Lighthouse Little Diamond Island -- Maine
Caption: Little Diamond Island Depot, Maine. Date: 5/20/1925 District: 1 State: ME Maine -- Little Diamond Island
Ford Trimotor, NASA history collection
A Ford Trimotor operated as a transport by the Marines at Langley for Army Navy day in 1934. The military designation of this plane was RR-1. NASA Identifier: L10155
Martin B-10B, NASA history collection
Martin B-10B: Although the front turret looks like it may have bee too high, the drag of the Martin B-10 bomber was low enough for it to have been faster than any U. S. Fighter when it was first ordered in Janu... More
Vought O3U-1 "Corsair, NASA history collection
Vought O3U-1 "Corsair" in Full-Scale Tunnel (FST). This photograph was taken in September 1931 after the balance had been enclosed. This aircraft was also used earlier during the summer for preliminary tests in... More
P-12E aircraft, NASA history collection
P-12E, a Boeing aircraft, at Langley Field on Army Navy day, 1934. NASA Identifier: L10143
Two-Dimensional Low-Turbulence Tunnel
Construction of the wood frame for the Two-Dimensional Low-Turbulence Tunnel. The Two-Dimensional Low-Turbulence Tunnel was originally called the Refrigeration or "Ice" tunnel because it was intended to support... More
W-1A, NASA history collection. Public domain image of NASA aircraft.
Fred Weick's homebuilt W-1A of 1934, one of the first aircraft to employ tricycle landing gear. Weick and group of nine other Langley engineers built this small experimental airplane in their spare time to stud... More
Hall PH-2 Flying Lifeboat,1936 by Gerard Provenza
Beginning in 1934, the Coast Guard began using a specially designed "flying lifeboat" -- equipped with specialized equipment and capabilities for search and rescue duties and capable of operating up to 1,000 mi... More
Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington DC - Members
Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington DC - Members of the U.S. Navy's Ceremonial Guard Drill Team conduct training as Marine One flies overhead outside their facility at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling on May 1... More
W-1A, NASA history collection. Public domain image of NASA aircraft.
Fred Weick's homebuilt W-1A of 1934, one of the first aircraft to employ tricycle landing gear. Weick and group of nine other Langley engineers built this small experimental airplane in their spare time to stud... More
Models in towing basins/floats for seaplanes
Construction of pontoon hull model to be tested in Tow Tank No. 1. This is a 1/6 full size model of the hull of a Navy PH-1 flying boat. Two typical tests were conducted and included in the first report describ... More
Brewster Buffalo in Full Scale Wind Tunnel
Langley's drag-cleanup studies of the Brewster Buffalo experimental fighter in 1938 were so productive that the U.S. Army and Navy sent most of their World War II prototype and production aircraft to the Labora... More
Loftin Collection - Bellanca "Skyrocket, NASA history collection
The Bellanca "Skyrocket" was a popular aircraft of the 1920's and 1930's, and was used in many record breaking long distance and endurance flights. One outstanding flight was made in 1931 by Russell Boardman an... More
Grumman JF-1 Duck, NASA history collection
Grumman JF-1 Duck: The Grumman JF-1 Duck was in service with the NACA at Langley during the summer of 1934. The JF-1 was notably different from the later J2F Duck in that the JF-1 had a shorter central float. T... More
Curtiss XP-40 Warhawk, NASA history collection
Curtiss XP-40 Warhawk: The first of a long line, this Curtiss XP-40 fighter underwent drag reduction tests in the 30 x 60 Full Scale Tunnel in 1939. This aircraft was modified from a P-36 airframe with the addi... More
Boeing P-26A, NASA history collection
Boeing P-26A at Langley Field for Army Navy day in 1934. NASA Identifier: L10142
Grumman XF8F-1 Bearcat, NASA history collection
Grumman XF8F-1 Bearcat: This Grumman Bearcat, the first, the XF8F-1, was tested for directional instability in Langley's 30 x 60 Full Scale Tunnel. NASA Identifier: L42397
Aircraft Engineering Conference 1934 - Full Scale Tunnel
Gathered together in the only facility big enough to hold them, attendees at Langleys 1934 aircraft Engineering Conference pose in the Full Scale Wind Tunnel underneath a Boeing P-26A Peashooter. Present, among... More
Grumman JRF-5 Goose, NASA history collection
Grumman JRF-5 Goose: The NACA used this Grumman JRF-5 Goose amphibian to shuttle workers back and forth between Langley and Wallops Island. NASA Identifier: L46931
Two-Dimensional Low-Turbulence Tunnel
Construction of the wood frame for the Two-Dimensional Low-Turbulence Tunnel. The Two-Dimensional Low-Turbulence Tunnel was originally called the Refrigeration or "Ice" tunnel because it was intended to support... More
Boeing XF4B-1, NASA history collection
The XF4B-1 was one of two prototypes of the F4B/P-12 series of Boeing fighter aircraft. This aircraft was evaluated at Langley by the NACA in 1930. NASA Identifier: L4588
USS Macon (ZRS 5) conducts initial operations with
USS Macon (ZRS 5) conducts initial operations with her Curtiss F9C-2 Sparrowhawk aircraft, over New Egypt, New Jersey, on July 7, 1933. (Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.)
