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Model, Static, 1905 Wright Flyer, 1953. Creator: Joseph D. FalloModel, Static, 1905 Wright Flyer, 1953. Wood and cloth exhibit model of the Wrights 1905 Flyer, in natural color scheme, with launching derrick and rail. 1/16 Scale
Camera, 35mm, Glenn, Friendship 7, ca. 1962. Creator: MinoltaWith this camera, an Ansco Autoset model, astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr. took the first human-captured, color still photographs of the Earth during his three-orbit mission on February 20, 1962
Model, Static, Wright EX "Vin Fiz", 1951. Creator: Charles H. HubbellModel, Static, Wright EX " Vin Fiz", 1951. Wood model of an early biplane which first flew in 1911. White with silver details. 1/16 Scale
Miltary Aviator Badge, United States Army Air Service, ca. 1918-1926. Creator: UnknownMiltary Aviator Badge, United States Army Air Service, ca. 1918-1926. Gilt wings with center shield with letters " US"
Capsule, Mercury, MA-6, 1962. Creator: McDonnell Aircraft CorpIn this historic capsule, John H. Glenn Jr. became the first American to orbit the Earth. Glenns flight was the third manned mission of Project Mercury
Boeing-Stearman N2S-5 Kaydet, 1943. Creator: Boeing-StearmanBiplane trainer, yellow. Over 10, 000 Stearman trainers were built by Boeings Wichita Division, which had purchased the Stearman Company in the late 1930s
Bleriot XI, 1914. Creator: Bleriot AeronautiqueTractor monoplane with one 50-horsepower Gnome seven-cylinder rotary engine. Wing warping laterial control. Castering landing gear. Natural finish overall with black markings
Curtiss Ricardo R-6, In-line 6 Engine, ca. 1921. CreatorAmong the most successful early engines marketed in the United States were those designed and built by aviation pioneer and inventor Glenn Curtiss in his factory at Hammondsport, New York
Curtiss V-4, V-12 Engine, Circa 1915. Creator: Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor CompanyToward the end of 1915, Curtiss conducted a design study for a large aircraft engine of 224 kW (300 hp) or more. The objective was a power plant for large seaplanes
Curtiss C-4 or D-4, In-line 4 Engine, ca. 1907. CreatorThis engine, built by the Glenn H. Curtiss Manufacturing Company of Hammondsport, New York, about 1907 is believed to be a Model C-4 or D-4 engine
Lockheed Vega 5B flown by Amelia Earhart, 1927-1929. CreatorNR7952. High-speed cabin monoplane with cantilever wings and streamlined design. On May 20-21, 1932, Amelia Earhart flew this Vega across the Atlantic Ocean becoming the first woman to fly
Douglas D-558-2, ca. 1950s. Creator: Douglas Aircraft CompanyWhite, US Navy, single-seat, rocket-powered supersonic aircraft. Piloted by A. Scott Crossfield, on November 20, 1953, the Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket became the first aircraft to fly faster than Mach
Beechcraft 35 Bonanza, 1947-1981. Creator: Beech Aircraft CorporationN80040; four-seat, single-engine, " V-tail" general aviation and business aircraft; William P. Odom flew " Waikiki Beech" on a record-breaking Honolulu to Teterboro
Rocket Engine, Liquid Fuel, Apollo Lunar Module Descent Engine, 1966This is a Descent Engine designed by Space Technology Laboratories as used on the Project Apollo Lunar Excursion Module (LM) to land on the Moon
Whittle W. 1X Turbojet Engine, 1941. Creator: Power JetsSir Frank Whittles jet aircraft engine was patented in 1932, and Power Jets, Ltd. formed in 1936. The Whittle Unit bench test engine first ran on April 12, 1937
Lunar Orbiter, Engineering Mock-up, 1960s. Creator: Boeing Aircraft CoLunar Orbiter was the project that mapped the Moon in preparation for the Apollo landings. A total of five Lunar Orbiters were flown to the Moon
