Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, 1978
Smithsonian Air and Space Museum
Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, 2002 photo
Wright Brothers 1903 Flyer
Wright Brothers 1903 Flyer (original propellor)
Wright Brothers 1903 Flyer, 1978 photo
Wright Brothers 1903 Flyer, 1978 or 1990s photo
Curtiss JN-4D Jenny
unknown biplane, 1978 photo
Pitcairn PA-5 Mailwing, 1927
Pitcairn PA-5 Mailwing, 1927 (1978 photo)
Charles Lindbergh's Ryan "Spirit of St. Louis," 1st solo nonstop New York to Paris, 1927
Charles Lindbergh's Ryan "Spirit of St. Louis," 1st solo nonstop New York to Paris, 1927 (1978 photo)
Charles Lindbergh's Ryan "Spirit of St. Louis," 1st solo nonstop New York to Paris, 1927 (2011 photo)
Charles Lindbergh's Ryan "Spirit of St. Louis," 1st solo nonstop New York to Paris, 1927 (1961 photo)
Ford 5-AT Tri-Motor, 1928 (I rode in this plane c. 1964, en route to Smithsonian after donation by American Airlines)
Boeing 247-D, 1934
Douglas DC-3, entered service 1936
Douglas DC-3 & Boeing 247-D (1978 photo)
Fairchild FC-2, 1928
Northrop Alpha, 1930
Zeppelin Hindenberg model
American Airlines DC-7 cockpit, Flagship Vermont
Boeing 747 nose section
Bell XP-59A Airacomet, first U.S. turbojet, tested at Muroc 1942
Bell X-1 "Glamorous Glennis"; Charles Yeager broke sound barrier in this plane, 1947
Bell X-1 "Glamorous Glennis"; Charles Yeager broke sound barrier in this plane, 1947 (1978 photo)
Spirit of St. Louis; Bell X-1 "Glamorous Glennis"; SpaceShipOne (2011)
Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket, 1st plane to go Mach 2, 1953, pilot Scott Crossfield
Lockheed F-104 Starfighter
NASA X-15
NASA X-15 (1978 photo)
German WWII V-1 cruise missile
German WWII V-1 cruise missile (1978 photo)
German A-4 (V-2) missile
German V-1 & A-4 (V-2) missile (1978 photo)
Viking, Jupiter-C, Vanguard, Scout-D, Minuteman II missiles
Vanguard, Jupiter-C, Minuteman II, Viking, Scout-D missiles
Vanguard, Jupiter-C, Minuteman II, Scout-D missiles (1978 photo)
SS20 (USSR) & Pershing (USA) missiles
Northrop M2-F3 lifting body (1966-1972)
USSR Sputnik I, 1957, 1st man-made satellite (replica)
Mariner space probe
Mariner space probe (1978 photo)
? space probe
space probe & Gossamer Condor (1990s? photo)
John Glenn's Mercury capsule Friendship 7; 2-20-1962
John Glenn's Mercury capsule Friendship 7; 2-20-1962 (1978 photo)
Gemini IV Space Capsule, 1st American spacewalk, 1965, Ed. White II
Gemini IV Space Capsule, 1st American spacewalk, 1965, Ed. White II (1978 photo)
Mercury capsule
Repairs in Space: Astronaut Conrad leaving Skylab to repair solar array
Apollo 15 space capsule (this photo might have been taken at Wright-Patterson AFB)
Apollo 11 command module Columbia
Apollo-Soyuz joint space mission, 1975
Apollo-Soyuz joint space mission, 1975 (1978 photo)
Apollo Command Module, Skylab 4
Apollo Command Module, Skylab 4 (1978 or 1990s photo)
space lab?
