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Extent:
0.49 Cubic feet (1 box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Negatives
Photographic prints
Technical reports
Date:
bulk 1903-1974
Scope and Contents:
This collection is a product of the material gathered for the Flight Testing Exhibit. It includes the following material: technical reports; copy negatives with corresponding photocopies of images used in the exhibit; unidentified miscellaneous negatives which were probably gathered for research but not used in the exhibit; and a script, with negatives and prints, for the Cruise Missile section of the exhibit.
Biographical / Historical:
The Gallery of Flight Testing, which opened in 1976, was designed to exhibit aircraft design concepts and their significance in the story of flight. The exhibit illustrated problems of flight and how many of those problems have been solved.
Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests
Topic:
Aeronautics  Search this
Airplanes, Military -- Flight testing  Search this
Aeronautics designers  Search this
Astronautics  Search this
Genre/Form:
Negatives
Photographic prints
Technical reports
Citation:
Flight Testing Exhibit Collection, 1994-0053, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NASM.1994.0053
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg26d2dc531-ab4f-4487-88c6-1ed0d5b012f3
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nasm-1994-0053