The careful hands of women are trained in... Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif. 1942The careful hands of women are trained in precise aircraft engine installation duties at Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif
Women at work on C-47 Douglas cargo transport, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif. 1942Women at work on C-47 Douglas cargo transport, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif
Lieutenant "Mike"Hunter, Army pilot assigned to Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif. 1942Lieutenant " Mike" Hunter, Army pilot assigned to Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif
Flexible performance of C-47 transport planes is due in part to their... Long Beach, Calif. 1942Flexible performance of C-47 transport planes is due in part to their two 1, 200 horsepower radial engines and to their three-blade variable-pitch propellers, Long Beach, Calif
Marine lieutenant with the towing plane for the gliders at Page Field, Parris Island, S. C. 1942Marine lieutenant with the towing plane for the gliders at Page Field, Parris Island, S.C
Marine lieutenant, pilot with the power towplane... Page Field, Parris Island, S.C. 1942. Creator: Alfred T PalmerMarine lieutenant, pilot with the power towplane for the training gliders at Page Field, Parris Island, S.C
Marine lieutenant by the power plane which tows... at Page Field, Parris, Island, S.C. 1942. Creator: Alfred T PalmerMarine lieutenant by the power plane which tows the training gliders at Page Field, Parris, Island, S.C
Marine lieutenants, pilots, by the power tow-plane for the... Page Field, Parris Island, S.C. 1942Marine lieutenants, pilots, by the power tow-plane for the training gliders at Page Field, Parris Island, S.C
One of Americas new warships of the air, a mighty YB-17 bomber... Langley Field, Va. 1942. Creator: Alfred T PalmerOne of Americas new warships of the air, a mighty YB-17 bomber, is pulled up at a bombardment squadron hangar, Langley Field, Va. It is all set to taxi out to a runway and take off
Heres our mission... Langley Field, Va. 1942. Creator: Alfred T PalmerHeres our mission. A combat crew receives final instructions just before taking off in a mighty YB-17 bomber from a bombardment squadron base at the field, Langley Field, Va
Students at Washington High School at class, training... to the war effort, Los Angeles, CalifStudents at Washington High School at class, training for specific contributions to the war effort, Los Angeles, Calif. Ralph Angar, instructor
Servicing [an] A-20 bomber, Langley Field, Va. 1942. Creator: Alfred T PalmerServicing [an] A-20 bomber, Langley Field, Va
Aviation cadets at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard HollemAviation cadets at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas
Sailor mechanic fueling a plane at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard HollemSailor mechanic fueling a plane at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas
Plane at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard HollemPlane at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas
Aviation cadet in training at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard HollemAviation cadet in training at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas
Bowen and Olsen, a riveter and her supervisor, in the... Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942Bowen and Olsen, a riveter and her supervisor, in the Assembly and Repair Dept. at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas
Starting a propeller at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard HollemStarting a propeller at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas
Bowen, a riveter, and Olsen, her supervisor, in the Assembly... Air Base, Corpus Christi, TexasBowen, a riveter, and Olsen, her supervisor, in the Assembly and Repair Dept. at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas
A sailor mechanic refueling a plane at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard HollemA sailor mechanic refueling a plane at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas
Working on a plane at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard HollemWorking on a plane at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas
This sailor mechanic is inspecting a PBY plane at the Naval Air Base in Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942This sailor mechanic is inspecting a PBY plane at the Naval Air Base in Corpus Christi, Texas. The ship had been reconditioned by the Civil Service employees at the Assembly
Av. Cadet Thanas at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard HollemAv. Cadet Thanas at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas
Instructor and students studying a map, Meacham Field, Fort Worth, Tex. 1942. Creator: Arthur RothsteinInstructor and students studying a map, Meacham Field, Fort Worth, Texas
Student pilots, Meacham Field, Fort Worth, Tex. 1942. Creator: Arthur RothsteinStudent pilots, Meacham Field, Fort Worth, Texas
Low flying planes from which dust or insecticide is spread... Seabrook Farm, Bridgeton, N.J. 1942Low flying planes from which dust or insecticide is spread onto crops by men who " follow the season" up the east coast, Seabrook Farm, Bridgeton, N.J
General Hap Arnold visits AERL, Cleveland, Ohio, November 9, 1944. V Creator: NASAGeneral Hap Arnold visits AERL, Cleveland, Ohio, November 9, 1944. Visit by General H. H. Arnold to the Aircraft Engine Research Laboratory, National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
Curtiss Ely Propeller, fixed-pitch, two-blade, wood and metal, 1911This propeller is from a Curtiss Model D pusher biplane flown by Eugene B. Ely on January 18, 1911 for the first landing on a ship, the battleship USS Pennsylvania in San Francisco Bay
Atwood-Wright Propeller, fixed-pitch, two-blade, wood, 1911In mid-1911, Harry Atwood and Charles Hamilton flew a Burgess Model F Moth aircraft from Boston to Washington, setting a 737.9 km (461.2 miles) flight distance record
Curtiss R3C-2, 1925. Creator: Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor CompanyCurtiss V-1400 Engine:; Type: V-type, 12 cylinders, water-cooled; Mfg. No. 9; Power rating: 496 kw (665 hp); Bore and Stroke: 12.382 cm (4.875 in.) x 15.875 cm (6.25 in.); Displacement
Propeller, controllable-pitch, two-blade, Hamilton Standard, metal, Ruth Nichols, 1931This controllable-pitch propeller, one of the first produced by Hamilton Standard, represented a major advance in aircraft technology in the early 1930s
Michigan Aero-Engine Corporation Rover L-267, In-line 4 Engine, ca. 1930Designed 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
The Big Bug, 1916. Creator: Joseph PennellThe Big Bug, 1916
Princes Aerial Ship. Star of the East!, 19th century. 19th centuryPrinces Aerial Ship. Star of the East!, 19th century
Imaginary Flight of Hensons Ariel, 1843, (1944). Creator: Day & HagheImaginary Flight of Hensons " Ariel", 1843, (1944). William Henson and John Stringfellows 1843 design for steam-powered flying machine
Python engine installed in altitude wind tunnel, Cleveland, Ohio, USA, August 25, 1949. An engine mechanic checks instrumentation prior to an investigation of engine operating characteristics
XP-82 (XF-82) Twin Mustang, Langley Research Center, Virginia, USA, 5 May 1951. In the early 1950s, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics used this XP-82 Twin Mustang for its drop-body
Guppy, USA, May 5, 2005. After replacement of its landing gear at NASA Dryden (now Armstrong Flight Research Center), NASAs Super Guppy Turbine cargo plane takes off from Edwards Air Force Base to