lunar probe
Apollo lunar module
Apollo Lunar Module
Apollo Lunar Module (1978 photo)
Apollo Lunar Excursion Vehicle (1978 photo)
Apollo XI man on moon mural (1978 photo)
Apollo XI man on moon mural
space shuttle model
Hubble Space Telescope
Viking I Mars lander memorial
Viking I Mars lander
General Dynamics Tomahawk cruise missile
Space Ship One, a Paul Allan project
MacCready Gossamer Condor, 1977, 1st sustained human-powered flight
Breitling Orbiter 3 gondola, 1999, 1st nonstop around the world balloon
Boeing Phantom Works DARPA X-45A joint unmanned robot air system
General Atomics Aeronautical System MQ-1L Predator A
AA1 Corporation RQ-7A Shadow 200
Lockheed Martin/Boeing RQ-3A Dark Star
Pioneer UAV RQ-2A
Hughes H-4 Hercules ("Spruce Goose") & DC-3 models
Wright EX Vin Fiz, 1911, 1st coast-to-coast flight, 49 days
Fokker T-2, 1923, 1st nonstop coast-to-coast flight
Douglas World Cruiser "Chicago," 1924, first round the world flight, 175 days
Lockheed Model 8 Series; Charles & Anne Lindbergh surveyed air routes in this plane, 1931-1933
Lockheed 5B Vega, 1930s
Pfalz D.XII, commonly used by Hollywood for WWI battles
Spad XIII, 22nd Aero Pursuit Squardon, 1918, with 6 victories
Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.8 (replica)
Albatros D.Va
Fokker D.VII
Sopwith 7F.1 Snipe
Zeppelin-Staaken R.IV, 42.2m wingspan (model)
U.S. 1000-lb (450 kg) bomb, 1920, type used by Billy Mitchell to sink captured battleship Ostfriesland
Wright EX Vin Fiz, 1st flight coast-to-coast, 49 days, 1911 (2011 photo)
Fokker T-2, 1st nonstop flight across U.S., New York to San Diego, 1923 (2011 photo)
Douglas World Cruiser "Chicago"; around the world flight, 1924 (2011 photo)
Curtiss R3C-2; Jimmy Doolittle won Schneider Trophy in 1925 & set world speed record next day in this plane (2011 photo)
Lockheed Model 8 Sirius Tingmissartoq, bought by Charles Lindbergh, 1929 (2011 photo)
Lockheed 5B Vega, bought by Amelia Earhart, 1930 (2011 photo)
Piper J-2 Cub, 1937 (2011 photo)
Explorer II, 1935, set world altitude record at 72,395 feet which lasted 20 years (2011 photo)
Pulitzer Trophy (2011 photo)
Mackay Trophy (2011 photo)
WWII room: B-17 Flying Fortress mural
North American P-51D Mustang
Supermarine Spitfire MK.VII
Supermarine Spitfire MK.VII (1978 photo)
Macchi C.202 Folgare (Italy)
Macchi C.202 Folgare (Italy) (1978 photo)
Mitsubishi A6M5 Zero
Mitsubishi A6M5 Zero (1978 photo)
Messerschmidt 109
Messerschmidt 109 (1978 photo)
plastic WWII aircraft recognition models
General James Doolittle's medals
Boeing F4B-4 (1929-37)
Douglas SBD-6 Dauntless
Douglas A-4C Skyhawk
CVN-65 USS Enterprise model
McDonnell FH-1 Phantom, world's 1st carrier jet fighter
Messerschmidt Me-262, 1st operational jet fighter
Messerschmidt Me-262, 1st operational jet fighter (1978 photo)
Lockheed XP-80 Lulu-Belle, prototype for 1945 (first practical jet airplane, 1944)
Hughes H-1, 1935 world speed record, 567 KPH
Northrop 2B Gamma Polar Star, 1935 Antarctic flight, ran out of gas but pilot walked 6 days to destination
Curtiss P-40E Kittyhawk (1978 photo)
Republic P-47D Thunderbolt (1978 photo)
Skylab (1978 photo)
Skylab interior (1978 photo)
Starship Enterprise (1978 photo)
missile display before Air & Space Museum (1961 photo)
WWII Japanese Okha kamikaze bomb on display before Air & Space Museum (1961 photo)
Agena rocket on display before Air & Space Museum (1961 photo)
Dulles Airport: Udvar-Hazy Air & Space Center
Udvar-Hazy Air & Space Museum annex (Dulles Airport)
Udvar-Hazy Air & Space Museum annex
Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird
