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Pressure Suit, Sokol KV-2, Thagard

Astronaut:
Norman E. Thagard  Search this
Manufacturer:
Zvezda  Search this
Materials:
COUPLINGS - ALUMINUM
LINER - RUBBERIZED FABRIC
SUIT (COVERLAYER) - SYNTHETIC WHITE FABRIC
VISOR - CLEAR PLASTIC
ZIPPER - METAL (BRASS?) WITH TWIL COTTON BACKING
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/2in. x 2ft 2in. x 4ft 12in. (21.6 x 66 x 152.4cm)
Type:
PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Pressure Suits
Country of Origin:
Russia
Credit Line:
Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Inventory Number:
A19970069000
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
National Air and Space Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Air and Space Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv939e685b4-395f-4043-8fc8-a19f5412b96f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nasm_A19970069000
Online Media:

Couch Liner, Anti-Gravity, Kazbek-U, Norman Thagard

Astronaut:
Norman E. Thagard  Search this
Manufacturer:
Zvezda  Search this
Materials:
COVER - SYNTHETIC BLUE KNIT FABRIC
INTERIOR - UNIDENTIFIED RIGID FOAM
SUPPORT STRAPS - WOVEN SYNTHETIC GRAY FABRIC
TABS - GRAY SYNTHETIC WOVEN FABRIC
VELCRO TABS - SYNTHETIC LOOPS AT SHOULDERS FOR ATTACHMENTS
Dimensions:
3-D: 52.1 x 33.7 x 99.1cm (20 1/2 x 13 1/4 x 39 in.)
Type:
PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Special Devices
Country of Origin:
Russia
Credit Line:
Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Inventory Number:
A19970070000
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
National Air and Space Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Air and Space Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv91aa65d7a-a020-454d-88b4-552921b25809
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nasm_A19970070000

SAMS Crew Log (Russian)

Manufacturer:
Jerry M. Linenger  Search this
Materials:
Paper
Graphite
Ink
Dimensions:
2-D - Unframed (H x W): 25.7 x 18.4cm (10 1/8 x 7 1/4 in.)
Type:
PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Personal Items
Country of Origin:
Russia
Credit Line:
Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Inventory Number:
A20000460000
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
National Air and Space Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Air and Space Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv93d5a8555-df3c-48e2-a528-f9feddd3bd73
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nasm_A20000460000

Kit, Saliva Collection, Shuttle-Mir

Materials:
synthetic fabric, plastic, velcro, paper, elastic
Dimensions:
3-D (Closed): 14.3 × 4.7 × 12.2cm (5 5/8 × 1 7/8 × 4 13/16 in.)
3-D (Open): 36.5 × 2.1 × 12.2cm (14 3/8 × 13/16 × 4 13/16 in.)
Type:
EQUIPMENT-Scientific Devices
Country of Origin:
United States of America
Russia?
Credit Line:
Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Inventory Number:
A20120309000
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
National Air and Space Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Air and Space Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9b4530b92-36ff-4c60-8d93-4108acd36ae9
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nasm_A20120309000
Online Media:

Kit, Urine Collection, Shuttle-Mir

Materials:
synthetic fabric, velcro, paper
Dimensions:
3-D: 21 x 19.1 x 27.9cm (8 1/4 x 7 1/2 x 11 in.)
Type:
EQUIPMENT-Medical
Country of Origin:
United States of America
Credit Line:
Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Inventory Number:
A20130107000
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
National Air and Space Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Air and Space Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9f48e2975-857b-4380-a930-b8f24b86993d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nasm_A20130107000
Online Media:

Sukhoi Su-26m

Manufacturer:
Sukhoi Design Bureau  Search this
Materials:
Overall: Composite Monocoque
Dimensions:
Wingspan: 7.8 m (25 ft 6 in)
Length: 6.8 m (22 ft 4 in)
Height: 2.8 m (9 ft 2 in)
Weight, empty: 705 kg (1.554 lb)
Weight, gross: 1,000 kg (2,205 lb)
Top speed: 350 km/h (217 mph)
Engine: 268kW Vedeneyev M-14P, 360 hp
Type:
CRAFT-Aircraft
Date:
1983
Credit Line:
Gift of Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.
Inventory Number:
A20040001000
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
National Air and Space Museum Collection
Location:
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Exhibit Station:
Aerobatic Flight
Data Source:
National Air and Space Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9c4c60a82-f329-4464-bbf3-17d869afa3c0
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nasm_A20040001000
Online Media:

Fifty years of Soviet aircraft construction [by] A. S. Yakovlev. Translated from Russian [by E. Vilim]

