Stopped at the Steven F Udvar-HΓ‘zy on the way home from D.C. imgur.com/a/ZjA4RHd
Late Christmas present to myself! Went to the Steven F Udvar Hazy Center yesterday and saw the beautiful machine known as the Ilyushin IL-2 that will eventually be put on display at the Washington DC campus! reddit.com/gallery/rq6arj
Cockpit of Hawker Hurricane Mk.IIC in the National Air and Space Museum's collection. This was one of the last Hurricanes built, and was sent to the Smithsonian in exchange for a Hawker Typhoon in storage with the collection. Now displayed at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center near Dulles Airport, VA.
Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird on display in the Boeing Aviation Hangar at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Westland Lysander IIIa at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. The Lysander was used in a variety of missions, most notably inserting and extracting Allied agents in and out of Axis territory. This Lysander was built in Canada, and was acquired in the 1970s. In the 1980s it was loaned to the USAF Museum reddit.com/gallery/qljff9
Goodyear C-49 Control Car at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. Originally flown as Enterprise in 1934, it was assigned to the US Navy during WWII as L-5. After the war, it returned to Goodyear, and renamed Columbia. Donated in 2011, it was restored while on display in the Boeing Aviation Hangar. reddit.com/gallery/qvrdwj
Kellett XO-60 in the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center's Vertical Flight gallery. The XO-60 was a variant of the KD-1 autogyro to be used for observation purposes. However, as an autogyro, it was unable to hover and had a limited payload capacity, so it was not ordered into production. Donated by the USAF reddit.com/gallery/ptfamo
Babylon 5 at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
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From my trip to the Smithsonian air and space museum (Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center) in Dulles, Virginia. It is a must visit for any avgeek and space geek and also offers some spotting for IAD. reddit.com/gallery/mttaps
Pathfinder Plus at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. It was a high-altitude, solar-powered, unmanned experimental aircraft intended to explore the possibilities of unlimited-duration, high-altitude reconnaissance.
Republic P-47D-30-RA Thunderbolt 44-32691 at the Steven F. Udvar Hazy Center. This aircraft was used as an aerial gunnery trainer from 1944 to 1946 before being set aside for the USAF Museum, then transferred to the Smithsonian. Previously loaned to the Museum of Aviation at Warner-Robbins AFB. reddit.com/gallery/kwlnua
Kyushu J7W1 Shinden (Magnificent Lightning) at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. A prototype for an interceptor, the J7W1 was test flown jusy before Japan's surrender. While it was shipped to the US, no further flight tests were conducted. More of the aircraft remains in storage at this time. reddit.com/gallery/kwr233
A recovered nazi plane at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center has a tiny propeller on its nose.
Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka (Cherry Blossom) at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. Unlike most Ohkas, which were powered by 3x Type 4 Mark 1 Model 20 solid-propellant rocket motors, the Type 22 was powered by an Ishikawajima Tsu-11 motorjet (essentially a piston-powered jet engine). reddit.com/gallery/krrzni
Me, my cousin, sister, and grandfather at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Lippisch DM-1. This was a full scale test glider to test the design that was to be used in the Lippisch P.13a ramjet-powered interceptor. Captured by the US, it was used as a wind tunnel model for NACA (later NASA), and is now displayed at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. reddit.com/gallery/lggy6c
Boeing FB-5 Hawk at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. The FB-5 Hawk was a variation of the Boeing Model 15, which also led to the Army's PW-9, while the FB series served the Navy and Marines. After being declared surplus, many of these were used as instructional airframes for aviation schools. reddit.com/gallery/me2nj1
Arado Ar 234 B-2 Blitz (Lightning) Werknummer 140312 at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. The Arado Ar 234 was the world's first operational jet bomber and reconnaissance aircraft. This aircraft was captured by the British in Norway and were collected by Watson's Whizzers. It is the last Ar 234 left. reddit.com/gallery/krabos
The Discovery Space Shuttle at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Dornier Do 335A-0 Pfeil (Arrow) Werknummer 240102 at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. The last remaining example of this heavy fighter, it was restored and loaned in Germany in 1970-80s before returning to America. It was one of many captured aircraft brought to America aboard HMS Reaper in 1945. reddit.com/gallery/kqgyx1
Starting tomorrow, July 20, timed-entry passes will no longer be required to visit the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. Visitors still have to wear masks, but do not need to have entry passes. However, timed-entry passes will still be required to visit the museum in DC when it opens July 30.
Martin B-262B Marauder Flak Bait being conserved at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. Flak Bait flew 206 missions from 1943 to 1945, more than any other American bomber in WWII. When completed, the aircraft will be displayed fully assembled at the museum, retaining it's original WWII paint and damage
The Enola Gay, the B-29 that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, located at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. (OC)
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How long would it take to explore the entire National Air and Space Museum, including the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center?
I'm asking because I'm an aviation nut who wants to make a pilgrimage there in the future. I had a chance to visit DC for the first time more than a decade ago, but I stupidly turned it down. I won't make that same mistake twice. Although I have the money now, I'm going to hold off until the pandemic officially draws to a close, even after I get vaccinated.
