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National Air And Space Museum Collection (page 5)

Background imageNational Air And Space Museum Collection: Adams-Farwell Rotary 5 Engine, 1907. Creator: Adams-Farwell Company

Adams-Farwell Rotary 5 Engine, 1907. Creator: Adams-Farwell Company
The first successful rotary engine is generally attributed to F.O. Farwell in 1896, and was built by the Adams Company of Dubuque, Iowa

Background imageNational Air And Space Museum Collection: Langley Aerodrome Number 5, 1896. Creator: Smithsonian Institution

Langley Aerodrome Number 5, 1896. Creator: Smithsonian Institution
Model of the unpiloted, tandem-wing experimental aircraft built and tested by Samuel P. Langley. One one-horsepower, one-cylinder steam engine turning two pusher propellers via geared transmission

Background imageNational Air And Space Museum Collection: Model, X-33 VentureStar Reusable Launch Vehicle, 1990s. Creator: Unknown

Model, X-33 VentureStar Reusable Launch Vehicle, 1990s. Creator: Unknown
Model, X-33 VentureStar Reusable Launch Vehicle, 1990s. In 1996 NASA selected Lockheed Martin to build and fly the X-33 test vehicle to demonstrate advanced technologies for a new reusable launch

Background imageNational Air And Space Museum Collection: Barograph. Creator: Douglass Products Corp

Barograph. Creator: Douglass Products Corp
14cm high, 18.5cm long, 10.5cm wide; 15, 000feet; 1 hour; 1918

Background imageNational Air And Space Museum Collection: Biocapsule, Primate, 1959. Creator: Army Ballistic Missile Agency

Biocapsule, Primate, 1959. Creator: Army Ballistic Missile Agency
This biocapsule carried Able, a female rhesus monkey, during the first flight to recover a primate from space. On May 28, 1959

Background imageNational Air And Space Museum Collection: Compass, Aperiodic, Wiley Post crash, ca. 1930s Creator: E. S. Ritchie & Sons Inc

Compass, Aperiodic, Wiley Post crash, ca. 1930s Creator: E. S. Ritchie & Sons Inc
From last plane flown by Wiley Post. In 1935 Wiley Post scavenged this aperiodic compass from the older Winnie Mae for use on his new plane, a Lockheed Orion

Background imageNational Air And Space Museum Collection: Satellite, Pioneer IV, 1959. Creator: Space Technology Laboratories

Satellite, Pioneer IV, 1959. Creator: Space Technology Laboratories
This object is a flight spare of the Pioneer IV spacecraft, which was launched March 3, 1959, on a Juno II launch vehicle

Background imageNational Air And Space Museum Collection: Receiver, Westport, Winnie Mae, Mod AP620, 1919-1939. Creator: Westport Manufacturing Co

Receiver, Westport, Winnie Mae, Mod AP620, 1919-1939. Creator: Westport Manufacturing Co
Has two parts used on Winnie Mae 1935

Background imageNational Air And Space Museum Collection: Garmin GPS 155, Prototype, 1994. Creator: Garmin International

Garmin GPS 155, Prototype, 1994. Creator: Garmin International
Aluminum chassis, digital display plate, circuit cards with integrated circuits, rechargable battery pack, 3 connectors on back face plate, front case has control knobs and 10 keys

Background imageNational Air And Space Museum Collection: Transmitter, Heintz & Kaufman, B1, Sir G. H. Wilkins, 1919-1939

Transmitter, Heintz & Kaufman, B1, Sir G. H. Wilkins, 1919-1939
13in.l.10 3/4in.w.5in.h.blk.painted aluminum case with burnished face

Background imageNational Air And Space Museum Collection: Rocket, Solid Fuel, Smokeless Powder, R. H. Goddard, 1918. Creator: Robert Goddard

Rocket, Solid Fuel, Smokeless Powder, R. H. Goddard, 1918. Creator: Robert Goddard
This is a 1-inch solid fuel rocket built and tested by U.S. rocket pioneer Robert H. Goddard during 1917-1918 for the U.S. Army for potential use as a weapon during World War I

Background imageNational Air And Space Museum Collection: Indicator, Directional Gyro, Sperry, Gyro-Mag. Creator: Sperry Corporation

Indicator, Directional Gyro, Sperry, Gyro-Mag. Creator: Sperry Corporation
Vacuum operated, ball bank indicator, 6 1/2 in. h. c.1935

