__NOTOC__ The List of aircraft in the Smithsonian Institution includes aircraft exhibited in the

Smithsonian Institution The Smithsonian Institution ( ), or simply the Smithsonian, is a group of museums and education and research centers, the largest such complex in the world, created by the U.S. government "for the increase and diffusion of knowledge". Found ...

National Air and Space Museum The National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution, also called the Air and Space Museum, is a museum in Washington, D.C., in the United States. Established in 1946 as the National Air Museum, it opened its main building on the N ...

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center The Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, also called the Udvar-Hazy Center, is the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum (NASM)'s annex at Washington Dulles International Airport in the Chantilly area of Fairfax County, Virginia. It holds numerous ...

, and the Paul E. Garber Preservation, Restoration, and Storage Facility. The Smithsonian Institution's collection of aircraft and spacecraft is the largest on display in the world.Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Overview
''National Air and Space Museum website''. Accessed 2010-10-29.

Aircraft displayed at the National Air and Space Museum

Bell X-1 Experimental Plane at the Smithsonian Museum 2004

The original location for the display of the Smithsonian's collection of aerospace artifacts is the National Air and Space Museum, located on the

National Mall The National Mall is a landscaped park near the downtown area of Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States. It contains and borders a number of museums of the Smithsonian Institution, art galleries, cultural institutions, and va ...

in Washington, D.C.National Air and Space Museum National Mall Building
''National Air and Space Museum website''. Accessed 2010-10-29. Most of the more famous artifacts in the collection are displayed here, including the ''

Wright Flyer The ''Wright Flyer'' (also known as the ''Kitty Hawk'', ''Flyer'' I or the 1903 ''Flyer'') made the first sustained flight by a manned heavier-than-air powered and controlled aircraft—an airplane—on December 17, 1903. Invented and flown b ...

'',

Charles Lindbergh Charles Augustus Lindbergh (February 4, 1902 – August 26, 1974) was an American aviator, military officer, author, inventor, and activist. On May 20–21, 1927, Lindbergh made the first nonstop flight from New York City to Paris, a distance o ...

's '' Spirit of St. Louis'', and the

Apollo 11 Apollo 11 (July 16–24, 1969) was the American spaceflight that first landed humans on the Moon. Commander Neil Armstrong and lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin landed the Apollo Lunar Module ''Eagle'' on July 20, 1969, at 20:17 UTC, ...

Command Module ''Columbia''. * AAI RQ-7A Shadow *

Albatros D.V The Albatros D.V is a fighter aircraft built by the Albatros Flugzeugwerke and used by the ''Luftstreitkräfte'' (Imperial German Air Service) during World War I. The D.V was the final development of the Albatros D.I family and the last Albatros ...

a * Beechcraft C17L Staggerwing *

Bell X-1 The Bell X-1 (Bell Model 44) is a rocket engine–powered aircraft, designated originally as the XS-1, and was a joint National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics–U.S. Army Air Forces–U.S. Air Force supersonic research project built by Be ...

''Glamorous Glennis'' *

Bell XP-59A Airacomet The Bell P-59 Airacomet was a single-seat, twin jet-engine fighter aircraft that was designed and built by Bell Aircraft during World War II, the first produced in the United States. As the British were further along in jet engine develop ...

* Bleriot XI * Boeing 247D *

Boeing 747 The Boeing 747 is a large, long-range wide-body airliner designed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes in the United States between 1968 and 2022. After introducing the 707 in October 1958, Pan Am wanted a jet times its size, ...

– Nose Only * Boeing F4B-4 * Boeing X-45A ''Elsie May'' * Curtiss Model D "Headless Pusher" – Replica *

Curtiss R3C-2 The Curtiss R3C is an American racing aircraft built in landplane and floatplane form. It was a single-seat biplane built by the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company. The R3C-1Also given the "paper" designation F3C as fighters in the US Navy desi ...

* Curtiss Robin J-1 ''Ole Miss'' * De Havilland DH-4 * Douglas A-4C Skyhawk * Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket *

Douglas DC-3 The Douglas DC-3 is a propeller-driven airliner manufactured by Douglas Aircraft Company, which had a lasting effect on the airline industry in the 1930s to 1940s and World War II. It was developed as a larger, improved 14-bed sleeper versi ...

Douglas DC-7 The Douglas DC-7 is an American transport aircraft built by the Douglas Aircraft Company from 1953 to 1958. A derivative of the DC-6, it was the last major piston engine-powered transport made by Douglas, being developed shortly after the earl ...

