Top 20 exhibits at the National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution
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The National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution has one of the largest collections of aircraft and spacecraft in the world. There are over 30000 aviation related artifacts and 9000 plus space related artifacts in the museum inventory.
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The Space Shuttle "Enterprise" OV-101
The space shuttle orbiter "Enterprise" OV-101 was a test vehicle for atmospheric flight. It was not designed for space flight.
8 points - added 15 years ago by josephling67 -
2.
Northwest Boeing 747-100B.
6 points - added 15 years ago by josephling67 -
3.
1903 Wright Flyer
The 1903 Wright flyer was man first successful achievement with mechanized flight. The success of the Wright brothers also established the foundation for aeronautical engineering.
4 points - added 15 years ago by josephling67 -
4.
Boeing B-29 Superfortress "Enola Gay"
The B29 was one of the largest aircraft in service during the Second World War.
This particular B29, Enola Gay, was the very bomber that carried the atomic bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan
4 points - added 15 years ago by josephling67 -
5.
The German Arado Ar 234
The World’s first jet bomber
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6.
Mercury Friendship 7 Spacecraft
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7.
Grumman F-14 Tomcat
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8.
Apollo Lunar Module LM-2
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9.
An Eastern Douglas DC-3
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10.
Satellite, Explorer I
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11.
H-1 Rocket Engine
The H-1 liquid-fuel rocket engine was the 1st stage engine for the Saturn 1 and Saturn 1B rockets. These was the precursors to the Saturn V rockets that brough man to the moon.
1 point - added 15 years ago by josephling67 -
12.
Replica of the 1900 Wright Glider
To test their idea of mechanized flight, the Wright brothers built 3 gliders to test out their designs. As they were regarded merely as research tools, they were not preserved by the Wright brothers.
1 point - added 15 years ago by josephling67 -
13.
Lockheed Martin X-35B Joint Strike Fighter
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14.
Moon Rock From Apollo 17 Mission
1 point - added 15 years ago by josephling67 -
15.
Ford Trimotor
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16.
Pioneer H
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17.
Bell X-1
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18.
The Spirit of St. Louis
1 point - added 15 years ago by josephling67 -
19.
Original Star Trek Production Model Of The USS Enterprise.
1 point - added 15 years ago by josephling67 -
20.
Engineering Model of the Mariner 2
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