Aircraft Collection (page 16)

Pratt & Whitney Wasp Jr. R-985-AN-14B "Dancing Engine", 1942
Begun in 1925 by former Wright Aeronautical employees as a spinoff from a machine tool company, Pratt & Whitney became one of the worlds largest manufacturers of aircraft engines, and the Wasp Jr

AN 5740 Navigation watch, ca. 1940s. Creator: Hamilton Watch Co
AN 5740 Navigation watch, ca. 1940s. AN 5740 Master Navigation Chronometer made by Hamilton, used on board the North American B-25 Mitchell bombers during the Second World War

Headphones, Radio, Lockheed Sirius "Tingmissartoq", Lindbergh, 1931-1933
Two phenolic earpieces connected together by curved leather covered metal. On the bottom of each earpiece there is an attached wire with a male plug at the other end

1909 Wright Military Flyer, 1909. Creator: Wright Brothers
Canard biplane with one 30-to-40-horsepower Wright vertical four-cylinder engine driving two pusher propellers via sprocket-and-chain transmission system. No wheels; skids for landing gear

1900 Wright Glider (reproduction), 2003. Creator: Ken Hyde
Full-size reproduction of the Wright brothers 1900 glider, built in 2003. Fabric-covered wooden-frame biplane, with no vertical tail. Only a horizontal forward elevator

Travel Air D4D, 1929. Creator: Travel Air Company
Three-place, open-cockpit biplane with red, white and blue paint scheme. Wright J-6-7 (Wright R-760-ET), 240 hp engine. From 1931 to 1953

Pioneer RQ-2A UAV, 1985. Creator: Pioneer UAV Inc
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle; Single engine; Pusher propeller; Twin tailbooms and rudders; Fixed tricycle undercarriage; Sensor package; Rocket assisted takeoff bottle included; Wings, tailbooms

Sopwith 7F. 1 Snipe, 1918. Creator: Sopwith Aviation Company
Single-engine, single-seat, British-built World War I biplane fighter; 230 horsepower Bentley B.R.2 engine; Olive drab upper surfaces, gray and olive drab fuselage, buff under surfaces

Lawrance J-1, Radial 9 Engine, ca. 1922. Creator: Wright Aeronautical
Charles Lawrance, originally a race car engine designer, built his first air-cooled aircraft engine in 1921 for a Navy contract

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 (Ji-2) FAGOT B, 1947. Creator: Mikoyan-Gurevich
Single-seat, single-engine (RD-500, Klimov RD-45, and modified VK-1), swept-wing, air superiority, jet fighter / interceptor. Arch rival to the U.S

General Motors X-250, Radial 4 (8) Engine, ca. 1940. Creator: General Motors
A direct-drive, liquid-cooled, supercharged, two-stroke cycle engine, this General Motors engine was a very unusual design incorporating four cylinder blocks

Detroit Horizontally-Opposed 2-Cylinder Engine, ca. 1910-11
This Detroit Aero Engines artifact is one of several engines designed by Fred Weinberg of Detroit, Michigan. Intended as an affordable power plant for amateur aviators throughout the U.S

Lear Jet 23, 1964-1966. Creator: Learjet
N802L. twin-engine pioneer business jet developed by William P. Lear; second Learjet, first production model built; two General Electric CJ 610-1 turbojet engines; low-wing

Douglas M-2, 1936. Creator: Douglas Aircraft Company
Single engine, single seat, bi-plane, liberty V-12 engine; used by post office and Western Airlines. Designed to replace de Havilland DH-4s for delivering the air mail in the mid 1920s

Portrait of Albert Francis Zahm (1862-1954), 1914. Creator: Charles Doolittle Walcott
Portrait of Albert Francis Zahm (1862-1954), 1914. During Glenn Curtiss flight tests of modified Langley Aerodrome on Keuka Lake

Training aircraft used by Tuskegee Institute, ca. 1944. Creator: Unknown
A vintage, open-cockpit biplane--one used at Alabamas renowned Tuskegee Institute to train African American pilots for Army Air Corps service during World War II

American Sparrow Hawk, 1832. Creator: Robert Havell
American Sparrow Hawk, 1832

Wilbur Wright in the flyer, 1908. Creator: Anonymous
Wilbur Wright in the flyer, 1908. Private Collection

L Exposition aerienne, c. 1908. Creator: Munier, J. (active ca 1900)
L Exposition aerienne, c. 1908. Private Collection

The Balloon-Shed, 1916. Creator: Joseph Pennell
The Balloon-Shed, 1916

Broad-winged Hawk, 1830. Creator: Robert Havell
Broad-winged Hawk, 1830

Imperial Airways Liner, Argosy, 1934. Creator: Unknown
Imperial Airways Liner, Argosy, 1934. The Armstrong Whitworth Argosy, a three-engine biplane airliner designed and produced by the British aircraft manufacturer Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft

Short Singapore Reconaissance Flying Boat, 1930s. Creator: Unknown
Short Singapore Reconaissance Flying Boat, 1930s. British biplane used by the Royal Air Force as a long-range maritime patrol flying boat

