The History of Aircraft

Otto Lilienthal Glider 1889

Langley Aerodrome 1903

Wright Flyer I 1903

Wright Modified "B" Flyer 1911

JN-4 Jenny 1916 Curtiss WWI Aircraft

Piper J-3 Cub 1931

DC-3 1933 Douglas

PT-17A Kaydett 1935 Boeing

Constellation 1938 Lockheed

P-51D Mustang 1940 North American WWII Aircraft

D-558-1 Skystreak 1947-1953 Transonic Flight Research NASA Dryden Flight Research Center

YF-102 Delta Dagger 1954-1958 Delta wing research NASA Dryden Flight Research Center

A-6 Intruder, Grumman, 1963

M2-F1 1963-1964 Lifting Body NASA Dryden Flight Research Center

LLRV 1964-1967 Lunar Landing Research Vehicle NASA Dryden Flight Research Center

Beech A-36 Bonanza 1968

Aero-Commander 1968 Unswept Fuselage Study NASA Dryden Flight Research Center

Hyper III 1969 Lifting Body NASA Dryden Flight Research Center

Harrier Jet in takeoff - US Marine Corps

F-8A Crusader 1971-1973 SCW-Super Critical Wing NASA Dryden Flight Research Center

AD-1 1979-1982 Oblique Wing Research NASA Dryden Flight Research Center

X-29 1984-1992 Forward Swept Wing NASA Dryden Flight Research Center

Daedalus 1987 Human Powered Aircraft NASA Dryden Flight Research Center/MIT

Voyager 1987 Globe circling flight NASA Dryden Flight Research Center

Pegasus 1989-1994 Air-launched space booster NASA Dryden Flight Research Center/Orbital Sciences

Pathfinder 1995 Solar Powered Aircraft NASA Dryden Flight Research Center