Mitsubishi A6M5 Reisen (Zero Fighter) Model 52 ZEKE, 1943Single-engine, low-wing fighter. No other aircraft surpasses the Mitsubishi A6M Reisen (" ree-sin, " Japanese for Zero Fighter) as the symbol of Japanese air power during World War II
Curtiss Model E Flying Boat (hull only), 1913. Creator: Curtiss AeroplaneHull of a Curtiss Model E Flying Boat. Full-size aircraft was a single-engine, two-seat, biplane with a pusher engine mounted above
Roberts 4X, In-line 4 Engine, 1911. Creator: Roberts Motor CompanyThe Model 4X engine was built by the Roberts Motor Company of Sandusky, Ohio. An important design objective was light weight
BMW Model IIIA In-line 6 Engine, 1918. Creator: BMWThe Daimler-Benz companys virtual monopoly on the production of aircraft engines in Germany stifled research and development of other engines
Curtiss V-X, V-8 Engine, Circa 1915. Creator: Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor CompanyAmong the most successful early engines marketed in the United States were those designed and built by aviation pioneer and inventor Glenn Curtiss in his factory in Hammondsport, New York
Packard B-12 (Model 905), V-12 Engine, Circa 1916. Creator: Packard Motor Car CompanyThe Model 905 was the second of the early aircraft engine designs of the Packard Motor Car Company, located in Detroit, Michigan
Fuel Cell, Gemini, Cutaway, ca. 1965. Creator: General Electric CompanyThis fuel cell is a cutaway version of the electric-power generating device used on the two-astronaut Gemini spacecraft during ten missions in 1965-66
Missile, Cruise, V-1 (Fi 103, FZG 76), ca. 1945. Creator: Gerhard Fieseler Werke GmbHThe V-1 (Vergeltungswaffe Eins, or Vengeance Weapon One), was the worlds first operational cruise missile. This name was given to it by the Nazi Propaganda Ministry
Model, Static, Curtiss D, ca. 1940. Creator: Charles H. HubbellModel, Static, Curtiss D, ca. 1940. Wood display model of a Curtiss D biplane pusher aircraft, designed in 1910, in overall natural color. 1:16 scale
Hitachi Hatsukaze 11, Ha 11 Model 11, Inverted In-line 4 Engine, 1941The Japanese conglomerate Hitachi manufactured aircraft engines from about 1929 until the end of World War II, with a concentration on low-power seven and nine cylinder radials
Curtiss Chieftain H-1640, Radial 12 Engine, ca. 1928. CreatorAmong the most successful early engines marketed in the United States were those designed and built by aviation pioneer and inventor Glenn Curtiss of Hammondsport, New York
Model, Static, Laird LC-DW Solution, ca. 1939. Creator: UnknownModel, Static, Laird LC-DW Solution, ca. 1939. Balsa and metal display model of the Laird LC-DW Solution racing aircraft which won the 1930 Thomson Trophy Race, in black and natural
Model, Static, Wright "R", ca. 1940. Creator: Charles H. HubbellModel, Static, Wright " R", ca. 1940. Wood display model of the Wright R biplane aircraft, designed in 1910, in overall silver color scheme. 1/16 scale
Curtiss K-12, V-12 Engine, ca. 1918. Creator: Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor CompanyIn 1916 Curtiss engineer Charles Kirkham began designing an engine to compete with the Wright Corporations Hispano-Suiza. By late 1917, the prototype K-12 (K for Kirkham) was bench tested
Model, Static, Travel Air Model R, ca. 1939. Creator: UnknownModel, Static, Travel Air Model R, ca. 1939. Balsa, metal, and acetate display model of the Travel Air Model R racing aircraft which won the 1929 Thompson Trophy race, in red and black paint scheme
Hispano-Suiza 12YCRS V-12 Engine, ca. 1932. Creator: Hispano-SuizaMarc Birkigt, an inventor of Swiss origin, developed Hispano-Suiza (meaning Spanish-Swiss) engines, and first manufactured them in Barcelona for use in automobiles