Mignet HM.14 Pou du Ciel at the Steven F. Udvar Hazy Center. This example was the first HM.14 built and flown in the USA and named La Cucaracha by it's owner, Powel Crosley, Jr. It survived a hangar fire, was a literal barn find at one point, and will soon be displayed at the museum in DC by 2022. reddit.com/gallery/l45e5t
Kawanishi N1K2-Ja Shiden (Violet Lightning) Kai (Modified) "George" at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. This is one of four surviving examples left in existence. It was captured in Japan in 1945, and restored by the Champlin Fighter Museum in Mesa, AZ, while on loan from the Smithsonian. (1991-1994) reddit.com/gallery/ky96j9
The Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia, will reopen Wednesday, May 5. All visitors must have a free timed entry pass and face coverings will be required. The location in Washington, DC, will remain closed.
The space shuttle Discovery, located at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy center. (OC)
The space shuttle Discovery, located at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. (OC)
Horten Ho 229 V3 at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. Pictures from this website, which is raising funds to help the Smithsonian conserve and reattach the wings to the center section: https://horten229.org/ reddit.com/gallery/kp3fdl
Curtiss JN-4D "Jenny". Donated to the Smithsonian on November 25, 1918 and now displayed at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center (900x600)
Nagler-Rolz NR 54. This was a prototype for a backpack portable helicopter for a soldier to travel further than on foot. This is the second prtotype, or V2, and is currently on display at the National Air And Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center.
Stits SA-2A Sky Baby at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. When it was first flown by Robert Starr in 1952, it was the world's smallest airplane. It was built by Ray Stits, who built the home in his Riverside, CA home after a fellow pilot dared him to prove he could built the smalled manned airplane.
Vought OS2U-3 Kingfisher at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. This aircraft is a combat veteran, having flown on the battleship USS Indiana, and on July 4, 1944, Lt. j.g. Rollin M. Batten Jr. was awarded the Navy Cross for making a daring rescue in this airplane under heavy enemy fire. reddit.com/gallery/m0vstn
Nakajima J1N1-S GekkΕ (Moonlight) Allied codename "Irving" nightfighter at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. Took 17,000 hours from 1979 to 1983 to restore the corroded airframe at the Paul E. Garber Facility. Has two upward firing 20mm autocannons, similar to those found on German nightfighters. reddit.com/gallery/kwnqc7
Hawker Hurricane Mk.IIc LF686 at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. Part of the last proudction order of Hurricanes in 1944, this Hurricane ended up with the Smithsonian after the RAF Museum traded it for the last remainig Hawker Typhoon at that time, which had gone to the USA in WWII for flight tests reddit.com/gallery/kwyobq
Dornier Do 335 A-0 Pfeil (Arrow) at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA [963x638]
Space Shuttle Discovery, the centerpiece of the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center's James S. McDonnell Space Hangar. The Discovery flew more missions than any other shuttle, and replaced the Smithsonian's first shuttle, Enterprise, when the shuttle program ended. Discovery arrived at the museum in 2012. reddit.com/gallery/lzu5ss
Cessna 152 Aerobat at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. This aircraft was built in 1978, and was owned by flight instructor Bill Kershner, who wrote the Cessna handbook, and used this aircraft to teach students how to recover from spins. It was tflown by his family to the museum in March 2007. reddit.com/gallery/lpsgz1
Kawasaki Ki-45 Toryu (Dragon Slayer) "Nick" wings in storage at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. The fuselage is on display at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center near Dulles Int'l Airport. airandspace.si.edu/collecβ¦
Bowlus 1-S-2100 Senior Albatross "Falcon" at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. reddit.com/gallery/m0htj3
Vought OS2U-3 Kingfisher at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. This aircraft is a combat veteran, having flown on the battleship USS Indiana, and on July 4, 1944, Lt. j.g. Rollin M. Batten Jr. was awarded the Navy Cross for making a daring rescue in this airplane under heavy enemy fire. reddit.com/gallery/m0vstn
Curtiss P-40E Warhawk at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. This aircraft served in the Royal Canadian Air Force as a Kittyhawk Mk.IA, it is painted to represent a P-40 flown by the late Donald Lopez Sr., a USAAF pilot who flew in China and went on to become the museum's Deputy Director from 1972-2008 reddit.com/gallery/m6l5du
SPAD XVI at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. This aircraft was personally flown by Brigadier General William "Billy" Mitchell over the Western Front in the last months of WWI. reddit.com/gallery/lvsll0
Frankfort TG-1A Cinema at the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. Adapted from a pre-war civilian design, the TG-1A was the first glider used by the Army Air Forces to train glider pilots to fly the Army's primary assault glider, the WACO CG-4A. reddit.com/gallery/m0hz53
P-38J at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA [1908x1287]
Northrop N1M at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. While John K. "Jack" Northrop had been experimenting with the flying wing concept since 1929, this was the first of Northrop's all wing designs. Though overweight and underpowered, it would pave the way for further mockups and the XB-35, YB-49, & B-2. reddit.com/gallery/kvzsgm
