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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
Satellite, Pioneer I, Reconstructed Replica, 1963. CreatorThis is a replica of a Pioneer satellite intended to orbit the moon. Pioneer 1 was launched on October 11, 1958, but the final velocity was insufficient to escape the earths gravity
North American P-51D-30-NA Mustang, 1945. Creator: North American Aviation IncSingle-engine, low-wing, long-range fighter. 1, 128 cm (444 in.), Length 983 cm (387 in.), Height 371 cm (146 in.), Weight 3, 465 kg (7, 635 lb)
Rolls-Royce Condor IA, V-12 Engine, 1921. Creator: Rolls-RoyceFollowing its success as an automobile manufacturer, Rolls-Royce, Ltd. began design and development of aircraft engines at the request of the British Admiralty at the beginning of World War I
Curtiss Conqueror V-1570-53 (G1V-1570-F), V-12 Engine, ca. 1928Glenn Curtiss of Hammondsport, New York, who built and raced bicycles early in the twentieth century, later raced, designed and built motorcycles and motorcycle engines
Royal Aircraft Factory RAF-1a, V-8 Engine, ca. 1914. Creator: Royal Aircraft FactoryDuring World War I several types of aircraft engines were designed and developed by the Royal Aircraft Factory, a government facility located in Farnborough, England
Aeronautica Macchi C. 202 Folgore, 1940s. Creator: Macchi S. ASingle-seat, single-engine, low-wing monoplane fighter of all-metal monocoque construction; retractable, tailwheel-type landing gear
Goodyear "Pilgrim"Gondola, 1920s. Creator: Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyMetal enclosure with plexiglas windows, painted silver with blue and yellow stripes; wood paneled interior with pilots seat and 2 passenger seats; 3 cylinder radial engine, 4 bladed propeller
Maybach In-line 6 Engine, ca. 1916-1917. Creator: Maybach MotorenbauThis World War I engine, built by Germanys Maybach, was of the type that powered the Zeppelin, Schutte-Lanz, and Parseval airships or airplanes such as the Rumpler C4 and C5
Hughes H-1 Racer, ca. 1935. Creators: Hughes Aircraft Co. Glenn OdekirkExperimental, single engine, monoplane for air racing; wood wings with blue paint; yellow markings; bare aluminum fuselage
Capsule, Mercury #15B, ca. 1963. Creator: McDonnell Aircraft CorpThis Mercury capsule, number 15B, is one of two left showing the complete one-man spacecraft in its orbital configuration
Kirkham, Vertically-Opposed 6 Engine, Experimantal, 1929. Creator: Charles B. KirkhamCharles B. Kirkham of Savona, N.Y. one of the earliest and best known airplane engine designers and builders, originally built motorcycle engines, and did casting and machining for Glenn Curtiss
Cradle, Primate, 1959. Creator: Army Ballistic Missile AgencyThis cradle secured Baker, a female squirrel monkey, in her biocapsule during the first flight to recover a primate from space
Cierva C. 8W (C. 8L Mk. IV), 1928. Creator: Cierva Autogiro CompanyIn 1928, Harold Pitcairn imported Juan de la Ciervas latest Autogiro, the C.8W (also known as the C.8 Mk.IV) to the United States as an experimental testbed for his own line of rotary-wing aircraft
Packard Model 1A-1551, In-line 6 Engine, ca. 1922. Creator: Packard Motor Car CompanyIn early 1921, the Navy contracted with the Packard Motor Car Company, to develop the new Model 1A-1551 engine for its proposed ZR-1 airship, later named Shenandoah
Packard 2A-1500, Inverted V-12 Engine, Circa 1925. Creator: Packard Motor Car CompanyIn 1923, the Packard Motor Car Company began development of a new series of 12-cylinder aircraft engines that would more fully meet the requirements of the Army and Navy
Continental XR-1740-2, Sleeve Valve, Radial 14 Engine, ca. 1941. Creator: ContinentalIn 1925, Continental, a successful manufacturer of automotive engines, purchased the rights for a Burt-McCollum single-sleeve valve engine design
Basket and equipment used by Capt. H. C. Gray, USA, in a world altitude attempt in 1927U.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 AeronauticalFamed 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 AeronauticalThe 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: RenaultThe 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: UnknownIn 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 CarbideThe 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 MotorenbauOriginally 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. 1940The 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 CorporationOriginating 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 WaldenModel, 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 IncAir 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 CompanyBeginning 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, 1927Monoplane 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: UnknownPortrait of Robert Kennicott (1835-1866), Before 1866
Curtiss D-III Headless Pusher, 1912. Creator: Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor CompanyPusher 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: UnknownPortrait of Charles Rau (1826-1887), Before 1887
Curtiss CD-12 Prototype (Serial Number 1) V-12 Engine, Circa1921The 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 WhitePortrait of William Buel Franklin (1823-1903), Before 1876
Union Type 2-6, In-line 6 Engine, ca. 1917. Creator: Union Gas Engine CompanyThe 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