Union Type 1-6, In-line 6 Engine, ca. 1917. Creator: Union Gas Engine CompanyThe Union Gas Engine Company of Oakland, California began producing marine engines in 1885, and started experimental construction of an aircraft engine in 1915
Lockheed F-104A Starfighter, 1950s. Creator: Lockheed Aircraft CorporationKnown as " the missile with a man in it, " the stubby-winged Lockheed F-104 Starfighter was the first U.S. jet fighter in service to fly Mach 2, twice the speed of sound
Bell H-13J, ca. 1957. Creator: Bell Helicopter Textron IncAll-metal helicopter with single main rotor and single tail rotor, powered by reciprocating engine, equipped with skid landing gear made of metal tube, fitted with large
Liberty 12 Model A (Packard), Moss Turbosupercharged, V-12 Engine, October 31, 1918The Liberty engine was Americas most important contribution to aeronautical technology during World War I. Jesse G. Vincent of Packard and Elbert J
Mignet HM. 14 Pou du Ciel "La Cucaracha", 1935. Creator: Edward NirmaierFrenchman Henri Mignet designed the HM.14 Pou du Ciel (Flying Flea) in 1933. He envisioned a simple aircraft that amateurs could build and even teach themselves to fly
Pump, Hand, "Wobble", Curtiss NC-3 Failed Transatlantic Flight, 19197/8 in inlet and outlet. The NC-3 aircrew used this pump to move coolant or fuel in the event of an in-flight mechanical breakdown
Packard 1A-2775 X-24 Engine, Circa 1927. Creator: Packard Motor Car CompanyThe Packard Motor Car Company produced the worlds first quantity-production 12-cylinder automobile in in 1916, and belief in that engine carried over to aviation in the following year
Model, Space Shuttle, Straight-Wing Low Cross-Range Orbiter Concept, 1970s-2000s. NASA used this Space Shuttle orbiter concept model in wind tunnel tests to learn about the flight characteristics of
Paraglider Research Vehicle (Paresev) 1-A, Gemini, 1960s. Creator: NASAFrom 1962 to 1964, NASA used the Paresev to develop the technology for landing the two-man Gemini capsule on land, instead of parachuting into the ocean, as had been done in Project Mercury
Packard 3A-2500 Geared Drive, V-12 Engine, 1926. Creator: Packard Motor Car CompanyThe Packard Motor Car Company of Detroit, Michigan produced the worlds first quantity-production 12-cylinder automobile in in 1916
Messerschmitt Me 262 A-1a Schwalbe (Swallow), 1940s. Creator: Messerschmitt A. GTwin engine, single seat, low wing, jet fighter. Nicknamed Schwalbe (Swallow), the Messerschmitt Me 262 surpassed the performance of every other World War II fighter
Model, Static, Henri Farman, 1933. Creator: James E. ReevesModel, Static, Henri Farman, 1933. Wood display model of a 1909 Henri Farman pusher biplane. 1/16 scale
Mitsubishi Ha 42 Model 41 Ru (Ha 214 Ru), Radial 18 Engine, ca. World War IIMitsubishi was the first and largest series producer of Japanese engines during World War II, with a 1937 Pratt & Whitney arrangement possibly contributing to this success
Thomas-Morse Model 8, V-8 Engine, 1917. Creators: Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor CompanyThe Thomas brothers of Upstate New York began experimenting and flying Curtiss-type aircraft in 1908, and developed their own aircraft in the 1909-10 period
Lifting Body, M2-F3, 1960s. Creator: Northrop NorairThis M2-F3 lifting body was a heavyweight, wingless lifting body research craft of the 1960s. This F3 is the F2 re-built after a landing accident seriously damaged the M2-F2
Mercury Capsule, 1959. Creator: NASAOn September 9, 1959, NASA launched this unoccupied Mercury spacecraft from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on a suborbital flight that lasted 13 minutes