Maj. Gen. Jeannie Leavitt entered the U.S. Air Force in 1992, earning her commission as a distinguished graduate of the Air Force ROTC program. Leavitt was initially denied her request to fly the ...

Amelia Earhart was awarded this medal in recognition of her transatlantic flight in June 1928. With that flight Earhart became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic, though she was merely a ...

A letter and poster from John Konrad, Chief Pilot with Chance Vought, to Wilson C. Travis, a young boy, regarding the Chance Vought F7U-3 Cutlass. Biographical / Historical John William Konrad was a ...

The BMW 801 was the first German high-performance, air-cooled radial engine of new design introduced after the start of World War II. Introduction of a cooling fan in the cowl nose opening, operating ...

Visit us in Washington, DC and Chantilly, VA to explore hundreds of the world’s most significant objects in aviation and space history. Free timed-entry passes are required for the Museum in DC.

Visit us in Washington, DC and Chantilly, VA to explore hundreds of the world’s most significant objects in aviation and space history. Free timed-entry passes are required for the Museum in DC.

The classic Beechcraft Bonanza was introduced in 1947 and is still built today by Textron Aviation. The four-place aircraft sported all-metal construction and retractable landing gear for the ...

The United States possessed no combat-worthy aircraft upon entry into World War I in 1917. Several European aircraft were considered. The British DH-4 was selected because of its comparatively simple ...

D2.His.16.6-8. Organize applicable evidence into a coherent argument about the past.

Visit us in Washington, DC and Chantilly, VA to explore hundreds of the world’s most significant objects in aviation and space history. Free timed-entry passes are required for the Museum in DC.

Begun in 1949, the J71 was the first turbojet wholly developed by Allison, drawing on the company's technology base from its uprating of the J33 and J35 turbojets, and development of the T38 and T40 ...