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North American SNJ-4 (AT-6)

Browse our collections, stories, research, and on demand content. The SNJ-4 is a derivative of a trainer ordered by the U. S. Army in 1935 and designated as the BT-9 (Basic Trainer No. 9). North ...
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Rocket Motor, Liquid Fuel, HWK 109-509 A-1

The 109-509A-1 was the power plant for the World War II German Me 163 B-1 Komet rocket fighter. It was the first variable-thrust rocket engine to be installed in a service aircraft and employed ...
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The Moon's Real Color

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Daimler-Benz DB 605 Inverted V-12 Engine

Developed from the DB-600 engine first produced in November 1937, the DB-600 series was used primarily in Messerschmitt Bf 109 and Bf 110 fighters. In 1939, a Messerschmitt 209V1, using a DB-605ARJ ...
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Allison V-1710-7 (V-1710-C4), V-12 Engine

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Launcher, SR-MK 4, Missile, Surface-to-Surface, Regulus 1

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Martin PBM-5A Mariner

The PBM (Patrol Bomber, Martin) Mariner is one of the least known patrol aircraft of World War Two, yet it was also one of the most successful. While the Consolidated PBY Catalina (see NASM collection ...
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Dayton-Wright DH-4

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 ...
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Model, Static, Douglas DC-3

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Helmet, Pressure Bubble, Aldrin, Apollo 11

This pressure helmet was made for "Buzz" Aldrin for use during the Apollo 11 mission in July 1969. The Apollo pressure helmet was a transparent bubble designed to attach to the spacesuit neck ring. It ...
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Turbojet Engine, Cutaway, General Electric J85-GE-17A

In late 1953, General Electric began a design study of a high thrust-to-weight ratio turbojet engine. The prototype J85 engine ran in January 1956, the first flight was in August 1958 as the power ...
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Rocket Engine, Liquid Fuel, J-2

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 J ...