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| The New Jersey Transit train from Penn Station to Newark was quick and pretty reasonable, $5.50. At Newark airport there was a station where I changed to the Newark Airport Monorail. By comparison, it was pretty pricey, $5.00 to get to the actual airport terminals, but not so outrageous all in all. There were the standard automated trains you see in so many places (and not really a monorail at all). |
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| The flight to Seattle was uneventful with a change of planes in Dallas. I got in about midnight and Cathy picked me up at the airport. We stayed at the Days Inn in Aurora. The next day I went to the Siddha Yoga Center in Seattle where I took an intensive (an all day chanting and meditation program). While I was at the intensive, Cathy met with her sister, Elizabeth, and they met with their nieces in Seattle. Elizabeth went back that evening and we stayed another night at the Days Inn. They next morning we visited the Boeing Aircraft factory and museum in Everett. There were no cameras or cell phones allowed on the factory tour, but I could take pictures in the museum (below). Also below is me next to a Dreamliner engine. |
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| Above are pictures of a 747 tail section which was contributed by Vought Aeronautics. My dad worked for Vought Aeronautics on 747 tail sections just before he commit suicide. Here is a cross section from the frame of a Dreamliner which is substantially carbon fibers, expected to be very durable. Also, as the carbon fiber composites are lighter than aluminum and stronger than steel, they promise to be more spacious. Wind drag is traditionally driven by the frontal cross section which can be beaten by longer planes / trains. However, for planes the primary source of drag is the wings and the load they must carry, i.e. weight. Perhaps the Dreamliners can be more spacious. The passengers were really crammed in on my flight to Seattle. I was most uncomfortable, but did appreciate the cheaper fares. After the tour, we took the ferry from Edmonds to Kingston. I made a few videos of the departure: queued cars driving on, last cars, raising the passenger gangway and ferry pulling away. |
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This page was last updated on December 11, 2011.