Background imageNational Air And Space Museum Collection: Astrodome, Rohm & Hs. Creator: Rohm & Hs

Astrodome, Rohm & Hs. Creator: Rohm & Hs
Plexiglas dome, navigation, U.S. Navy, 56 cm. dia. 15 cm. h

Background imageNational Air And Space Museum Collection: Model, Static, Wedell-Williams #44, 1978. Creator: John S. Alcorn

Model, Static, Wedell-Williams #44, 1978. Creator: John S. Alcorn
Model, Static, Wedell-Williams #44, 1978. Plastic vacu-formed display model of the Wedell Williams #14 1934 Bendix Trophy race winner aircraft, built in the 1930s. In black and red color scheme

Background imageNational Air And Space Museum Collection: Stopwatch, Douglas World Cruiser, 1924. Creator: Unknown

Stopwatch, Douglas World Cruiser, 1924. Creator: Unknown
Stopwatch, Douglas World Cruiser, 1924. Silver stopwatch used by Gen. Leigh Wade on the 1924 flight of the Douglas World Cruiser

Background imageNational Air And Space Museum Collection: Flow Regulator, Liquid Oxygen, Rocket Engine, R. H. Goddard, 1926. Creator: Robert Goddard

Flow Regulator, Liquid Oxygen, Rocket Engine, R. H. Goddard, 1926. Creator: Robert Goddard
This liquid oxygen flow regulator was tested by the American rocket pioneer Robert H. Goddard (1882-1945) about July 1926

Background imageNational Air And Space Museum Collection: Prototype Indicator, Low Frequency Omni Range (LOR). Creator

Prototype Indicator, Low Frequency Omni Range (LOR). Creator
24.1cm long, 13cm wide, 19cm high; c. 1946-1966; to / from, glidepath, azimuth se

Background imageNational Air And Space Museum Collection: Sight, Drift & Ground Speed, Gatty, ca 1931. Creator: Louis Levin & Son Inc

Sight, Drift & Ground Speed, Gatty, ca 1931. Creator: Louis Levin & Son Inc
Type b2 gatty; 210mm l; 115 w; 340mm h

Background imageNational Air And Space Museum Collection: Circular Slide Rule, William J. Powell, 1935. Creator: Unknown

Circular Slide Rule, William J. Powell, 1935. Creator: Unknown
During the 1920s William J. Powell led a small group of black air enthusiasts in Los Angeles. He established the Bessie Coleman Flying Club in 1929

Background imageNational Air And Space Museum Collection: Propeller, controllable-pitch, two-blade, Hamilton Standard, metal, Ruth Nichols, 1931

Propeller, controllable-pitch, two-blade, Hamilton Standard, metal, Ruth Nichols, 1931
This controllable-pitch propeller, one of the first produced by Hamilton Standard, represented a major advance in aircraft technology in the early 1930s

Background imageNational Air And Space Museum Collection: Radio, Receiver, Pan Am, Lockheed Sirius 'Tingmissartoq', Lindbergh, 1931-1933

Radio, Receiver, Pan Am, Lockheed Sirius "Tingmissartoq", Lindbergh, 1931-1933
Aircraft receiver. Rectangular box with several knobs for tuning etc. Charles Lindbergh and his wife, Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Background imageNational Air And Space Museum Collection: Monnett Moni, ca. 1980s. Creator: Harold Weston

Monnett Moni, ca. 1980s. Creator: Harold Weston
Low-wing, vee-tail motorglider, beige with purple, red, and orange trim; single-seat aircraft built from parts sent to builder by mail-order kit; mounted on roadable trailer with wings detached

Background imageNational Air And Space Museum Collection: Indicator, Radar Interrogator, BC-929-A, AN / APN-2 Rebecca Mk IIA, 1940s. Creator: Unknown

Indicator, Radar Interrogator, BC-929-A, AN / APN-2 Rebecca Mk IIA, 1940s. Creator: Unknown
Used for locating radar pulse beacons - often used for drops to resistance forces. Rebecca / Eureka is a simple system designed initially to assist in the delivery of supplies to the Army or

Background imageNational Air And Space Museum Collection: Micro UAV, Honeywell RQ-16 T-Hawk, 2000s. Creator: Honeywell

Micro UAV, Honeywell RQ-16 T-Hawk, 2000s. Creator: Honeywell
Air vehicle. Miniature Unmanned Aerial Vehicle or drone, small enough to be portable, eg for carrying in a backpack. Hovering feature allows it to search for roadside bombs or IEDS

