OQ-2 / RP-5 Radioplane
The United States military’s first UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) was a radio-controlled target drone built by the Reginald Denny Radioplane Company at a factory located at Van Nuys Airport. In […]
LGM-30 Minuteman II Missile
The Minuteman missile (USAF designation – LGM-30) was designed as a simplified second-generation Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) with solid propellant motors. For years the mainstay of the USAF ICBM force […]
D-21 Drone
Created during the height of the Cold War, the Lockheed D-21 Strategic Reconnaissance Drone is a high-speed, high-altitude unmanned aircraft using many technical innovations derived from the SR-71 Blackbird. The D-21 […]
CQ-10A (UAV) Snow Goose
Produced by the Mist Mobility Integrated Systems Technology Company the CQ-10A Snow Goose is a multi-purpose Unmanned Aerial Vehicle designed for the precision delivery of cargo. A fully loaded Snow Goose can carry […]
AQM-81A Firebolt
The AQM-81A Firebolt is an unmanned high-altitude, supersonic aerial target powered by a “hybrid” rocket motor using a liquid oxidizer catalyst and solid propellant. Designed to permit USAF fighter pilots […]
SR-71A Blackbird
More than five decades after its development, the sleek, futuristic Lockheed SR-71 “Blackbird” remains the fastest air-breathing, manned aircraft in the world. Designed by Lockheed engineers assigned to the Advanced […]
PT-17 Stearman
The PT-17 was a two-seat, radial engine, unequal span, forward staggered biplane. The PT-17 was the most prolific of the primary training aircraft of the USAAF. Often the first aircraft […]
JN-4 Curtiss “Jenny” (2/3 Replica)
From the dusty training fields of the Great War to the bustling county fairs of middle America, the Curtis JN series expanded the boundaries of early aviation. Simplicity in airframe […]
Cessna 152
The Cessna 152 is a two seat, single-engine, high-wing, fixed tricycle-gear light civil aviation aircraft. With over 7,500 built by the Cessna Aviation Company, the 152 was one of the […]
BT-13A Japanese Aichi D3A “Val”
During the Second World War, the United States Army Air Forces used a three-phase training program for pilots, Primary, Basic and Advanced. With each phase, aircraft complexity and the difficulty […]