Sgt. Fred Mangold, of the 113th Observation Squadron,
Sgt. Fred Mangold, of the 113th Observation Squadron, Photo Section, poses for a picture in front of an airplane at Stout Field, Indianapolis, 1935. (Indiana Army National Guard Air Corps photo, unknown)
Vultee V-1A, NASA history collection
The Vultee V-1A ten passenger transport of 1934. The aircraft was all metal, with stressed-skin construction and was equipped with an NACA cowling, variable pitch propeller and retractable landing gear. The V-1... More
Vought SU-2 Corsair, NASA history collection
Vought SU-2 Corsair: The Vought SU-2 Corsair was originally designated the O3U-4, but was reassigned to the scout category of naval aircraft. This SU-2 was tested in Langley's 30 x 60 Full Scale Tunnel in 1934.... More
Franklin PS-2 (XPS-2) Glider. Public domain image of NASA aircraft.
Franklin PS-2 (XPS-2) Glider: This beefy-looking glider is a Franklin PS-2, a pair of which were operated by the NACA at Langley beginning in April 1936. The Navy only ordered half a dozen of these training gli... More
Two-Dimensional Low-Turbulence Tunnel
Construction of the wood frame for the Two-Dimensional Low-Turbulence Tunnel. The Two-Dimensional Low-Turbulence Tunnel was originally called the Refrigeration or "Ice" tunnel because it was intended to support... More
Aerial photographs - Connecticut - New London
Connecticut - New London Public domain photograph - aerial photo, work of US government, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Vought SB2U-1 Vindicator, NASA history collection
Vought SB2U-1 Vindicator: This Vought SB2U-1 Vindicator was acquired for one month in late 1938 from NAS Anacostia, Washington, D. C. Anacostia was the source of many of the naval aircraft flown by the NACA, in... More
Curtiss XBFC-1 (XF11C-1) Goshawk
Curtiss XBFC-1 (XF11C-1) Goshawk: The NACA equipped the Navy's Curtis XBFC-1 fighter-bomber with an experimental nose-slot cowling for ground testing in October 1937. Measurements of the XBFC-1's cockpit field ... More
Loftin Collection - Grumman FF-1
A civil version of the Grumman FF-1 navy fighter is shown in this photograph. This particular aircraft was used by the Grumman company as an executive transport. The occasion for this photograph was probably an... More
Curtiss XBFC-1 (XF11C-1) Goshawk
Curtiss XBFC-1 (XF11C-1) Goshawk: The NACA equipped the Navy's Curtis XBFC-1 fighter-bomber with an experimental nose-slot cowling for ground testing in October 1937. Measurements of the XBFC-1's cockpit field ... More
Stearman Hammond Y-1 aircraft. Public domain image of NASA aircraft.
The Stearman Hammond Y aircraft was produced to compete in a "Safe Aircraft" competition in January 1939. It was the winner of the $700 prize which was sponsored by the Department of Commerce. The model Y used ... More
Sgt. Fred Mangold, of the 113th Observation Squadron,
Sgt. Fred Mangold, of the 113th Observation Squadron, Photo Section, takes an aerial photo of aircraft soaring over the Ohio River in Fort Knox, Ky., 1934. (Indiana Army National Guard Air Corps photo by Sgt. F... More