Museum members and guests were treated to a VERY special talk at the museum on March 20. Alice Bowman, the Mission Operations Manager ("MOM") for the
Curtiss P-75A Hawk reaches 575 mph January 23, 1939.
On January 23, 1939, A Curtiss Hawk 75A pursuit plane, one of 100 being constructed for the French Government, “substantially exceeded all known speed
December 18, 1941: First US WWII pilot makes “Ace” in Curtiss P-40 Warhawk
18 December 1941: First Lieutenant Boyd David (“Buzz”) Wagner, United States Army Air Corps, commanding officer of the 17th Pursuit Squadron
December 12, 1953, Bell X-1A Hits Mach 2.44, A New Record
12 December 1953: On its tenth flight, U.S. Air Force test pilot Major Chuck Yeager flew the Bell X-1A rocket plane to Mach 2.44 (1,621 miles per
Moog hardware provides control for the mighty Saturn V
Image credit: NASA November 9th marks the anniversary of the first launch of the Saturn V, the most powerful rocket ever made and the one that would
Oct 26, 1925, Doolittle wins Schneider Cup in Curtiss R3C-2 Racer
The Curtiss R3C-2 Racer on display at the National Air and Space Museum. (Photo by Eric Long, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution)
14 October 1938: Curtiss-Wright 75P first flight
14 October 1938: At Buffalo, New York, test pilot Everett Edward Elliot made the first flight in the new Curtiss-Wright Corporation’s Model 75P, a
October 14, 1947, Chuck Yeager breaks the sound barrier in Bell XS-1
Air Force test pilot Captain Charles Elwood "Chuck" Yeager flew the Bell XS-1 through “the sound barrier,” something many experts had believed
Sept 28, 1923: Curtiss CR-3 Seaplane Wins the Schneider Cup
Lieutenant David Rittenhouse with Curtiss CR-3 A-6081, 1923. (National Air and Space Museum) Lieutenant David Rittenhouse, United States Navy, won