Aviation 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

Multi-Mode Receiver (MMR), LaS Cert. Collins GLU-925 Global Landing Unit, 2004-2005
Black box flight test unit used in certification trials. The GLU-925 Multi-Mode Receiver (MMR) is the first certified example of an integrated navigational system that incorporates signals

Computer, Weems E-1B Navigational. Creator: Weems System of Navigation
White plastic dead reckoning computer used for aerial navigation. The circular computer has three discs for ground speed, mileage and course

Watches, Army Air Corps, Avigation [Air Navigation], A-6, ca. 1934
2-1/8in. diameter; 2 watches in fitted mahogany case with 2 view ports

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

Generating Unit, Magneto Compass, Earth Inductor, Wiley Post crash
Wind-driven, badly dented, Model 28A12A-1. On 15 August 1935, American aviator Wiley Post was killed when his aircraft crashed on takeoff from a lagoon near Point Barrow in the Territory of Alaska

Automatic Pilot, Mechanical Mike, Wiley Post, 1930s. Creator: Sperry Corporation
Complete assembly with hydraulic actuators, plex top for viewing

Drafting pen owned by William J. Powell, ca. 1920s. Creator: Unknown
Drafting pen owned by William J. Powell, ca. 1920s. During the 1920s, African-American engineer, soldier, civil aviator and author William J

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

Box with scene showing Claytons Ascent, after 1835. Creator: Unknown
Box with scene showing Claytons Ascent, after 1835. Oval-shaped, pasteboard bandbox covered in paper block-printed with distemper, commemorating Richard Clayton, pioneering midwestern aeronaut

Flight jacket belonging to Sally K. Ride, ca. 1983. Creator: Qual-Craft
Flight jacket belonging to Sally K. Ride, ca. 1983. Dr. Sally K. Ride became the first American woman in space when she flew on the STS-7 shuttle mission in 1983

Lindbergh Eagle Award presented to Sally Ride, 1985. Creator: Malcolm & Hayes
Lindbergh Eagle Award presented to Sally Ride, 1985. This Lindbergh Eagle award was given to Dr. Sally K. Ride in May 1985 to honor her achievement as the first American woman in space

Ninety-Nines Silver Cup Award presented to Sally Ride, 1980s. Creator: Unknown
Ninety-Nines Silver Cup Award presented to Sally Ride, 1980s. This silver cup was presented to Dr. Sally K. Ride by the Kentucky Blue Grass Chapter of the Ninety-Nines

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

Gondola, Breitling Orbiter 3, 1990s. Creator: Cameron Balloons
Basic structure is yellow and orange with the inscription, Breitling Orbiter 3. Upper structure houses burners and equipment

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

Spoon used by Command Module Pilot, Apollo 11, 1969. Creator: Silco Stainless USA
Spoon used by Command Module Pilot, Apollo 11, 1969. This small spoon was used by Command Module Pilot Michael Collins for eating during the Apollo 11 mission in July, 1969

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

Model, Space Shuttle, North American Rockwell Final Design, ca 1981. This model represents the final Space Shuttle design that emerged from NASA-industry studies in 1969-1972

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

Portrait of Samuel Pierpont Langley (1834-1906), Before 1890. Creator: James Notman
Portrait of Samuel Pierpont Langley (1834-1906), Before 1890

5c Buffalo Balloon imperforate vertical pair, 1877. Creator: Unknown
5c Buffalo Balloon imperforate vertical pair, 1877. Perhaps the most enigmatic of all American stamps, the Buffalo balloon stamp is certainly among the premier rarities in aerophilately

Flight suit worn by Charles F. Bolden during his first spaceflight, 1986
African-American astronaut Charles Frank Bolden Jr. (born 1946) flew on four Space Shuttle missions. He was also a NASA administrator and a United States Marine Corps Major General

Pilot flight suit and gear owned by Charles F. Bolden, ca. 2000. Creator: Unknown
African-American astronaut Charles Frank Bolden Jr. (born 1946) flew on four Space Shuttle missions. He was also a NASA administrator and a United States Marine Corps Major General

Aviators silk scarf worn by Lt. Col. Woodrow W. Crockett, ca. 1942. Creator: Unknown
Woodrow W. Crockett joined the 349th Field Artillery Regiment of the US army in August 1940, the first African-American field artillery unit in the regular army

The Celebrated Vincent 1784. Creator: Francesco Bartolozzi
The Celebrated Vincent Lunardi Esq. Accompanied by Two Friends in His Third Aerial Excursion, Taken from St. Georges Fields, in London, 1784

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

Pillow sham with Tuskegee Flying School poem, 1941-1946. Creator: Unknown
The Tuskegee Airmen were a group of primarily African American fighter and bomber pilots who fought in World War II. A square-shaped silk pillow sham used by the Tuskegee Flying School

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

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

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

Locomotion: Walking by Steam, Riding by Steam, Flying by Steam, ca. 1830

Group of 3 Sterograph Views of Aviation, including the Wright Brothers, 1900-1929. ( All Aboard! Giant Plane at Columbus, Ohio, on First Air-Rail Trip, New York to Los Angeles, July 2, 1929)

The Stratosphere Balloon, 1935. Creator: Yung, Vladimir Grigoryevich (1889-1942)
The Stratosphere Balloon, 1935. Found in the Collection of State Museum- and exhibition Centre ROSIZO, Moscow

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

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