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Conservators had the rare opportunity to examine the cockpit of the Museum's North American X-15-1, allowing the stabilization of its delicate plastic components. 

All the military aircraft and some of the civilian ones in our collections have to be demilitarized before they go on display or into storage.

All the military aircraft and some of the civilian ones in our collections have to be demilitarized before they go on display or into storage.

Wherever Soviet submarines went during the Cold War, they were likely being watched by P-3 Orions. 

A global warning system keeps active volcanoes from shutting down commercial aviation.

The fully restored P-61 black widow is on display at the National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia.

The Curtiss F9C-2 Sparrowhawk was a light 1930s biplane fighter aircraft that was designed to launch from the United States Navy airships USS Akron and Macon.

During WWII one plane survived more missions than any other in Europe. Named 'Flak-Bait,' this medium bomber was saved from the scrap heap after the war and immediately donated to the Smithsonian. However, public display and outdated restoration techniques have taken a toll on the plane.

The National Air and Space Museum’s World War I: The Birth of Military Aviation gallery will highlight the war's central role in defining the nature of military aviation and the remarkable experiences of World War I aviators.

How the National Air and Space Museum acquired the Boeing 747 for America by Air exhibition.