The XV-15 Tilt Rotor technology demonstrator was the culmination of efforts begun in the early 1950s to produce an aircraft that could takeoff, land, and hover like a helicopter, but with the speed of ...

Enjoy views of the Moon, along with other night sky objects, at the Udvar-Hazy Center, weather permitting. Astronomy Program Observe the Sun DC Metro Area Fridays and Saturdays from 12:00 pm to 3:00 ...

Dragonflies and other flying insects flap their paper-thin wings very fast to help them fly. Their bodies are thin and sleek.

The Laser Ranging Retroreflector is a device that reflects light so that the paths of the reflected rays are parallel to those of the original rays. Instruments placed on the lunar surface were used ...

William John Heaslip (1898--1970) was a prominent artist whose aviation-themed work, especially during World War II, was known for its accuracy and detail. This collection consists of approximately ...

The first supersonic airliner to enter service, the Concorde flew thousands of passengers across the Atlantic at twice the speed of sound for over 25 years. Designed and built by Aérospatiale of ...

At Grumman; Gene worked on the F9F Cougar, F11F Tiger, F11f-1F Super Target, F111, F14 Tomcat, X-29 Forward Sweptwing, Lunar Module(LEM), OV1 Mohawk, A6 Intruder, Ea6B Prowler, EF111 TJS, S2f Tracker, ...

W. E. Samuel was born in Germany in 1935, immigrated to the United States at age 16, and finished high school in Denver, Colorado, two years later. He graduated from the University of Colorado in 1960 ...

Lt. Col. Mark T. Doll is an accomplished polar pilot, assigned to the 109 Airlift Wing, New York Air National Guard in Scotia, NY. He has over 6500 flying hours, with over 5000 in the ski-equipped ...

Gary Maaske entered Navy Pre-Flight on February 15, 1954. He received his wings 29 July 1955. His duty stations included HU-2 DET-1 (NAS Norfolk), Flight Instructor NAAS Whiting Field (Formations Inst ...

Captain Howard W. Crews served with distinction in the U. S. Navy for twenty-seven years. That period embraced WW II and the Korean "conflict". A carrier, fighter pilot, Tie flew the relatively ...

In 1934, Daimler-Benz began designing the DB 600, the first of a highly-successful engine series. The DB 600 A/B was a supercharged, inverted V-12 rated at 746 kW (1,000 shp). Prototype deliveries ...