That observation tower is 168 feet AGL
entrance to the Udvar-Hazy Center
SR-71
Kelly Johnson's Mach 3.2 SR-71 Blackbird
McDonnell Space Hangar
The Enterprise (Trekkies had clout even then) - the fullsize mockup of the Space Shuttle
TDRSS - a great looking satellite
model of Mars Rovers Spirit and Opportunity
south end Boeing Aviation Hangar
north end Boeing Aviation Hangar
the Langley Aerodrome A - launched from a houseboat but soon in the Potomac River - the Wright's said Langley should have been building boats
Curtiss F9C-2 Sparrowhawk - it was designed to be launched and recovered by US Navy dirigibles
Grumman G-22 Gulfhawk II
Wiley Post's Lockheed Vega "Winnie Mae
Boeing 307 Stratoliner - commercial version of the B-17
the scale of this place is amazing!
Vought F4U Corsair - the Brits learned to land this beast on a carrier by making a turning approach, rolling flat as they came across the fantail due to forward visibility limitations
Curtiss P-40E Kittyhawk foreground, behind it Westland Lysander
Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat
Focke-Wulf FW 190 F
Republic P-47D Thunderbolt "The Jug"
Aichi M6A1 Seiran - designed to be stored in container on Japanese submarine - could be assembled and launched in 5 minutes for one-way attack on US or Panama Canal - never used
the Spitfire's less attractive mate - Hawker Hurricane IIC
Boeing B-29 Enola Gay - dropped "Little Boy" on Hiroshima Japan 06Aug1945
early Kelly Johnson - Lockheed P-38J
first jet bomber - Arado Ar 324 B Blitz
Lockheed 1049F Super Constellation
the Boeing "Dash 80" - prototype for 707 and KC-135
Grumman G-21 Goose
at top - Virgin Atlantic Global Flyer
NAA F-86A Sabre
MiG-15
Grumman A-6E Intruder
McDonnell F-4S Phantom II
Grumman F-14A Tomcat and "Top Gun Bob"
Concorde
Piper Apache in foreground - my Uncle Orville had 2 of these twins in the 1950s
Bob did some consulting for the company that produced this Bede BD-5B
lots of interesting technology in one fuzzy photo: oblique wing (1 swept forward, 1 swept aft) and a ducted propeller
from Udvar-Hazy obs tower looking north toward the Dulles terminal area