Republic F-105D Thunderchief
Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 "Yellow Peril"
Grumman Bearcat Drop Test Model
SA-2 Guideline Missile
DSI/NASA Oblique Wing
Bell UH-1H Iroquois "Huey" Smokey III
Sikorsky UH-34D Seahorse
Grumman F-14A Tomcat
Vought RF-8G Crusader
Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star
North American F-86A Sabre
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 "Fagot B"
Sikorsky HOSS-1
Loon Missile
Boeing P-26A Peashooter
Bowlus I-S-2100 Senior Albatross Falcon
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21F "Fishbed C"
Grumman A-6E Intruder
McDonnell F-4S Phantom II
Lockheed Martin X-35B Joint Strike Fighter
Westland Lysander IIIA
Curtiss P-40E Kittyhawk
Vought F4U-1D Corsair
Northrop P-61C Black Widow
Vought-Sikorsky Kingfisher
Vought-Sikorsky Kingfisher & Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay
Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay
Nakajima J1N1-S Gekko "Irving" & Okha Model 22
Aichi M64I Seiran
Kugisho MXY7 Okha Model 22
Kawasaki Ki-45 KAI Toryu "Nick"
Kawanishi N1K2-Ja Shiden Kai "George"
Republic P-47D Thunderbolt
unknown
Piper PA-18 Super Cub
Northrop N-1M Flying Wing
Grob 102 Standard Astir III
Pitts Special Little Stinker
Monocoupe 110 Special Little Butch
Loudenslager Laser 200
De Havilland Canada DHC-1A Chipmunk Penzoil Special
Aeronca C-2
Mooney M-18C Mite
Gates Learjet 23
Boeing 307 Stratoliner Clipper Flying Cloud
Lockheed 1049F Super Constellation
Waterman Aerobile #6 and Lockheed 1049F Super Constellation
Boeing 367-80 "Dash 80"
Concorde
Concorde & Boeing 307 Stratoliner Clipper Flying Cloud
Virgin Atlantic Global Flyer
MacCready Gossamer Albatross
Ultraflight Lazair SS EC
Kellett XO-60 & Autogiro Company of America AC-35 (top)
Kellett XO-60
Hiller & Kamen helicopters
Bell Model 30; Bell Model 47B; Bell H-13J; Robinson R44 Astro
Robinson R22
? ultra-light
Hiller Flying Platform
Kamen 225
Hiller Hornet
Don Piccard Balloon Basket
airship gondola
Beech D18S
Curtiss F9C-2 Sparrowhawk
Grumman G-21 Goose
Grumman F8F-2 Bearcat
Beechcraft 35 Bonanza
Lockheed Vega Winnie Mae
Bellanca C.F.
Nemesis
Lockheed P-38 Lightning
Hawker Hurricane
Boeing-Stearman N2S-5 Kaydet
Vought-Sikorsky XR-4C
Verville-Sperry M-1 Messenger
Loening OA-1A San Francisco
Ryan PT-22A Recruit
Nieuport 28C.1
Fowler-Gage Biplane
Langley Aerodrome A, Wright Model B (repro), Caudron G.4
Langley Aerodrome A
Wright Model B (reproduction)
??
Halberstadt CL IV
Spad XVI
Caudron G.4
North American P-51C Mustang Excalibur III
Grumman G-22 Gulfhawk II
Stinson L-5 Sentinel
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 F
Junkers Ju 52/3m
Arado Ar 234 B Blitz
Dornier Do 335A-1
Heinkel He 219
Berlin Airlift supplies
James McDonnell Space Hanger
Satellites and Space Probes, James McDonnell Space Hanger
model for Close Encounters of Third Kind movie
1950s space toys
Satellites and Space Probes
Ariel I, United Kingdom, launched 1962
Lofti I, launched 1961 to improve submarine communications
Satellites and Space Probes: Explorer 1 (top center), 1958; Explorer 10 (bottom center), 1961; Explorer 12 (right), 1961
Satellites and Space Probes: Explorer 17 (top), 1963; Explorer 18 (center), 1963; Vanguard 3a (left), 1959 (unsuccessful launch)
TDRSS Satellite
satellites
KD2C-2 Skeet Target Drone
Agena B upper stage rocket
Katydid?
Pegasus XL rocket
Regulus I missile
Mercury Space Capsule Freedom 7
Mercury Capsule Big Joe
Gemini VII Space Capsule
Gemini Paraglider Wing
Apollo Boilerplate Command Module
Space Shuttle Enterprise
