U-9A Aero Commander
The Aero Design and Engineering Company, a subsidiary of Rockwell-Standard Corporation formed in December of 1944 in Culver City, CA, produced a twin-engine executive aircraft prototype called the Aero […]
Solid Rocket Booster – SRB
A key component of the Space Shuttle, each shuttle used a matched pair of Solid Rocket Boosters to provide 71.4 percent of the thrust to lift the space shuttle off […]
O-2/C-337 Super Skymaster
In 1967, the Air Force completed an exhaustive search for an improved observation aircraft to replace the aging O-1 aircraft used by Forward Air Controllers in Vietnam. Already on the […]
O-2B Skymaster
In 1967, the Air Force completed an exhaustive search for an improved observation aircraft to replace the aging O-1 aircraft used by forward air controllers in Vietnam. Already on the […]
O-1 Bird Dog
In the aftermath of the Second World War, the United States Army sought to replace their light observation aircraft with a stronger and more capable design. Cessna Corporation modified their […]
L-5 Sentinel
The Stinson L-5 Sentinel is a small, unarmed two-place liaison airplane used by the U.S. Army, Marine Corps, and the British Royal Air Force during World War II. Manufactured in […]
HU-16E Albatross
The Grumman Model G-64 prototype Albatross first flew on October 24, 1947 and was designated the SA-16 by the USAF. In 1962, all designations were combined in the multi-service system […]
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 […]