Publications
Our staff write books on a wide variety of aviation- and space-related topics, including our exhibitions; the collection; the history of science and technology; and planetary science.
Curators also edit other titles, from the Smithsonian History of Aviation and Spaceflight series to children's books on flight. In addition, Museum curators edit book series with Cambridge University Press (Cambridge Centennial of Flight series), Palgrave Macmillan (Palgrave Studies in the History of Science Technology), Texas A&M University Press (Centennial of Flight series), and the University of Missouri Press (Sports and American Culture).
You can explore more peer-reviewed articles, stories, and more with Smithsonian Research Online.
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The Aviation Careers of Igor Sikorsky
A book by members of the National Air and Space Museum staff.
Alaska and the Airplane, A Century of Flight
Alaskans were introduced to the airplane as early as 1913, when town officials in Fairbanks invited stunt flyers James and Lilly Martin to fly over the local baseball park on July 4. Because many areas are only accessible by air, this enormous state is still defined by aviation, so that aviation and Alaska have formed a very special symbiosis that is unique both in the world and flying.
Gatchina Days: Reminiscences of a Russian Pilot
A publication edited by a member of the National Air and Space Museum staff.
Albatros D.Va: German Fighter of World War I
Famous Aircraft of the National Air and Space Museum, Volume 4
The P-80 Shooting Star: Evolution of a Jet Fighter
Famous Aircraft of the National Air and Space Museum, Volume 3
Excalibur III: The Story of a P-51 Mustang
Famous Aircraft of the National Air and Space Museum, Volume 1
de Havilland DH-4: From Flaming Coffin to Living Legend
Famous Aircraft of the National Air and Space Museum, Volume 7
Bellanca C.F.: The Emergence of the Cabin Monoplane in the United States
Famous Aircraft of the National Air and Space Museum, Volume 6
Focke-Wulf Fw 190: Workhorse of the Luftwaffe
Famous Aircraft of the National Air and Space Museum, Volume 9
Moonlight Interceptor: Japan's "Irving" Night Fighter
Famous Aircraft of the National Air and Space Museum, Volume 8