"In the Air"- the FE 8, 1932. Creator: G. T. Clarkson
" In the Air" - the FE 8, 1932. British single-seat fighter plane, designed at the Royal Aircraft Factory, which served in the First World War

Imperial Airways Flying Boat Scipio, 1934. Creator: C. T. Howard
Imperial Airways Flying Boat Scipio, 1934. British seaplane

The Iris about to rise from the water, 1933. Creator: Unknown
The Iris about to rise from the water, 1933. The Blackburn Iris, a British three-engined biplane flying boat, was used as a long-range maritime reconnaissance aircraft by the Royal Air Force

Osprey and Weakfish, 1829. Creator: John James Audubon
Osprey and Weakfish, 1829

In the Realm of Air, 1917. Creator: Klee, Paul (1879-1940)
In the Realm of Air, 1917. Found in the collection of Art Museum Basel

Aeropostale. Rio de Janeiro, ca 1928-1930. Creator: Anonymous
Aeropostale. Rio de Janeiro, ca 1928-1930. Private Collection

Osprey, from the Birds of America series (N4) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands, 1888

Flight over the Red Square, 1937. Creator: Suvorov, Anatoly Andreyevich (1890-1943)
Flight over the Red Square, 1937. Found in the Collection of State Museum- and exhibition Centre ROSIZO, Moscow

Imaginary Flight of Hensons Ariel, 1843, (1944). Creator: Day & Haghe
Imaginary Flight of Hensons " Ariel", 1843, (1944). William Henson and John Stringfellows 1843 design for steam-powered flying machine

1944 Welbike being placed on to military transport plane. Creator: Unknown
1944 Welbike being placed on to military transport plane

British Airman Returning at Sunset After Successful Journey, 1917. Creator: Unknown
British Airman Returning at Sunset After Successful Journey, 1917. From " The War Illustrated Album De Luxe - Volume VIII. Ending The First Three Years", edited by J. A. Hammerton

Bert Hinkler, 1928, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Bert Hinkler, 1928, (1933). Australian pioneer aviator and inventor Hinkler (1892-1933), dubbed Australian Lone Eagle, designed and built early aircraft

Commander Samson of the Royal Flying Corps... First World War, c1914, (c1920). Creator: Cribb
Commander Samson of the Royal Flying Corps with some of his officers, First World War, c1914, (c1920). Heroes of the Royal Naval Flying Corps, right to left: Flight-Lieutenant Draper

Flight-Lieutenant C. H. Collet, R. N. D. S. O. c1914, (c1920). Creator: N Birkett
Flight-Lieutenant C. H. Collet, R.N. D.S.O. c1914, (c1920). British naval airman Charles Herbert Collet (1888-1915) sitting in the cockpit of a DFW Mars, a German military utility aircraft

Bomb Droppers, 1914-1918, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
Bomb Droppers, 1914-1918, (c1920). A powerfully-engined, weight-carrying biplane, of the type used in bomb-dropping. The pilot is in his driving-seat in the bow

Transporting Prize Rams By Air, c1948. Creator: Unknown
Transporting Prize Rams By Air, c1948. From " Newnes Pictorial Knowledge Volume 3". [George Newnes Limited, London]

Silhouettes of military aircraft... at an RAF training school during the Second World War, 1941
Silhouettes of military aircraft painted on the ceiling at an RAF training school during the Second World War, 1941. Aircraft identification training enabled personnel to recognise the different

RAF pilot learning to fly during the Second World War, 1941. Creator: Charles Brown
RAF pilot learning to fly during the Second World War, 1941. Flying lesson in a de Havilland Tiger Moth biplane at the Elementary Flying Training School

Blackburn Botha - Operational Service Trainer, 1941. Creator: Turner
Blackburn Botha - Operational Service Trainer, 1941. Advertisement for the Blackburn B.26 Botha, British four-seat reconnaissance and torpedo bomber built by Blackburn Aircraft

RAF personnel learning to identify aircraft during the Second World War, 1941. Creator
RAF personnel learning to identify aircraft during the Second World War, 1941. Instructor and pupils at an Initial Training Wing using models

The Vickers-Armstrongs Walrus, 1941. Creator: Unknown
The Vickers-Armstrongs Walrus, 1941. The Supermarine Walrus, a British amphibian flying boat, was designed for use as a fleet spotter to be catapult-launched from cruisers or battleships

The De Havilland Ambulance, 1941. Creator: Unknown
The De Havilland Ambulance, 1941. The de Havilland DH89 Dragon Rapide, British short-haul biplane airliner for 6-8 passengers, converted for use as an air ambulance during the Second World War

The Blackburn Botha, 1941. Creator: Unknown
The Blackburn Botha, 1941. Blackburn B.26 Botha, British four-seat reconnaissance and torpedo bomber built by Blackburn Aircraft. During the Second World War it proved to be underpowered

The North American Harvard, 1941. Creator: Unknown
The North American Harvard, 1941. The North American T-6 Texan, American single-engined trainer aircraft, known as the Harvard outside the US, used during World War II and into the 1970s

The Miles Master I, 1941. Creator: Unknown
The Miles Master I, 1941. British two-seater training aircraft built by Miles Aircraft Ltd for the RAF and Fleet Air Arm during the Second World War

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