Background imageNational Air And Space Museum Collection: Monkey mascot, Douglas World Cruiser souvenir, 1924. Creator: Unknown

Monkey mascot, Douglas World Cruiser souvenir, 1924. Creator: Unknown
Monkey mascot, Douglas World Cruiser souvenir, 1924. Stuffed toy spider monkey mascot named " Maggie". Each member of the World Flight (first flight around the world)

Background imageNational Air And Space Museum Collection: Primus stove used by Charles Lindbergh, 1931. Creator: Primus

Primus stove used by Charles Lindbergh, 1931. Creator: Primus
Primus stove used by Charles Lindbergh, 1931. American aviator Charles Lindbergh and his wife, Anne Morrow Lindbergh, purchased this Primus portable stove at Baker Lake, Canada

Background imageNational Air And Space Museum Collection: Aluminum pot and lid used by Charles Lindbergh, 1931. Creator: Primus

Aluminum pot and lid used by Charles Lindbergh, 1931. Creator: Primus
Aluminum pot and lid used by Charles Lindbergh, 1931. This aluminum cooking pot was among the equipment American aviator Charles Lindbergh and his wife, Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Background imageNational Air And Space Museum Collection: Binoculars used by Thaddeus S. C. Lowe, 1860s. Creator: Unknown

Binoculars used by Thaddeus S. C. Lowe, 1860s. Creator: Unknown
Binoculars used by Thaddeus S. C. Lowe, 1860s. Binoculars used by American balloonist, aeronaut, scientist and inventor Thaddeus Sobieski Constantine Lowe during the American Civil War

Background imageNational Air And Space Museum Collection: Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, 1964. Creator: Lockheed Aircraft Corporation

Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, 1964. Creator: Lockheed Aircraft Corporation
Twin-engine, two-seat, supersonic strategic reconnaissance aircraft; airframe constructed largley of titanium and its alloys; vertical tail fins are constructed of a composite

Background imageNational Air And Space Museum Collection: Rocket, Liquid Fuel, Hoopskirt, R. H. Goddard, 1928. Creator: Robert Goddard

Rocket, Liquid Fuel, Hoopskirt, R. H. Goddard, 1928. Creator: Robert Goddard
American rocket pioneer Dr. Robert H. Goddard launched the Hoopskirt rocket on December 26, 1928, near Worcester, Massachusetts

Background imageNational Air And Space Museum Collection: Nozzle, Rocket. Solid Fuel, R. H. Goddard, 1918. Creator: Robert Goddard

Nozzle, Rocket. Solid Fuel, R. H. Goddard, 1918. Creator: Robert Goddard
This is a nozzle from a 1-inch solid fuel rocket which U.S. rocket pioneer Robert H. Goddard made during 1917-1918 for the U.S. Army as a weapon during World War I

Background imageNational Air And Space Museum Collection: Suit worn by Mike Melvill aboard SpaceShipOne, 2004. Creator: Unknown

Suit worn by Mike Melvill aboard SpaceShipOne, 2004. Creator: Unknown
Suit worn by Mike Melvill aboard SpaceShipOne, 2004. Test pilot Mike Melvill wore this suit on June 21, 2004, during the first privately funded spaceflight of SpaceShipOne

Background imageNational Air And Space Museum Collection: Protractor, Model 3-B, United States Army Air Force. Creator: Unknown

Protractor, Model 3-B, United States Army Air Force. Creator: Unknown
Black metal navigation tool with two protractor arms and ruler

Background imageNational Air And Space Museum Collection: Long Range Navigation (LORAN) Unit, LORAN-C, TI-9100, 1980

Long Range Navigation (LORAN) Unit, LORAN-C, TI-9100, 1980
20 data keys, digital display, 3 cdi switch; 1980; first Loran-C unit for aircraft use; programmable radio navigational system

Background imageNational Air And Space Museum Collection: Insitu ScanEagle X200, ca. 2013. Creator: Insitu

Insitu ScanEagle X200, ca. 2013. Creator: Insitu
This ScanEagle remotely piloted aircraft (or drone) served Federal Aviation Administration (Fa) demonstrations from 2013-2015 to integrate Unmanned Aircraft Systems into the U.S. national airspace

Background imageNational Air And Space Museum Collection: McDonnell F-4S Phantom II, 1958. Creator: McDonnell Aircraft Corp

