Skip to main content
Reserve Free Passes Membership
Visit
  • Visit

  • National Air and Space Museum in DC
  • Udvar-Hazy Center in VA
  • Plan a Field Trip
  • Plan a Group Visit
View of the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center tower at sunset

One museum, two locations

Visit us in Washington, DC and Chantilly, VA to explore hundreds of the world’s most significant objects in aviation and space history. Free timed-entry passes are required for the Museum in DC.

What's On
  • What's On

  • Events
  • Exhibitions
  • IMAX and Planetarium
Apollo 11: Buzz Aldrin on the Moon

At the museum and online

Discover our exhibitions and participate in programs both in person or virtually.

Explore
  • Explore

  • Stories
  • Topics
  • Collections
  • On Demand
  • For Researchers
space shuttle launch

Dive deep into air and space

Browse our collections, stories, research, and on demand content.

Learn
  • Learn

  • Programs
  • Learning Resources
  • Plan a Field Trip
  • Professional Development
Women in Aviation and Space Family Day

For teachers and parents

Bring the Air and Space Museum to your learners, wherever you are.

Give
  • Give

  • Donate
  • Become a Member
  • Wall of Honor
  • Ways to Give
  • Host an Event
Bob Hoover Gives an Air Show Performance

Be the spark

Your support will help fund exhibitions, educational programming, and preservation efforts.

North American Rockwell Shrike Commander 500S, Robert A. "Bob" Hoover, SWEETIE FACE

  1. Breadcrumb Home
  2. North American Rockwell Shrike Commander 500S, Robert A. "Bob" Hoover, SWEETIE FACE
  • Side view of the sleek white plane's cockpit. The floor is carpeted, the ceiling is white, and the door is outlined in light brown. There is a green and white curtain visible next to the far right seat.
    Download Image
    Six-place, twin-engined, piston-powered business aircraft; white with green trim. Two Lycoming IO-540-E1B5 engines, 290 hp.

Created by

Dane A Penland

Date Created

04/28/2011

Source

Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, National Air and Space Museum Original Photography, NASM Acc. 2012-0026

Keywords

Aircraft; Aviation; Business; Private

Rights and Restrictions

CC0
For more information, visit the Smithsonian’s Terms of Use.

Admission is always free.
Open daily 10:00 am – 5:30 pm

National Air and Space Museum

National Air and Space Museum 650 Jefferson Drive SW
Washington, DC

202-633-2214

Free Timed-Entry Passes Required

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center 14390 Air and Space Museum Parkway
Chantilly, VA 20151

703-572-4118

  • About
  • Become a Member
  • Newsroom
  • Host an Event
  • Get Involved
  • Contact
  • Privacy
  • Terms of Use
  • Accessibility