Air And Space Museum Collection (page 7)

Fokker T-2, 1923. Creator: Nederlandse Vliegtuigenfabriek
Under the auspices of the U.S. Army Air Service, the Fokker T-2 made the first nonstop U.S. transcontinental flight in 1923

Radio, Transmitter, Pan Am, Lockheed Sirius "Tingmissartoq", Lindbergh
Black box mounted on springs. Two gauges one mounted in each upper corner. Upper left gauge is milliamperes with " Plate" labelled above the gauge

Telescope Module, Hopkins Ultraviolet Telescope, 1990s. Creator: Johns Hopkins University
Original 36-inch reflecting telescope that flew on the Shuttle twice as part of the ASTRO mission. It employs a medium dispersion spectrometer at a modified prime focus

Communications Satellite, Echo 1, 1960. Creator: G. T. Schjeldahl Co
Launched in 1960, Echo 1 was designed to explore the new field of communications via space. Its design was remarkably simple: Essentially a large balloon, measuring 30 meters (100 feet) across

Lander, Mars, Viking, Proof Test Article, ca. 1964. Creator: Martin Marietta
This is the proof test article of the Viking Mars Lander. For exploration of Mars, Viking represented the culmination of a series of exploratory missions that had begun in 1964 with Mariner 4

Communications carrier used by Neil Armstrong, Apollo 11, 1949. Headset used by astronaut Neil Armstrong during the Apollo 11 mission in July 1969

Mirror, Primary Backup, Hubble Space Telescope. Creator: Kodak
This is the backup primary mirror for the Hubble Space Telescope manufactured by the Eastman Kodak Company. The blank for this mirror was fabricated by the Corning Glass Works using their high

Caproni 33 commemorative medal, ca. 1968. Creator: Unknown
Caproni 33 commemorative medal, ca. 1968. Bronze disc with profile portrait of Italian aeronautical engineer and aircraft designer Count Caproni

Missile, Surface-to-Surface, Pershing-II, ca. 1983. Creator: Martin Marietta
The Pershing II was a mobile, intermediate-range ballistic missile deployed by the U.S. Army at American bases in West Germany beginning in 1983. It was aimed at targets in the western Soviet Union

Model, Static, Sopwith F. 1 / 3 Camel "Comic"Night Fighter, 1991
Model, Static, Sopwith F.1/3 Camel " Comic" Night Fighter, 1991. Plastic exhibit model of a British Royal Air Force Sopwith F.1/3 Camel " Comic" Night Fighter

Altimeter, Zeppelin, L-49. Creator: G Lufft
Aluminum case, black face, luminous markings, scale 0-8 km

Michigan Aero-Engine Corporation Rover L-267, In-line 4 Engine, ca. 1930
Designed by Harold E. Morehouse, a preeminent light aircraft engine designer, this was the first successful U.S. inverted air-cooled engine designed for that aircraft type

Boomerang, ca. 1969. Creator: Unknown
Boomerang, ca. 1969. This boomerang, an example of the " first aerodynamic shape conceived by man, " was presented in 1969 to NASA astronaut Michael Collins by the Australian Television

Model, Sensor, Large Format Camera, ca. 1984. Creator: Unknown
Model, Sensor, Large Format Camera, ca. 1984. The Large Format Camera (LFC) flew on a Space Shuttle mission in 1984, photographing large swaths of the Earths surface

Pitcairn-Brewer Model F, Radial 9 Engine, ca. 1927-1928. Creator: Pitcairn-Brewer
The Pitcairn-Brewer Model F engine was developed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, during 1927 and 1928. This engine was designed by Captain Robert W. A. Brewer and sponsored by Harold F. Pitcairn

Martin 4-333, Inverted In-line 4 Engine, ca. 1930. Creator: Martin Motors Company
The Chevrolet Brothers Aircraft Company, owned by Swiss immigrants Arthur and Louis Chevrolet, well known designers of automobile engines and drivers of race cars, designed this in-line