– Nose Only * Douglas SBD-6 Dauntless * Douglas World Cruiser DWC-2 ''Chicago'' * Ecker Flying Boat *

Fairchild FC-2 The Fairchild FC-1 and its derivatives were a family of light, single-engine, high-wing utility monoplanes produced in the United States in the 1920s and 1930s. The aircraft was originally designed to provide a camera platform for Sherman Fairch ...

* Fokker D.VII * Fokker T-2 * Ford 5-AT Tri-Motor * Grumman FM-1 Wildcat * Hughes H-1 Racer *

Lilienthal Normalsegelapparat The Lilienthal ''Normalsegelapparat'' (German: "Normal soaring apparatus") is a glider designed by Otto Lilienthal in Germany in the late 19th century. It is considered to be the first aeroplane to be serially produced, examples being made be ...

* Lockheed F-104A Starfighter *

Lockheed Martin RQ-3 DarkStar The RQ-3 DarkStar (known as Tier III- or "Tier three minus" during development) is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Its first flight was on March 29, 1996. The Department of Defense terminated DarkStar in January 1999, after determining the UAV ...

* Lockheed Model 8 Sirius ''Tingmissartoq'' * Lockheed U-2C * Lockheed Vega 5B * Lockheed Vega 5C ''Winnie Mae'' * Lockheed XP-80 Shooting Star ''Lulu Belle'' *

Macchi C.202 Folgore The Macchi C.202 ''Folgore'' (Italian "thunderbolt") was an Italian fighter aircraft developed and manufactured by Macchi Aeronautica. It was operated mainly by the ''Regia Aeronautica'' (''RA''; Royal (Italian) Air Force) in and around the Seco ...

McDonnell FH-1 Phantom The McDonnell FH Phantom is a twinjet fighter aircraft designed and first flown during World War II for the United States Navy. The Phantom was the first purely jet-powered aircraft to land on an American aircraft carrier and the first jet deplo ...

* Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6/R3 * Messerschmitt Me 262 A-1a Swallow * Mitsubushi A6M5 Model 52 Zero *

North American P-51D Mustang Over twenty variants of the North American P-51 Mustang fighter were produced from 1940, when it first flew, to after World War II, some of which were employed also in the Korean War and in several other conflicts. Allison-engined Mustangs N ...

North American X-15 The North American X-15 is a hypersonic rocket-powered aircraft. It was operated by the United States Air Force and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration as part of the X-plane series of experimental aircraft. The X-15 set spee ...

* Northrop 4A Alpha *

Northrop Gamma The Northrop Gamma was a single-engine all-metal monoplane cargo aircraft used in the 1930s. Towards the end of its service life, it was developed into the A-17 light bomber. Design and development The Gamma was a further development of the su ...

''Polar Star'' *

Northrop M2-F3 The Northrop M2-F3 was a heavyweight lifting body rebuilt from the Northrop M2-F2 after it crashed at the Dryden Flight Research Center in 1967. It was modified with an additional third vertical fin - centered between the tip fins - to improve ...

Pfalz D.XII The Pfalz D.XII was a German fighter aircraft built by Pfalz Flugzeugwerke. Designed by Rudolph Gehringer as a successor to the Pfalz D.III, the D.XII entered service in significant numbers near the end of the First World War. It was the last Pfa ...

* Piper J-2 Cub * Pitcairn PA-5 Mailwing * Pitts S-1S Special * Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.8 * Rutan Model 76 Voyager * Rutan/Scaled Composites Model 316 ''SpaceShipOne'' * Ryan NYP ''Spirit of St. Louis'' * Sopwith 7F.1 Snipe * SPAD S.XIII ''Smith IV'' * Supermarine Spitfire HF. Mk. VIIc * Voisin VIII * Wittman Buster ''Chief Oshkosh'' * Wright EX ''Vin Fiz Flyer'' * 1903 ''Wright Flyer'' * 1909 Wright Military Flyer

Aircraft displayed at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

SR-71 Blackbird at the Udvar-Hazy Center

Opened in 2003, the

, located near

Washington Dulles International Airport Washington Dulles International Airport , typically referred to as Dulles International Airport, Dulles Airport, Washington Dulles, or simply Dulles ( ), is an international airport in the Eastern United States, located in Loudoun County and F ...

Fairfax County, Virginia Fairfax County, officially the County of Fairfax, is a county in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is part of Northern Virginia and borders both the city of Alexandria and Arlington County and forms part of the suburban ring of Washington, D. ...