Author:
IAkovlev, A. S (Aleksandr Sergeevich)  Search this
Physical description:
vi, 186 p illus 24 cm
Type:
Books
History
Place:
Russia
Soviet Union
URSS
USSR
Date:
1970
Topic:
Aeroplane industry and trade--History  Search this
Aircraft industry--History  Search this
Aircraft--history  Search this
Aviation--history  Search this
Industrie aéronautique--Histoire  Search this
Aircraft industry  Search this
Call number:
TL526.R9 I1813X
TL526.R9I1813X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_10786

1908 James Gordon Bennett Aeronautic Cup Race Balloon Log

Names:
McCoy, James Comly, 1862-1934  Search this
Extent:
0.05 Cubic feet (1 folder, Cloth-bound notebook, 6.5 x 4.2 inches (16 x 10 cm))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
1908
Summary:
This collection consists of a small cloth-bound notebook published by the Deutschen Luftschiffer-Verbandes (German Airship Association) and used by Lieutenant Fogman to record details of his flight with balloon pilot James Comly (J. C.) McCoy in the gas balloon "America II" as one of the American entries in the 3rd Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett (Gordon Bennett Balloon Trophy) international race starting at Berlin, Germany, on October 11, 1908.
Scope and Contents:
This single-item collection consists of one brown cloth-bound notebook, 6.5 x 4.2 inches (16 x 10 cm), with an embossed image of a gas balloon in flight on the front cover; includes loop for pencil (not found with notebook), 126 numbered pages with black ink annotations on some inside pages; rear flyleaf has attached 11.75 x 13.8 inch (30 x 35 cm) map of Central Europe ("Mitteleuropa"). The German-language book, entitled Anweisung für die Ballonfuhrer des Deutschen Luftschiffer-Verbandes sowie Allgemeine Bestimmungen für die Ballonfahrten des Deutschen Luftschiffer-Verbandes und Bestimmungen über die Erteilung von Fuhrerpatenten: Im Anhang einige Tabellen, Vordrucke für Fahrberichte und eine Karte [Instructions for the balloon pilots of the German Airship Association as well as general regulations for balloon flights of the German Airship Association and regulations on the granting of pilot licenses: Attached are some tables, forms for flight reports and a map] was published by the Deutschen Luftschiffer-Verband [German Airship Association], Berlin (Germany), in 1908 (second supplemented and expanded edition) and printed by Hofbuchdruckerei Gebr. Radetzki [Radetzki Brothers Court Book Printing Company], Berlin. The book includes information useful for balloon pilots (see table of contents), a section to record information gathered during a balloon flight (date, time, altitude, ballast released, location, and wind and weather data), and phrases translated into several European languages for the use of German-speaking balloonists who have landed in a foreign country. Ink annotations in the notebook appear to have been made by aide Lieutenant Fogman during his flight with balloon pilot James Comly (J. C.) McCoy in the gas balloon "America II" as one of the American entries in the 3rd Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett (Gordon Bennett Balloon Trophy) international race starting at Berlin, Germany, on October 11, 1908. The annotations record the balloon's landing at 11:06 p.m. on October 12, 1908, near Wismar, Germany. Note that McCoy's name is incorrectly spelled on page 45 of the notebook as "Mac Coy," lending credence to the assumption that Lt. Fogman was the author of the annotations.