Lens, 50mm, Gemini 4, ca. 1965. Creator: Carl Zeiss AG
This Zeiss lens was used on the Zeiss Ikon camera Ed White used during his spacewalk on Gemini IV. The flown camera, considered U.S

Camera, Lunar Mapping, Apollo, 1970s. Creator: Fairchild Space & Defense Systems
This is the flight backup for the mapping cameras used on the last three Apollo missions. Mapping the lunar surface was a high priority during Apollo 15, 16, and 17

General Electric XT700-GE-700 Turboshaft Engine, ca. 1974
The T700 engine evolved directly from Army experience in the Vietnam Wars difficult operating conditions that created helicopter engine maintenance problems

Command Module, Skylab 4, 1973. Creator: North American Rockwell
This is the Skylab 4 Command Module, which served as the crew cabin for going to and from Skylab, the first U.S. space station

Kreider-Reisner C-4C Challenger, ca. 1929. Creator: Kreider-Reisner
Off-white, black trim; Wright J-6, 150 hp single-engine, 3-place biplane. Amron Kreider and Lewis Reisner of Hagerstown, Maryland, built the Kreider-Reisner C-4C Challenger

Piper J-3 Cub, 1937-1947. Creator: Piper Aircraft Corp
N35773; distinctive yellow, high-wing light monoplane with tailwheel; trainer and sport aviation; Continental A-65, 65 hp engine

Rocket Pump, Liquid Fuel, R. H. Goddard, ca. 1938-1941. Creator: Robert Goddard
This is a centrifugal pump designed and made by U.S. rocket pioneer Robert H. Goddard for forcing the propellants into the combustion chamber of a rocket motor. Most likely it dates from ca

Rocket, Liquid Fuel, 4 May 1926, Goddard, 1926. Creator: Robert Goddard
This device is the oldest surviving liquid-propellant rocket in the world. It was designed and built by U.S. rocket experimenter Robert H. Goddard in Worcester, Massachusetts

Beechcraft D18S Twin Beech, 1937-1969. Creator: Beech Aircraft Corporation
N522B. Twin-engine business, feeder airline, and military transport monoplane. Two Pratt & Whitney Wasp, Jr. engines. Six passengers, two crew members. Low-wing, tailwheel design

Piper J-2 Cub, 1931. Creator: Piper Aircraft Corp
Single engine high wing monoplane; yellow and black; 40 hp continental A4C engine. William Piper and the Piper Aircraft Corporation board of directors anointed this Cub, completed on November 2

Camera, Aerial, Hare, Patent Field, ca. 1882. Creator: G. Hare Ltd
Wooden box camera with 3 glass negative trays and 3 lenses. Camera in leather case lined in green felt. Kit with 7 film frames. 2 1/2x8x8 1/4 when closed

Swagger stick, Royal Flying Corps, ca. 1910s. Creator: Unknown
Swagger stick, Royal Flying Corps, ca. 1910s. First World War wood swagger stick with bullet cartridge tip and brass handle, owned by Lt. Wes D. Archer

Officers service cap, Royal Flying Corps, ca. 1910s. Creator: Lincoln Bennet Company Ltd
Officers service cap, Royal Flying Corps, ca. 1910s. First World War O.D. billed cap with RFC badge and RAF cloth badge worn over band, owned by Lt. Wes D. Archer

Officers service coat, United States Army Air Corps, ca. 1935. Creator: Lauterstein
Officers service coat, United States Army Air Corps, ca. 1935. Wool uniform jacket; 4 brass buttons; open collar; 1st lt. bars; olive drab color; silver bullion pilot badge and aerial gunner award

Model, Aircraft Carrier, USS Enterprise, 1982. Creator: Stephen W. Henninger
Model, Aircraft Carrier, USS Enterprise, 1982. Wood, aluminum, plastic, and brass exhibit model of the USS Enterprise aircraft carrier in overall gray with red bottom color scheme

Frankfort TG-1A (Cinema), 1930s. Creator: Frankfort Sailplane Company
Stan Corcorans TG-1A (Training Glider Model 1A) was the first aircraft selected to train U.S. Army glider pilot cadets to fly the Waco CG-4A combat assualt glider

