Anthropology

There was a picture of one hanging on the wall of a library where I worked, and one of the librarians asked me if I knew what kind of plane it was. I immediately identified it as a C5, and then started wondering how it was I knew that. It was a front view of a large gray plane with no outstanding special features, so what made it so readily identifiable ? I finally realized it was the windscreen -- no wraparound cockpit, just these two "tiny" windows like eyes on a spider -- that gave a sense of scale. Those windows are actually as big as living room "picture" windows, and the when the plane is on the runway the pilots behind them are still five stories above the ground !

I got to visit the "Pregnant Guppy" on display in Huntsville (probably out on Redstone Arsenal) when I was around 5 or 6 yo.

ETA: My Dad took me to visit the Spruce Goose when he was temporarily transferred to CA years ago. The tour actually takes you through the cargo bay -- it's just cavernous. And I see you brought the typo back around in a better context !