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Basket and equipment used by Capt. H. C. Gray, USA, in a world altitude attempt in 1927
U.S. Army Air Corps balloonist Capt. Hawthorne Gray launched from Scott Field, Illinois, on November 4, 1927, on his third attempt to explore conditions

Wright H-3 V-8 Engine, ca. 1922. Creator: Wright Aeronautical
Famed designer Mark Birkigt was from Switzerland, but his aircraft engines were built elsewhere. Hispano-Suiza engines were built in company factories in France and Spain

Wright Whirlwind R-790-A (J-5) Radial 9 Engine, 1920s. Creator: Wright Aeronautical
The J-5 Whirlwind was a cornerstone aviation technology of the 1920s and 1930s. Charles L. Lawrance began work on the J-series of compact, lightweight, air-cooled radials for the U.S. Navy in 1921

Renault 80 hp, V-8 Engine, ca. 1913. Creator: Renault
The first versions of this engine were built in 1908, and set an 8-hour endurance record in 1910. It continued to be used through World War I, especially in British training planes

Viewfinder, Camera, Leica, Friendship 7, ca. 1962. Creator: Unknown
In order for John Glenn to take photographs during his February 20, 1962 mission while still wearing his bulky spacesuit, NASA engineers modified a Leica camera with this special viewfinder

ALSRC, Apollo Lunar Sample Return Container, Apollo 11, 1969. Creator: Union Carbide
The Apollo Lunar Sample Return Container (ALSRC) was an aluminum box with a triple seal manufactured by the Nuclear Division of Union Carbide

Maybach MB IVa, In-line 6 Engine, ca. 1916. Creator: Maybach Motorenbau
Originally the engine building subsidiary of the German Zeppelin Company (Luftschiffbau Zeppelin G.m.b.H.), Maybach Motorenbau G.m.b.H

Jacobs (Pratt & Whitney Wasp Jr. ) R-985-AN5, Radial 9 Engine, ca. 1940
The Wasp Jr. R-985 was the third engine type designed by Pratt & Whitney Aircraft, following the Wasp R-1340 and Hornet R-1690, all of which were nine-cylinder engines

Duesenberg H Direct, V-16 Engine, 1918. Creator: Duesenberg Motors Corporation
Originating in Iowa to build automobiles, the Duesenberg Motors Corporation of Elizabeth, New Jersey was organized in 1917 by German immigrant Fred Duesenberg

Model, Static, Walden III, ca. 1910. Creator: Henry Walden
Model, Static, Walden III, ca. 1910. Wood and cloth exhibit model of the Walden III monoplane in overall natural color scheme. 1/16 scale

Pitcairn PA-5 Mailwing, 1927. Creator: Pitcairn Aircraft Inc
Air transport; mail plane; single engine; bi-plane. The Pitcairn PA-5 Mailwing was designed to carry air mail along the routes of the eastern United States

Irwin Meteor Model 72, X-4 Radial Engine, ca. 1926. Creator: Irwin Aircraft Company
Beginning around 1922, J.F. Irwins Irwin Aircraft Company of Watsonville, California designed and provided blueprints for small

Ryan NYP "Spirit of St. Louis", piloted by Charles A. Lindbergh, 1927
Monoplane flown by Charles Lindbergh on May 20-21 1927 on the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight. Silver colored doped fabric covered high wing single radial engine monoplane

Portrait of Robert Kennicott (1835-1866), Before 1866. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of Robert Kennicott (1835-1866), Before 1866

Curtiss D-III Headless Pusher, 1912. Creator: Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company
Pusher biplane with one 50-horsepower Curtiss V-8 engine. Fabric covered surfaces light yellow. Struts and landing gear orange. In 1909, the G.H

Portrait of Charles Rau (1826-1887), Before 1887. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of Charles Rau (1826-1887), Before 1887

Curtiss CD-12 Prototype (Serial Number 1) V-12 Engine, Circa1921
The CD-12 development history extended over several years, and involved a number of well regarded figures in the aircraft industry

Portrait of William Buel Franklin (1823-1903), Before 1876. Creator: Isaac White
Portrait of William Buel Franklin (1823-1903), Before 1876

Union Type 2-6, In-line 6 Engine, ca. 1917. Creator: Union Gas Engine Company
The Union Gas Engine Company (later the Union Diesel Engine Company) of Oakland, California designed this aircraft engine in 1915. In 1917, it was the first to pass the U.S. government 50-hour test

Portrait of Rev. John Randolph Paxton (1843-1923), 1883. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of Rev. John Randolph Paxton (1843-1923), 1883

Portrait of John Torrey (1796-1873), Before 1873. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of John Torrey (1796-1873), Before 1873