Spacecraft, Mariner 10, Flight Spare, 1973. Creator: Boeing Aircraft Co
Mariner 10 was the seventh successful launch in the Mariner series and the first spacecraft to use the gravitational pull of one planet (Venus) to reach another (Mercury)

Missile, Cruise, Air-launched, AGM-86B, 1982. Creator: Boeing Aircraft Co
This is the AGM-86B, the second version of the U.S. Air Forces air-launched cruise missile (ALCM) and built by Boeing. Launched from B-52 bombers, the missile had a nuclear warhead

Rolls-Royce RB211-22 Turbofan Engine, Cutaway, 1973. Creator: Rolls-Royce
This is the first foreign-made engine chosen as the basic power plant for a major U.S.-built airliner, the Lockheed L-1011 TriStar

Monocoupe 110 Special, 1941. Creator: Monocoupe Airplane Co
High-wing, 2-seat, 1940s monoplane. Warner Super Scarab 185, 200hp engine. Red with white trim. Clipped wings. Air show pilot and aerobatic champion W. W

Beechcraft C17L Staggerwing, 1932-1948. Creator: Beech Aircraft Corporation
NC15840. Five-place executive biplane with distinctive negative " staggered" wings. Jacobs L-4MB radial engine. Staggerwings were also used as a racing

Model, Static, Douglas DC-7 Mainliner, United Air Lines, ca. 1955. Creator: Unknown
Model, Static, Douglas DC-7 Mainliner, United Air Lines, ca. 1955. Resin and plastic cutaway manufacturers model of a Douglas DC-7 Mainliner airliner in United Air Lines livery of white upper

Lockheed U-2C, 1955. Creator: Lockheed Aircraft Corporation
Single-seat, single-engine, high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft, used by CIA, NASA, and USAF. This U-2 flew the first operational mission over the USSR on 4 July 1956

De Havilland-Canada DHC-1A Chipmunk, Pennzoil Special, 1946
Single-engine monoplane. Lycoming GO-435, 260 hp engine. De Havilland originally designed the Chipmunk after World War II as a primary trainer to replace the venerable Tiger Moth

Lunar Roving Vehicle, Qualification Test Unit, 1970s. Creator: Boeing Aircraft Co
The Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) was a battery powered " dune buggy" taken to the moon on Apollo missions 15, 16, and 17

Hiller XH-44 Hiller-Copter, 1943-1945. Creator: United Helicopters Incorporated
In 1944, at the age of 19, Stanley Hiller, Jr. designed, built, and test flew the first helicopter with coaxial rotors to fly successfully in the United States

Bell 206L-1 LongRanger II "Spirit of Texas", 1982
Single-rotor light utility helicopter. In this aircraft, H. Ross Perot Jr. and J. Coburn completed the first round-the-world flight by helicopter

Rutan Quickie, 1970s. Creator: Scaled Composites
Single engine, single seat, stagger wing, 16ft. 8in. span, 17ft. 4in. long, 4ft. high; white with blue trim. In 1974, Tom Jewett

Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3, 1941. Creator: Naval Aircraft Factory
Bright yellow bi-plane, hand crank start. Cockpit instrumentation consists of an altimeter, tachometer, airspeed indicator, compass, turn and bank indicator

Pilot check list, United States Air Force Thunderbirds, 2006-2007. Creator: Unknown
Pilot check list, United States Air Force Thunderbirds, 2006-2007. Check list used by pilots of the USAF Air Demonstration Squadron, better known as the Thunderbirds

Safety Valve, Rocket Engine, Liquid Fuel, R. H. Goddard, 1930s. Creator: Robert Goddard
This valve was made by the American rocket pioneer Dr. Robert H. Goddard (1882-1945) to protect his liquid oxygen tanks from bursting due to too much pressure caused by evaporation of the very cold

Lockheed Vega "Winnie Mae", 1930. Creator: Lockheed Aircraft Corporation
High wing cantilevered monoplane with monocoque fuselage, fixed landing gear, ground adjustable propeller. Flying this specially modified Lockheed 5C Vega

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