,National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
''National Air and Space Museum website''. Accessed 2010-10-29. features thousands of artifacts for which insufficient space could be found for display in the museum's National Mall building. The James S. McDonnell Space Hangar, opened in 2004, is incorporated into the Udvar-Hazy Center.National Air and Space Museum Press Kit, Artifacts on Display at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center * Aeronca C-2 Collegian * Aichi M6A1 Seiran * American Aerolights Double Eagle * Arado Ar 234 B-2 Blitz * Arlington Sisu 1A * Arrow Sport A2-60 *

Autogiro Company of America AC-35 The Autogiro Company of America AC-35 was an early attempt to make a roadable aircraft in the United States during the 1930s. Although it was successfully tested, it did not enter production; a 1960s attempt to revive the aircraft in a non-roadabl ...

* Baldwin Red Devil *

Beck-Mahoney Sorceress The Beck-Mahoney ''Sorceress'' was a racing staggerwing biplane originally designed by the father and son team of Lee and Seldon Mahoney with later improvements accomplished by pilot Don Beck. The aircraft is notable as being the first biplane t ...

* Bede BD-5B * Beechcraft 35 Bonanza ''Waikiki Beech'' * Beechcraft Model 18 "Twin Beech" *

Beechcraft King Air The Beechcraft King Air is a line of American utility aircraft produced by Beechcraft. The King Air line comprises a number of twin-turboprop models that have been divided into two families. The Model 90 and 100 series developed in the 1960s ...

* Bell 206L-1 LongRanger II '' Spirit of Texas'' * Bell Model 30 ''Genevieve'' * Bell H-13J * Bell 47B * Bell AH-1F Cobra *

Bell UH-1H Iroquois The Bell UH-1 Iroquois (nicknamed "Huey") is a utility military helicopter designed and produced by the American aerospace company Bell Helicopter. It is the first member of the prolific Huey family, as well as the first turbine-powered helic ...

''Smokey III'' * Bell XV-15 TRRA * Bellanca CF * Benoist-Korn Type XII * Bensen B-6 Gyroglider * Bensen B-8M Gyrocopter ''Spirit of Kitty Hawk'' *

Boeing 307 Stratoliner The Boeing Model 307 Stratoliner (or Strato-Clipper in Pan American service, or C-75 in USAAF service) is an American stressed-skin four-engine low-wing tailwheel monoplane airliner derived from the B-17 Flying Fortress bomber, which entered co ...

''Clipper Flying Cloud'' * Boeing 367-80 *

Boeing B-29 Superfortress The Boeing B-29 Superfortress is an American four-engined propeller-driven heavy bomber, designed by Boeing and flown primarily by the United States during World War II and the Korean War. Named in allusion to its predecessor, the B-17 Fl ...

Enola Gay The ''Enola Gay'' () is a Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber, named after Enola Gay Tibbets, the mother of the pilot, Colonel Paul Tibbets. On 6 August 1945, piloted by Tibbets and Robert A. Lewis during the final stages of World War II, it ...

'' * Boeing FB-5 Hawk *

Boeing P-26A Peashooter The Boeing P-26 "Peashooter" was the first American production all-metal fighter aircraft and the first pursuit monoplane to enter squadron service with the United States Army Air Corps. Designed and built by Boeing, the prototype first flew in ...

* Boeing-Stearman Model 75 "Kaydet" * Bowlus 1-S-2100 Senior Albatross ''Falcon'' * Bowlus BA-100 Baby Albatross * Bücker Bü 133C Jungmeister *

CASA 352L The Junkers Ju 52/3m (nicknamed ''Tante Ju'' ("Aunt Ju") and ''Iron Annie'') is a transport aircraft that was designed and manufactured by German aviation company Junkers. Development of the Ju 52 commenced during 1930, headed by German aeron ...

Caudron G.4 The Caudron G.4 was a French biplane with twin engines, widely used during World War I as a bomber. It was designed by René and Gaston Caudron as an improvement over their single-engined Caudron G.3. The aircraft employed wing warping for b ...

* Cessna O-1A Bird Dog *

Cessna 152 The Cessna 152 is an American two-seat, fixed- tricycle-gear, general aviation airplane, used primarily for flight training and personal use. It was based on the earlier Cessna 150 incorporating a number of minor design changes and a slightly ...

Cessna 180 The Cessna 180 Skywagon is a four- or six-seat, fixed conventional gear general aviation airplane which was produced between 1953 and 1981. Though the design is no longer in production, many of these aircraft are still in use as personal aircr ...

'' Spirit of Columbus'' * Chance-Vought RF-8G Crusader *

Concorde The Aérospatiale/BAC Concorde () is a retired Franco-British supersonic airliner jointly developed and manufactured by Sud Aviation (later Aérospatiale) and the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC). Studies started in 1954, and France an ...

