From the Collection: HOBNAIL BOOTS
August of 1914, the clatter of hobnails on ancient cobblestones heralded an era of unprecedented darkness. The first war of the industrial age began when German troops surged across the […]
MiG-17 “FRESCO”
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 is a swept-wing jet fighter first flown in 1950 and produced in the USSR from 1952. Operated by numerous air forces in many variants, licensed production was […]
ERCOUPE 415
A truly innovative aircraft, the Engineering and Research Company (ERCO) Ercoupe is a low-wing, single-engine, two-seat, monoplane created for the burgeoning civil aviation market prior to the Second World War. Designed […]
F-16 FIGHTING FALCON
Initially developed by General Dynamics, the F-16 Fighting Falcon is a single-engine, Mach 2 capable, multirole fighter. Using advanced aerodynamics and an innovative relaxed static stability/fly-by-wire (RSS/FBW) flight control system. With the experience […]
SD-5 OSPREY
Developed for the United States Army by Fairchild Corporation the SD-5 is a long-range, high-speed reconnaissance drone designed to provide targeting information for tactical nuclear missiles. The drone’s delta wing […]
De HAVILLAND C-7A CARIBOU
With a long history of designing light transports with excellent short take-off and landing capabilities, Canada’s De Havilland Aircraft Company stood in perfect position to exploit the instability of the […]
From the Collection: B-10 United States Army Air Forces Cloth Flight Jacket
Developed in 1943 as a replacement for the more expensive leather A-2 and the B series sheepskin lined flight jackets, the cloth B-10 became standard issue for all flight crews […]
Yak-52
Designed as a primary trainer for Soviet and Warsaw Pact pilots, the Yak-52 is a tandem-seated, single-engine, all metal monoplane powered by a 360 horsepower Vedeneyev M14P nine-cylinder radial engine. […]
TG-2 Glider
This two-seat, utility sail plane was built during World War II by Schweizer Aircraft Corporation in Elmira, NY. A basic trainer, TG-2’s were used to train glider pilots at Palmdale, […]
T-38A Talon
The T-38 Talon is a supersonic lightweight twin-engine training aircraft. The wings have no dihedral, no trim tabs or de-icing system and the tail plane is a one “all-moving” piece. […]