Northrop M2-F3
As I walked through the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, I saw many airplanes and research vehicles I remember seeing as a child, either in news reports [...]
North American AT-6 Texan
The AT-6 Texan was a popular plane for most pilots during World War 2, since pilots trained in the Texan before moving on to [...]
The Little Plane That Could
They say everything in Texas is bigger, but not for this little airplane. This 1967 Ginn DSA-1 is tiny (as compared in this photo), [...]
The Stearman Biplane
[su_box title=”UPDATE: I Stand Corrected!”]July 2015: It turns out that my original post below was incorrect. I was kindly told from the Houston Wing [...]
The Clipper Flying Cloud
The Boeing 307 Stratoliner or "Clipper Flying Cloud" was the first airliner with a pressurized fuselage. First flown in 1938, it could carry 33 [...]
More of the Boeing Aviation Hanger
This is another view of the awesome Boeing Aviation Hanger at the Udvar-Hazy Center, part of the National Air and Space Museum. Without getting [...]
The Boeing Aviation Hanger
Airplanes and people have a lot in common. They come in all shapes and sizes and colors and each one excels at a particular [...]
Jetfest
Planes, planes and more planes. Just when you think you've seen one of everything, you turn the corner and there's another piece of history. [...]
The Huey
Air support has played a major role in all recent wars, especially in Vietnam. The UH-1E Huey was the first turbine-powered helicopter to enter production [...]
Skylab 2
Before there was an International Space Station, there was Skylab. With three manned missions from 1973 and 1974, Skylab laid the groundwork for long-term [...]