Cosmos Phase II The Cosmos Phase II and Phase III are a series of French two-seat flying wing ultralight trikes that were produced by Cosmos ULM of Fontaine-lès-Dijon and now by Cosmos Ultralight of Puente de Ixtla, Mexico. The aircraft are supplied as fact ...

* Curtiss 1A "Gulfhawk" * Curtiss F9C-2 Sparrowhawk *

Curtiss JN-4D Jenny The Curtiss JN "Jenny" was a series of biplanes built by the Curtiss Aeroplane Company of Hammondsport, New York, later the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company. Although the Curtiss JN series was originally produced as a training aircraft for th ...

* Curtiss KD2C-2 Skeet * Curtiss Model E Flying Boat * Curtiss N-9H * Curtiss P-40E Kittyhawk *

Curtiss SB2C-5 Helldiver The Curtiss SB2C Helldiver is a dive bomber developed by Curtiss-Wright during World War II. As a carrier-based bomber with the United States Navy (USN), in Pacific theaters, it supplemented and replaced the Douglas SBD Dauntless. A few surviv ...

* DSI/NASA Oblique Wing RPV *

Dassault Falcon 20 The Dassault Falcon 20 is a French business jet developed and manufactured by Dassault Aviation. The first business jet developed by the firm, it became the first of a family of business jets to be produced under the same name; of these, both t ...

* De Havilland Canada DHC-1A Chipmunk * Delta Wing Mariah M-9 * Delta Wing Model 162 * Delta Wing Phoenix VI.B * Delta Wing Streak * Delta Wing Viper 175 * Dornier Do 335A-1 Pfeil * Double Eagle II Gondola * Douglas M-2 * Eipper-Formance Cumulus 10 * Fairchild FC-2W2 ''Stars and Stripes'' * Farman Sport * Focke-Achgelis Fa 330 A-1 * Focke-Wulf Fw 190 F-8/R1 * Fowler-Gage Tractor * Frankfort TG-1A * Fulton Airphibian *

General Atomics MQ-1 Predator The General Atomics MQ-1 Predator (often referred to as the predator drone) is an American remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) built by General Atomics that was used primarily by the United States Air Force (USAF) and Central Intelligence Agency ( ...

* Globe XKD5G-1 * Globe Swift GC-1A *

Grob 102 Standard Astir III Grob may refer to: * Grob Aerospace, a German aircraft manufacturer * Grob fragmentation, an elimination reaction between an electrofuge and nucleofuge on an aliphatic chain * GrOb or Grazhdanskaya Oborona, a Russian punk band People with the su ...

* Grumman A-6E Intruder * Grumman C-164 Ag-Cat *

Grumman F-14 Tomcat The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is an American carrier-capable supersonic, twin-engine, two-seat, twin-tail, variable-sweep wing fighter aircraft. The Tomcat was developed for the United States Navy's Naval Fighter Experimental (VFX) program after the ...

* Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat * Grumman F8F-2 Bearcat ''Conquest I'' * Grumman G-21 Goose * Grumman G-22 Gulfhawk II * Grunau Baby II B-2 * Gyro 2000 Ikenga 530Z * Gyrodyne QH-50C DASH *

Halberstadt CL.IV The Halberstadt CL.IV was a German ground attack aircraft of World War I. Design and development Karl Thies, chief designer of the Halberstädter Flugzeugwerke, G.m.b.H., designed the CL.IV as a replacement for the CL.II. As the CL.II had prov ...

* Hawker Hurricane Mk.IIC *

Heinkel He 219 The Heinkel He 219 ''Uhu'' ("Eagle-Owl") is a night fighter that served with the German Luftwaffe in the later stages of World War II. A relatively sophisticated design, the He 219 possessed a variety of innovations, including Lichtenstein SN ...

Hiller Flying Platform The Hiller VZ-1 Pawnee (U.S. Army designation; earlier Army designation: HO-1) was a unique direct-lift rotor aircraft, using contra-rotating ducted fans for lift inside a platform upon which the single pilot shifted body weight for directional ...

* Hiller XH-44 * Hiller XHOE-1 Hornet * Hiller YROE * Horten Ho 229 * Horten H.IIIF * Horten H.IIIH * Horten VI V2 * Huff-Daland Duster *

Kaman K-225 The Kaman K-225 is an American experimental helicopter developed by Kaman Aircraft. One example was modified to become the world's first gas turbine-powered helicopter. Design and development The K-125 was Charles Kaman's first helicopter, ...

