I walked onto, stood, and crawled around one, in the cub scouts, at an US Air Force Base in the 50’s. Great experience. Fell in love, with navigation/commo and servos.
I was a comm/nav man in my early days in the Marines, Phantoms and Intruders. Who would have thought I would go on to be a jet engine designer as well as an Air Force/Nasa/Darpa designer. I was gifted with work my whole career. I only want the same for our youthful countrymen.