Hall-Scott A-7-A In-line 4 Engine, 1917. Creator: Hall-Scott
The Hall-Scott Motor Car Company, with general offices in San Francisco and factories at Berkeley, California, began specializing in the construction of airplane engines in 1911

De Havilland DH-4, 1917-1918. Creator: Dayton-Wright Company
Two-seat, single-engine World War I biplane observation and bomber aircraft; 400-horsepower Liberty V-12 water-cooled engine. American-built version of a British design

Portrait of General Montgomery C. Meigs (1816-1892), Before 1892. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of General Montgomery C. Meigs (1816-1892), Before 1892. In uniform

Portrait of Henry Ulke (1821-1910), Circa 1860s / 1870s. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of Henry Ulke (1821-1910), Circa 1860s/1870s

Voisin Type 8, 1916-1918. Creator: Voisin Aeroplane Co
Single-engine, two-seat French World War I pusher biplane bomber aircraft; 220 horsepower Peugeot 8Aa engine. Silver finish overall

Langley Quarter-scale Aerodrome, 1903. Creator: Smithsonian Institution
Model of the unpiloted, tandem-wing experimental aircraft built and tested by Samuel P. Langley, powered by a five-cylinder radial internal combustion gasoline engine of about 3.2 horsepower

Clement V-2 Engine, 1903. Creator: Clement-Bayard
This French engine powered the Santos-Dumont Airship No. 9 in 1903. It performed two tasks: propulsion and the operation of a belt driven blower to pressurize the airships envelope

Portrait of Thomas Miles, Before 1876. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of Thomas Miles, Before 1876

Stringfellow Steam Engine, 1868. Creator: John Stringfellow
Like the Wright brothers, who followed, John Stringfellow and his associate William Henson are an important link to early aeronautical researchers

Portrait of Luke Potter Poland (1815-1887), Before 1887. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of Luke Potter Poland (1815-1887), Before 1887

Indicator, Carbon Monoxide. Creator: General Electric Company
10cm dia. cylinder, 9cm high w/face-mounted indicator strip

Altimeter, German. Creator: CP Goerz
105mm diameter, 55mm deep; red and black scales; chrome casing

Portrait of Jerome H. Kidder (1842-1889), Before 1889. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of Jerome H. Kidder (1842-1889), Before 1889

King-Bugatti U-16 Engine, 1919. Creator: Duesenberg Motors Corporation
Ettore Bugatti designed the prototype of this engine in France during World War I. The U.S. Governments Bolling Commission

Portrait of Walter Lenox (1817-1874), Before 1874. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of Walter Lenox (1817-1874), Before 1874

Aeronca C-2, 1929-1932. Creator: Aeronautical Corporation of America
X626N; 1929 single-seat, light sport monoplane; Aeronca E-107A engine; high-wing, tailwheel design. The Aeronca C-2 was the first truly light airplane certified by the Department of Commerce

Portrait of Pierre Louis Jouy (1856-1894), March 1881. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of Pierre Louis Jouy (1856-1894), March 1881

Beechcraft King Air 65-90, 1965. Creator: Beech Aircraft Corporation
Seven/ten place, low-wing, twin-turboprop business aircraft; white with red and gray trim. Pratt and Whitney Canada PT6A-6 engines

Portrait of Andrew Johnson (1808-1875), Before 1875. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of Andrew Johnson (1808-1875), Before 1875

Boeing 367-80 Jet Transport, 1954. Creator: Boeing Aircraft Co
Prototype Boeing 707; yellow and brown. On July 15, 1954, a graceful, swept-winged aircraft, bedecked in brown and yellow paint

Portrait of George Washington McCrary (1835-1890), Before 1875. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of George Washington McCrary (1835-1890), Before 1875

Rocket Engine, Liquid Fuel, Navaho Missile, 1951-1956. Creator
This two-chambered, liquid-fuel rocket engine built by North American Aviation served as the booster for the Navaho missile that was powered by two ramjets

Portrait of Dr. R. B. Hitz, Circa 1860s. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of Dr. R.B. Hitz, Circa 1860s

Portrait of Dr. Jackson, Before 1900. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of Dr. Jackson, Before 1900

Portrait of Edwin McMasters Stanton (1814-1869), Before 1869. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of Edwin McMasters Stanton (1814-1869), Before 1869. Engraving

Portrait of Dr. G. Demailque, Before 1876. Creator: LH Zeyen
Portrait of Dr. G. Demailque, Before 1876

Portrait of Caroline Henry (1839-1920) and Mary Anna Henry (1834-1903), Circa 1860s. Daughters of Secretary Joseph Henry

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