* Kawanishi N1K2-Ja Shiden Kai * Kawasaki Ki-45 Toryu * Kellett XO-60 * Kreider-Reisner C-4C Challenger * Kugisho MXY7 Ohka Model 22 * Kyushu J7W1 Shinden *

Laird-Turner Meteor LTR-14 The Laird-Turner RT-14 Meteor, also called the Turner TR-14, Ring Free Meteor, PESCO Special, Miss Champion, Turner Special and the Turner Meteor was the winning aircraft of the 1938 and 1939 Thompson Trophy races. Design and development The ai ...

* Langley Aerodrome A * Lear Jet 23 * Lippisch DM-1 * Lockheed 1049F-55-96 Constellation * Lockheed Martin X-35B Joint Strike Fighter *

Lockheed P-38J Lightning The Lockheed P-38 Lightning is an American single-seat, twin piston-engined fighter aircraft that was used during World War II. Developed for the United States Army Air Corps by the Lockheed Corporation, the P-38 incorporated a distinctive twi ...

* Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird * Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star * Loening OA-1A San Francisco * Loudenslager Laser 200 * MacCready Gossamer Albatross * Manta Pterodactyl Fledgling *

Martin B-26 Marauder The Martin B-26 Marauder is an American twin-engined medium bomber that saw extensive service during World War II. The B-26 was built at two locations: Baltimore, Maryland, and Omaha, Nebraska, by the Glenn L. Martin Company. First used in t ...

Flak Bait ''Flak-Bait'' is a Martin B-26 Marauder aircraft that holds the record within the United States Army Air Forces for the number of bombing missions survived during World War II. Manufactured in Baltimore, Maryland as a B-26B-25-MA, by Glenn L. Mar ...

'' * Martin PTV-N-2 Gorgon IV * McDonnell KDH-1 Katydid * McDonnell F-4S Phantom II * McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet *

Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet The Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet is a rocket-powered interceptor aircraft primarily designed and produced by the German aircraft manufacturer Messerschmitt. It is the only operational rocket-powered fighter aircraft in history as well as ...

* Mignet HM.14 Pou du Ciel ''La Cucaracha'' *

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 (russian: Микоя́н и Гуре́вич МиГ-15; USAF/DoD designation: Type 14; NATO reporting name: Fagot) is a jet fighter aircraft developed by Mikoyan-Gurevich for the Soviet Union. The MiG-15 was one of ...

bis * Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21F-13 * Mitchell U-2 Superwing *

Monnett Moni __NOTOC__ The Monnett Moni is a sport aircraft developed in the United States in the early 1980s and marketed for homebuilding. Designed by John Monnett, who coined the term "air recreation vehicle" to describe it, it is a single-seat motorgli ...

* Monocoupe 110 Special ''Little Butch'' * Mooney M-18C Mite * Nagler-Rolz NR 54 V2 * Nakajima J1N1-S Gekko *

Nakajima Kikka The was Japan's first jet aircraft. It was developed late in World War II and the first prototype had only flown once before the end of the conflict. It was also called . Design and development After the Japanese military attaché in Germany w ...

* Naval Aircraft Factory N3N * Nelson BB-1 Dragonfly * Nieuport 28 C.1 * North American F-86A Sabre *

North American F-100 Super Sabre The North American F-100 Super Sabre is an American supersonic jet fighter aircraft that served with the United States Air Force (USAF) from 1954 to 1971 and with the Air National Guard (ANG) until 1979. The first of the Century Series of ...

North American P-51C Mustang Over twenty variants of the North American P-51 Mustang fighter were produced from 1940, when it first flew, to after World War II, some of which were employed also in the Korean War and in several other conflicts. Allison-engined Mustangs ...

''Excalibur III'' * North American Rockwell Shrike Commander 500S ''Sweetie Face'' *

Northrop N-1M The Northrop N-1M (''Northrop Model 1 Mockup''), also known by the nickname "Jeep", is a retired American experimental aircraft used in the development of the flying wing concept by Northrop Aircraft during the 1940s. Design and development ...

* Northrop P-61C Black Widow * P-V Engineering Forum PV-2 * Pathfinder Plus *

Piper J-3 Cub The Piper J-3 Cub is an American light aircraft that was built between 1938 and 1947 by Piper Aircraft. The aircraft has a simple, lightweight design which gives it good low-speed handling properties and short-field performance. The Cub is Pi ...

Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser The Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser is an American three-seat, high wing, single-engine conventional landing gear-equipped light aircraft that was produced by Piper Aircraft between 1946-48. The PA-12 was an upgraded and redesignated Piper J-5.Plane ...

''City of Washington'' * Piper PA-18 Super Cub *

Piper PA-23 Apache The Piper PA-23, named Apache and later Aztec, is an American four- to six-seat twin-engined light aircraft aimed at the general-aviation market. The United States Navy and military forces in other countries also used it in small numbers. Origin ...

