Nasm Collection (page 8)

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

Drift Meter, Navy, Pioneer. Creator: Pioneer Instrument Company
Metal sight; in 51cm x 9cm x 17cm wood box; experimental

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

Mark IIb Pelorus. Creator: Unknown
350mm high, sight tube 210mm, bearing plate 120mm diameter; Navy; brass

Astrocompass, Mark II, "Excalibur III". Creator: W. W. Boes Co
Aluminum with black enamel finish. Approx. 4" dia. x 12" high. Used in polar navigation. Nameplate on the base reads " ASTRO-COMPASS MK II / The W.W. BOES CO. / DAYTON, OHOIO, USA

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

Dead reckoning computer owned by Sally Ride. Creator: Telex Communications Inc
This TELEX E-6B dead reckoning computer belonged to Dr. Sally K. Ride. It is a circular slide rule used in aviation for calculating factors such as fuel burn, wind correction, ground speed

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

NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal awarded to Sally Ride, 1987. Creator: Unknown
NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal awarded to Sally Ride, 1987. This NASA Outstanding Leadership medal and its accessories were awarded to Dr. Sally K. Ride on August 13, 1987

Model, Wind Tunnel, Convair Space Shuttle, 2007. Creator: General Dynamics Corporation
Model, Wind Tunnel, Convair Space Shuttle, 2007. This wind tunnel 0.006 scale model set dates from the early Space Shuttle design effort

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

Model, Rocket, Saturn V, 1975. Creator: David P. Gianakos
Model, Rocket, Saturn V, 1975. This is a 1:34 scale model of the Saturn V and its launch tower. The Saturn V was one of several rockets developed by the National Aeronautics

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

Missile, Surface-to-Surface, SS-20 "Pioneer", ca. 1970s
The SS-20, known as the " Pioneer" in Russian, is a two-stage, solid propellant missile with three multiple targetable reentry warheads. The missile is almost 16.5 meters tall

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

Model, 1: 5, Hubble Space Telescope, 1983. Creator: Lockheed Martin
Model, 1:5, Hubble Space Telescope, 1983. This a 1:5 scale model of the support systems module of the Hubble Space Telescope

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

Force Measuring Unit, Skylab, 1973. Creators: Martin Marietta, NASA
This device was part of the Crew/Vehicle Disturbance experiment flown aboard the Skylab space station launched by the United States in 1973

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

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