Wright Flyer First heavier-than-air powered flight, 1903. |
Spirit of St. Louis First solo Atalantic crossing by Charles Lindbergh, 1927. |
Spirit of St. Louis View showing cockpit interior. |
Ford Tri-Motor |
Douglas DC-3/C47 |
Boeing 207 |
Japanese Mitsubishi Zero |
Japanese Mitsubishi Zero |
Messerschmidt 262 First operational jet powered fighter. |
Messerschmidt 262 Engines were overhauled every 10 hours! |
Bell X-1 First plane to break the "sound barrier" in level flight. Chuck Yeager, 1947. |
X-15 Rocket plane flown by Neil Armsrong and others. Holds speed record of Mach 6.72. |
Extra 260 Aerobatic plane flown by U.S. champion Patty Wagstaff. |
John Glenn space suit
Glenn was first American to orbit the earth, Gagarin was first human in space. |
U.S. Lunar Module Early version of craft that later landed on the moon. |
Apollo 15 lunar EVA suit Worn by Dave Scott on the moon, 1971. |