* Pitts Special S-1C ''Little Stinker'' *

Republic F-105D Thunderchief The Republic F-105 Thunderchief is an American supersonic fighter-bomber that served with the United States Air Force from 1958 to 1984. Capable of Mach 2, it conducted the majority of strike bombing missions during the early years of the Viet ...

* Republic P-47D Thunderbolt *

Robinson R22 The Robinson R22 is a two-seat, two-bladed, single-engine light utility helicopter manufactured by Robinson Helicopter Company. It was designed in 1973 by Frank D. Robinson, and has been in production since 1979. Development The majority of fl ...

* Robinson R44 Astro * Rotorway Scorpion Too *

Rutan Quickie The Rutan Quickie is a lightweight single-seat taildragger aircraft of composite construction, configured with tandem wings. The Quickie was primarily designed by Burt Rutan as a low-powered, highly efficient kit-plane. Its tandem wing desig ...

* Rutan VariEze * Ryan PT-22A Recruit *

SPAD XVI SPAD may refer to: In aircraft manufacture * Société Pour L'Aviation et ses Dérivés, also Société Provisoire des Aéroplanes Deperdussin and Blériot-SPAD, French aircraft manufacturer (1912–1921) * SPAD VII, SPAD S.XII and SPAD S.XIII, F ...

* Schweizer SGU 2-22EK * Sharp DR 90 Nemesis * Sikorsky HH-52A Seaguard * Sikorsky HO5S-1 * Sikorsky JRS-1 * Sikorsky YH-19A *

Sikorsky X2 The Sikorsky X2 is an experimental high-speed compound helicopter with coaxial rotors, developed by Sikorsky Aircraft, that made its first flight in 2008 and was officially retired in 2011. Design and development Sikorsky developed the X2 heli ...

* Space Shuttle ''Discovery'' * Sportwings Valkyrie * Stanley Nomad *

Stinson L-5 Sentinel The Stinson L-5 Sentinel is a World War II-era liaison aircraft used by the United States Army Air Forces, U.S. Army Ground Forces, U.S. Marine Corps and the British Royal Air Force. It was produced by the Stinson Division of the Vultee Aircr ...

* Stits SA-2A Sky Baby * Story Little Gee Bee * Sukhoi Su-26M * Travel Air D4D * Ultraflight Sales Ltd. Lazair SS EC * Verville Sperry Messenger * Virgin Atlantic Global Flyer * Vought F4U-1D Corsair * Vought-Sikorsky OS2U-3 Kingfisher * Vought-Sikorsky XR-4C * Waterman Aerobile * Weedhopper JC-24C *

Westland Lysander The Westland Lysander is a British army co-operation and liaison aircraft produced by Westland Aircraft that was used immediately before and during the Second World War. After becoming obsolete in the army co-operation role, the aircraft' ...

* 1908 Wright Military Flyer-reproduction

Aircraft at the Paul E. Garber Facility

Located in

Suitland, Maryland Suitland is an unincorporated community and census designated place (CDP) in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, approximately one mile (1.6 km) southeast of Washington, D.C. As of the 2020 census, its population was 25,839. Pr ...

, the Paul E. Garber Preservation, Restoration, and Storage Facility is a 32-building complex used for storage and restoration of aircraft and spacecraft in the National Air and Space Museum collection.Paul E. Garber Preservation, Restoration, and Storage Facility
''National Air and Space Museum website''. Accessed 2010-10-29. The Garber Facility's collection of aerospacecraft is in the process of being transferred to the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. It is planned that in the future, all restoration work performed by the NASM on its exhibits will be conducted at the Udvar-Hazy Center.Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center - Looking Ahead
, ''National Air and Space Museum website''. Accessed 2010-10-29. *

Abrams P-1 Explorer The Abrams P-1 Explorer was an American purpose-designed aerial photography and survey aircraft that first flew in November 1937. Design and development The Explorer was designed by aerial survey pioneer Talbert Abrams, to meet his needs for a s ...

* Aichi B7A2 Ryusei *

Antonov An-2 The Antonov An-2 ("kukuruznik"—corn crop duster; USAF/DoD reporting name Type 22, NATO reporting name Colt) is a Soviet mass-produced single-engine biplane utility/agricultural aircraft designed and manufactured by the Antonov Design Bure ...

* Applebay Zuni II * Arado Ar 196 A-5 * Bachem Ba 349 B-1 Natter * Bell Model 65 ATV (Air Test Vehicle) *

Bell P-39Q Airacobra The Bell P-39 Airacobra is a fighter aircraft, fighter produced by Bell Aircraft for the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. It was one of the principal American fighters in service when the United States entered combat. The P-39 ...

