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Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center: X-35B Joint Strike Fighter, A-6E Intruder, F-4S Phantom II, Sikorsky UH-34D Seahorse, UH-1H Iroquois “Huey” Smokey III, F-105D Thunderchief, F4U-1D Corsair, P-40E, SR-71 Blackbird, et al
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center: X-35B Joint Strike Fighter, A-6E Intruder, F-4S Phantom II, Sikorsky UH-34D Seahorse, UH-1H Iroquois “Huey” Smokey III, F-105D Thunderchief, F4U-1D Corsair, P-40E, SR-71 Blackbird, et al

Quoting Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum | Lockheed Martin X-35B STOVL: This aircraft is the first X-35 ever built. It was originally the X-35A and was modified to include the lift-fan engine for testing of the STOVL concept. Among its many test records, this aircraft was the first in history to achieve a short [...]

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Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center: SR-71 Blackbird (tail view)
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center: SR-71 Blackbird (tail view)

See more photos of this, and the Wikipedia article. Details, quoting from Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum | Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird: No reconnaissance aircraft in history has operated globally in more hostile airspace or with such complete impunity than the SR-71, the world’s fastest jet-propelled aircraft. The Blackbird’s performance and operational achievements placed it [...]

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Europe Opens New Asteroid-Hunting Center
Europe Opens New Asteroid-Hunting Center

Europe has a new hub that will help coordinate scientists' efforts to detect and track potentially dangerous asteroids. The European Space Agency inaugurated its Near-Earth Object (NEO) Coordination Center today (May 22), cutting the ribbon on a …

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Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center: south hangar panorama, including Air France Concorde, Boeing 307 Stratoliner “Clipper Flying Cloud”, De Havilland-Canada DHC-1A Chipmunk Pennzoil Special, Monocoupe 110 Special among others
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center: south hangar panorama, including Air France Concorde, Boeing 307 Stratoliner “Clipper Flying Cloud”, De Havilland-Canada DHC-1A Chipmunk Pennzoil Special, Monocoupe 110 Special among others

Quoting Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum | Monocoupe 110 Special: Air show pilot and aerobatic champion W. W. "Woody" Edmondson thrilled audiences with his Monocoupe 110 Special throughout the 1940s. Edmondson, who named the airplane Little Butch for its bulldog-like appearance, placed second to "Bevo" Howard and his Bücker Jungmeister in the 1946 and [...]

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Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center: south hangar panorama, including Air France Concorde, De Havilland-Canada DHC-1A Chipmunk Pennzoil Special among others
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center: south hangar panorama, including Air France Concorde, De Havilland-Canada DHC-1A Chipmunk Pennzoil Special among others

Quoting Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum | Concorde, Fox Alpha, Air France: The first supersonic airliner to enter service, the Concorde flew thousands of passengers across the Atlantic at twice the speed of sound for over 25 years. Designed and built by Aérospatiale of France and the British Aviation Corporation, the graceful Concorde was [...]

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Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center: South hangar panorama, including stunt planes hanging over the Concorde, among others
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center: South hangar panorama, including stunt planes hanging over the Concorde, among others

Quoting Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum | Monocoupe 110 Special: Air show pilot and aerobatic champion W. W. "Woody" Edmondson thrilled audiences with his Monocoupe 110 Special throughout the 1940s. Edmondson, who named the airplane Little Butch for its bulldog-like appearance, placed second to "Bevo" Howard and his Bücker Jungmeister in the 1946 and [...]

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