McDonnell F-4S Phantom II, 1958. Creator: McDonnell Aircraft Corp
Twin-turbojet (J79-GE-8), two-seat (tandem) fighter / bomber. All metal, semi-monocoque structure. Cantilever, low-wing, monoplane

Background imageNational Air And Space Museum Collection: Fokker T-2 Instrument Panel, 1923. Creator: Unknown

Fokker T-2 Instrument Panel, 1923. Creator: Unknown
Wooden instrument panel, removed from the aircraft, which contains eight instruments which are secured to the panel with screws

Background imageNational Air And Space Museum Collection: Curtiss JN-4D Jenny, 1917-1925. Creator: Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company

Curtiss JN-4D Jenny, 1917-1925. Creator: Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company
Single-engine, two-seat, U.S.-built World War I trainer aircraft; 90-horsepower Curtiss OX-5 engine. Tan wings, brown and blue fuselage

Background imageNational Air And Space Museum Collection: Antenna, Loop, Radio Compass, Winnie Mae, ca. 1931. Creator: Unknown

Antenna, Loop, Radio Compass, Winnie Mae, ca. 1931. Creator: Unknown
Square wood frame wrapped with copper wire covered by cloth

Background imageNational Air And Space Museum Collection: Snuff box with ballooning scene, late 18th century. Creator: Aubert

Snuff box with ballooning scene, late 18th century. Creator: Aubert
Snuff box with ballooning scene, late 18th century. The scene represents the launch of the first small Charliere gas balloon from the Champ de Mars in Paris, 27 August 1783

Background imageNational Air And Space Museum Collection: Dance card case and ivory cards, late 18th century. Creator: Unknown

Dance card case and ivory cards, late 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Dance card case and ivory cards, late 18th century. Carnets de bal or dance cards were used at formal balls by ladies to record the names of the gentlemen with whom they intended to dance

Background imageNational Air And Space Museum Collection: Farman Sport, 1924. Creators: Henri Farman, Maurice Farman, H. & M

Farman Sport, 1924. Creators: Henri Farman, Maurice Farman, H. & M
Single-engine light biplane. In 1919, the H.& M. Farman Aeroplane Company of France produced the Farman Sport two-place sport and light commercial biplane. In 1922, C.T

Background imageNational Air And Space Museum Collection: Needle case with ballooning scenes, late 18th-early 19th century. Creator: Unknown

Needle case with ballooning scenes, late 18th-early 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Needle case with ballooning scenes, late 18th-early 19th century. The first successful flights in hot air balloons in the 1780s triggered a craze for ballooniana. Enameled brass needle case with lid

Background imageNational Air And Space Museum Collection: Navigational Satellite, Transit 5-A, 1960s. Creator: Johns Hopkins University Applied

Navigational Satellite, Transit 5-A, 1960s. Creator: Johns Hopkins University Applied
Beginning in the 1960s, the United States Navy began developing a communications and navigation satellite program to meet the needs of ships at sea and submarines

Background imageNational Air And Space Museum Collection: Lockheed Martin X-35B STOVL, 2001. Creator: Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin X-35B STOVL, 2001. Creator: Lockheed Martin
Short takeoff/vertical landing variant to be used by U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marines and the United Kingdom, equipped with a shaft-driven lift fan propulsion system which enables the aircraft to take

Background imageNational Air And Space Museum Collection: Aviator helmet belonging to Sally K. Ride, ca. 1983. Creator: Sierra Engineering Co

Aviator helmet belonging to Sally K. Ride, ca. 1983. Creator: Sierra Engineering Co
Aviator helmet 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

Background imageNational Air And Space Museum Collection: Dornier Do 335 A-0 Pfeil (Arrow), early 1945. Creator: Dornier Flugzeugwerke

Dornier Do 335 A-0 Pfeil (Arrow), early 1945. Creator: Dornier Flugzeugwerke
Twin engine, pusher / puller, fighter / bomber; grey/green, green; late World War II development

Background imageNational Air And Space Museum Collection: STS-7 Medallion owned by Sally Ride, ca. 1983. Creator: Robbins Co

STS-7 Medallion owned by Sally Ride, ca. 1983. Creator: Robbins Co
STS-7 Medallion owned by Sally Ride, ca. 1983. This numbered STS-7 Robbins medallion was owned by Dr. Sally K. Ride. STS-7 was historic for making Ride the first American woman in space



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