* Bell P-63A Kingcobra *

Bellanca 14-13 The Bellanca 14-13 Cruisair Senior and its successors were a family of light aircraft that were manufactured in the United States by AviaBellanca Aircraft after World War II. They were a follow-up to the prewar Bellanca 14-7 and its deriv ...

* Blohm & Voss BV 155 V2 *

Boeing KC-97G Stratotanker The Boeing KC-97 Stratofreighter is a four-engined, piston-powered United States strategic tanker aircraft based on the Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter. It replaced the KB-29 and was succeeded by the Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker. Design and developme ...

– cockpit and rear fuselage only * Bücker Bü 181 B-1 Bestmann *

Cessna O-2A The Cessna O-2 Skymaster (nicknamed "Oscar Deuce") is a military version of the Cessna 337 Super Skymaster, used for forward air control (FAC) and psychological operations (PSYOPS) by the US military between 1967 and 2010. Design and develop ...

* Cierva C.8W *

Convair 240 The Convair CV-240 is an American airliner that Convair manufactured from 1947 to 1954, initially as a possible replacement for the ubiquitous Douglas DC-3. Featuring a more modern design with cabin pressurization, the 240 series made some inro ...

* Convair XFY-1 Pogo * Convair XF2Y-1 Sea Dart * Culver TD2C-1 * Curtiss (NAF) TS-2/3 * Curtiss-Wright X-100 * Custer CCW-1 *

de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito The de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito is a British twin-engined, shoulder-winged, multirole combat aircraft, introduced during the Second World War. Unusual in that its frame was constructed mostly of wood, it was nicknamed the "Wooden Wonder", or " ...

* Douglas A-1H Skyraider * ERCO Ercoupe 415-C * Fairchild PT-19A Cornell *

Felixstowe F5L The twin-engine F5L was one of the Felixstowe F series of flying boats developed by John Cyril Porte at the Seaplane Experimental Station, Felixstowe, England, during the First World War for production in America. A civilian version of the air ...

– hull only * Focke-Wulf Ta 152 H-0/R11 *

Goodyear Inflatoplane The Goodyear Inflatoplane was an inflatable x-plane (aircraft), experimental aircraft made by the Goodyear Aircraft Company, a subsidiary of Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, well known for the Goodyear blimp. Although it seemed an improbable proj ...

* Grumman F9F-6 Cougar * Grumman Tarpon I * Heinkel He 162 A-2 Spatz *

Helio Courier The Helio Courier is a cantilever high-wing light STOL utility aircraft designed in 1949. Around 500 of these aircraft were manufactured in Pittsburg, Kansas, from 1954 until 1974 by the Helio Aircraft Company. The design featured four leadin ...

* Herrick HV-2A Vertaplane * Helwan HA-200B Al-Kahira *

Ilyushin Il-2 The Ilyushin Il-2 ( Russian: Илью́шин Ил-2) is a ground-attack plane that was produced by the Soviet Union in large numbers during the Second World War. The word ''shturmovík'' (Cyrillic: штурмовик), the generic Russian term ...

* Junkers Ju 388 L-1 * J.V. Martin K.III Kitten * Kawanishi N1K1 Kyofu * Kugisho P1Y1 Ginga * Lockheed XC-35 Electra *

McDonnell RF-101C Voodoo The McDonnell F-101 Voodoo is a supersonic jet fighter which served the United States Air Force (USAF) and the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). Initially designed by McDonnell Aircraft Corporation as a long-range bomber escort (known as a ' ...

– nose only * McDonnell XHJD-1 Whirlaway * McDonnell XV-1 * McDonnell F-4A Phantom II ''Sageburner'' * Messerschmitt Me 410 A-3/U1 * Mitsubishi G4M3 Model 34 Betty – nose and fuselage section only * Morane-Saulnier MS.500 * Nakajima B6N2 Tenzan * Nakajima C6N1-S Saiun *

Naval Aircraft Modification Unit KDN Gorgon The Naval Aircraft Modification Unit KDN Gorgon, originally designated TD2N, was an early jet-powered target drone developed by the Bureau of Aeronautics and constructed by the Naval Aircraft Modification Unit for use by the United States Navy. F ...

* Noorduyn YC-64 Norseman IV *

North American FJ-1 Fury The North American FJ-1 Fury was the first operational jet aircraft in United States Navy service, and was developed by North American Aviation as the NA-135.North American O-47A * North American SNJ-4 *

Northrop T-38 Talon The Northrop T-38 Talon is a two-seat, twinjet supersonic jet trainer. It was the world's first, and the most produced, supersonic trainer. The T-38 remains in service in several air forces. The United States Air Force (USAF) operates the most ...

