It gives an illusion of motion, too, I think.
Some one was thinking outside the normal box with that display!! Very creative, although in hindsight very obvious positioning for an airplane used for an aerobatic team.
Bravo to whoever came up with that idea first!!!
Jim R – š Yes, the best ideas are always obvious in hindsight.
What theatre is that in?
Tom
Tom – It’s in the foyer of the Canada Aviation and Space Museum. Its position, up (obviously) and off to the left means (I hear) that many visitors miss it as they enter and turn right to the cashier’s desk. We only saw it on our way out.
That kind of roll is exactly what I think of when I remember the Snowbirds performing in front of the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto. Terribly risky, of course, which is why they have been proud of their prowess in maintaining formation at breathtaking speeds. After one or two accidents, their performing appears to have been considerably restricted.
Laurna – They’re highly popular, for sure, but the accidents are dreadful. May they continue to be few.
Isabel – two comments.
#1 I wonder how often that hanging-from-the-ceiling aircraft gets dusted and who has the contract for such dusting. (BTW, I am retired and not interested in any contract.)
#2 Maybe aviation museums have a guide for setting up displays. I have seen aircraft suspended overhead in both the Smithsonian Aviation Museum and in the USAF Museum at Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, Ohio.
John – I, too, am not interested in dusting the Tutor (or anything) (especially at even a nominal height), but it would be interesting to know how they do it. We need a museum of museum maintenance . . .