Episode 183 - Wichita, Air Capital of the World

Aired on May 29, 2023

Doug and Drew are on location in Wichita, Kansas which claims to be the Air Capital of the World. Is it? We tour the city to find out.

• Bombardier/ Learjet facilities

• Cessna and Textron

• Spirit Aerosystems

• Airbus

• B29 Museum

  https://www.b29doc.com/

• Kansas Aviation Museum

  https://kansasaviationmuseum.org/

All these aviation giants here but “The I

C..T.” is not all about aviation. We visited breweries, a nature trail, the charming Old Town, and played pickleball!

Airbus

View of Spirit Aerosystems built 737 fuselages from the Kansas Aviation Museum.

Fedex 727 at the Kansas Aviation Museum

GE/Safran CFM56 engine

Boeing KC135 at McConnell AFB

River City Brewing Company in Old Town

B29 “Doc" at Doc Hangar Museum by ICT Airport

Bombardier/Learjet HQ

Not aviation but our Dodge Challenger is a rocket!

Cessna/Beechcraft plant

Taking an aviation break with a game of pickleball at Chicken and Pickle

Breakfast at Stearman Field

We loved Wichita!