Northrop XP-56 Black Bullet The Northrop XP-56 Black Bullet was a unique prototype fighter interceptor built by the Northrop Corporation. It was one of the most radical of the experimental aircraft built during World War II. Ultimately, it was unsuccessful and did not en ...

* P-V Engineering Forum XHRP-X *

Platt-LePage XR-1 The Platt-LePage XR-1, also known by the company designation PL-3,Francillon 1990, p.49. was an early American transverse rotors helicopter, built by the Platt-LePage Aircraft Company of Eddystone, Pennsylvania. The winner of a United States Ar ...

* Republic XP-84 Thunderjet – Forward fuselage only *

Republic RC-3 Seabee The Republic RC-3 Seabee is an all-metal amphibious sports aircraft designed by Percival Spencer and manufactured by the Republic Aircraft Corporation. Design and development The RC-3 Seabee was designed by Percival Hopkins "Spence" Spencer ...

* Saab J 29F Tunnan * Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-2 * Sikorsky XR-5 * Stearman-Hammond Y-1S *

Stout Skycar The Stout Skycar was a series of four one-off American light aircraft of the 1930s. Development William Bushnell Stout was a prolific designer of road vehicles and aircraft, including the Ford Trimotor series. He was founder of the Stout Metal A ...

* Vertol VZ-2A * Verville Sport Trainer AT * Vultee BT-13A Valiant * Waco 9 * Waco UIC *

Waterman Whatsit The Whatsit was a swept-wing, tail-less airplane designed by Waldo Waterman between 1911 (when he first got the idea) and 1932 (when the prototype was finally in testing phase). Waterman completed the prototype with friend and fellow engineer, Max ...

* Windecker Eagle *

Yakovlev Yak-18 The Yakovlev Yak-18 (russian: Яковлев Як-18; NATO reporting name Max) is a tandem two-seat military primary trainer aircraft manufactured in the Soviet Union. Originally powered by one 119 kW (160 hp) Shvetsov M-11FR-1 radial p ...

Aircraft at the National Museum of African American History and Culture

The

National Museum of African American History and Culture The National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) is a Smithsonian Institution museum located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., in the United States. It was established in December 2003 and opened its permanent home in ...

has on display a restored World War II-era PT-13 Stearman

biplane A biplane is a fixed-wing aircraft with two main wings stacked one above the other. The first powered, controlled aeroplane to fly, the Wright Flyer, used a biplane wing arrangement, as did many aircraft in the early years of aviation. While a ...

, used to train

Tuskegee Airmen The Tuskegee Airmen were a group of primarily African American military pilots (fighter and bomber) and airmen who fought in World War II. They formed the 332d Fighter Group and the 477th Fighter Group, 477th Bombardment Group (Medium) of the ...

Moton Field Moton may refer to: People Given name * Moton Hopkins (born 1986), American professional gridiron football player Surname * LeVelle Moton (born 1974), American college basketball coach * Robert Russa Moton (1867–1940), African American educato ...

Aircraft on loan

* Akerman Tailless * Berliner Helicopter No. 5 * Curtiss NC-4 *

Curtiss-Wright XP-55 Ascender The Curtiss-Wright XP-55 Ascender (company designation CW-24) is a 1940s United States prototype fighter aircraft built by Curtiss-Wright. Along with the Vultee XP-54 and Northrop XP-56, it resulted from United States Army Air Corps proposal ...

* Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina * de Havilland DH.4 (replica) * Douglas VB-26B Invader * Focke-Wulf Fw 190 D-9 * Kugisho MXY7 K-2 Ohka * Martin PBM-5A Mariner * Mitsubishi A6M7 Model 63 Zero *

Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa The Nakajima Ki-43 ''Hayabusa'' (, "Peregrine falcon", "Army Type 1 Fighter" ) is a single-engine land-based tactical fighter used by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service in World War II. The Allied reporting name was "Oscar", but it was ...

* Nakajima Ki-115 Tsurugi *

Piper L-4 Grasshopper The Piper J-3 Cub is an American light aircraft that was built between 1938 and 1947 by Piper Aircraft. The aircraft has a simple, lightweight design which gives it good low-speed handling properties and short-field performance. The Cub is Pi ...

* Ryan X-13 Vertijet * Stinson SR-10F Reliant *

Vought V-173 The Vought V-173 "Flying Pancake" was an American experimental test aircraft built as part of the Vought XF5U program during World War II. Both the V-173 and the XF5U featured an unorthodox "all-wing" design consisting of flat, somewhat disk-sh ...

* Wiseman-Cooke

References

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