A Dassault Falcon 20 that was the first aircraft to be owned and operated by FedEx Express. Where to find the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum The National Air and Space Museum is located ...

A Douglas DC-3’s top speed is 230 mph, but on this particular journey the airplane was moving at a sedate 35 mph—still impressive for an aircraft ... s National Air and Space Museum’s ...

If you follow the National Air and Space Museum on Twitter, you may have seen our participation last fall in “Ask a Curator Day.” As the curator of rotary-wing aircraft, I was asked if there ...

Attracting millions of people each year, the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum contains a trove of celebrated aircraft, including Amelia Earhart's Lockheed Vega 5B, the Apollo 11 Command ...

As new aircraft take to the skies, many historical planes face decay and risk being forgotten. Fortunately, dedicated ...

Cooke, pioneer aviator of Oakland, acquired Wiseman’s second airplane, after which the National Air and Space Museum designated it as the “Wiseman-Cooke aircraft” to acknowledge both of ...

The aircraft are positioned throughout the museum, not unlike the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. The air-conditioned museum is a great indoor activity if you need ...

The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force is open ... which contains various planes used by former U.S. presidents, a large silo containing decommissioned missiles and a space-themed gallery ...