Not all pages of the notebook have been digitized; included online are views of the front cover and title pages, pages 1-13 (including the table of contents), annotated pages recording information about the flight (pages 44-55), German to English phrases (pages 92-95), and the map attached to the rear flyleaf. The notebook contains a book plate identifying it as part of The Library of Congress - Smithsonian Institution Langley Aeronautical Library, with a date stamp of October 10, 1930.
Arrangement:
Single item. Scans of pages are presented online in page number order.
Biographical / Historical:
In 1906, James Gordon Bennett, Jr. (1841-1918), publisher of the New York Herald newspaper, announced a prize for the furthest continuous flight by a balloon from its launch site. Bennett, a wealthy American yachtsman and sporting enthusiast, had already established an international competition awarding a Gordon Bennett trophy for automobile racing (Coupe International, 1900). The Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett (Gordon Bennett Balloon Trophy) competitions were open to national Aero Clubs affiliated with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI), with each country able to enter up to three balloons in the annual race. The first race was launched from Paris, France, on September 30, 1906, with the winning team's country to host the following year's race. The United States entered three balloons in the 1908 competition: the "America II," the "Conqueror," and the "St. Louis." Accomplished American balloonist James Comly McCoy (1862 -- 1934) had the 2200 cubic meter gas balloon "America II" built by French manufacturer Édouard Surcouf (Astra) specifically for use in the 1908 competition. On October 11, 1908, the "America II" started the race as the first balloon to take off from the launch site in the Schmargendorf suburb of Berlin, Germany, followed at two-minute intervals by 22 other balloons representing eight different countries. Balloon pilot J. C. McCoy's aide Lieutenant Fogman recorded the date, time (3:07 p.m.), altitude, and location in this small brown notebook published for the purpose by the Deutschen Luftschiffer-Verbandes (German Airship Association). As fate would have it, the winds carried the "America II" not towards the expanse of Russia to the northeast, but towards the southwest. Early the next morning the wind changed, carrying the balloon back to the northeast, but heavy mists and clouds obscuring the ground made it difficult for the balloonists to be sure of their exact location throughout the day. When the mists cleared and the moon rose that evening, they realized they were flying over water along a coastline. Fearing that they were in danger of heading out over the North Sea, McCoy and Fogman landed the balloon on a small, forested peninsula, coming to a stop at the top of a 50-foot cliff at the edge of the water. At the conclusion of their 31 hour 59 minute flight, they had landed not on the shore of the North Sea but farther east near the city of Wismar in northern Germany, at the western end of the Baltic Sea. Although unsuccessful in the 1908 race, the "America II" would go on to win the 1909 Gordon Bennett Balloon Race as a French balloon piloted by American balloonist Edgar W. Mix and his French aide André Roussel on a 696-mile flight from Zurich, Switzerland, to Poland.
Related Materials:
"Proofs for an article by Mr. J. C. McCoy describing his participation in the Third Gordon Bennett Balloon Race from Berlin, October 1908." National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files, NASM.XXXX.1183, Biographical Series, Folder CM-239000-01 McCoy, James Comly [Documents].
Provenance:
Unknown, found in collection, 2010, NASM.XXXX.0981
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 -- Competitions  Search this
Aeronautics -- 1903-1916  Search this
Aeronautics -- Germany  Search this
Ballooning  Search this
Citation:
1908 James Gordon Bennett Aeronautic Cup Race Balloon Log, NASM.XXXX.0981, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NASM.XXXX.0981
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg24787fd9a-703a-4f70-89d4-c1dbb994a6df
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nasm-xxxx-0981
Online Media:

Space cooperation between the United States and the Soviet Union Hearing, Ninety-second Congress, first session. March 17, 1971

Author:
United States Congress Senate Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences  Search this
Physical description:
iii, 30 pages 23 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Russia
Soviet Union
United States
Date:
1971
Topic:
Space sciences--International cooperation  Search this
Call number:
TL788.4 .U522
TL788.4.U522
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_8371

Spad XVI

Manufacturer:
SPAD (Societe Anonyme Pour l'Aviation et ses Derives)  Search this
Materials:
Airframe: Wood
Covering: Fabric
Dimensions:
Wingspan: 11.2 m (36 ft 9 in)
Length: 7.8 m (25 ft 7 in)
Height: 2.8 m (9 ft 2 in)
Weight: Empty, 906 kg (1,994 lb)
Gross, 1,140 kg (2,508 lb)
Type:
CRAFT-Aircraft
Country of Origin:
France
Date:
1918
Credit Line:
Transferred from the U.S. War Department
Inventory Number:
A19200002000
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
National Air and Space Museum Collection
Location:
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Exhibit Station:
Pre-1920 Aviation
Data Source:
National Air and Space Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9967aba8e-d74b-4cbb-b9e2-808e674f5d14
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nasm_A19200002000

Soviet rocketry: past, present, and future

Author:
Stoiko, Michael  Search this
Physical description:
xi, 272 p illustrations, maps, ports 24 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Russia
Soviet Union
URSS
Date:
1970
Topic:
Astronautics  Search this
Rocketry  Search this
Rockets (Aeronautics)  Search this
Astronautique  Search this
Fusées (Aéronautique)  Search this
Fuséologie  Search this
Call number:
TL781.8.R9 S87
TL781.8.R9S87
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_5756

Curtiss P-40E Warhawk (Kittyhawk IA)

Manufacturer:
Curtiss Aircraft Company  Search this
Materials:
All-metal, semi-monocoque
Dimensions:
Overall: 330 x 970cm, 2686kg, 1140cm (10ft 9 15/16in. x 31ft 9 7/8in., 5921.6lb., 37ft 4 13/16in.)
Type:
CRAFT-Aircraft
Country of Origin:
United States of America
Date:
1939
Credit Line:
Donated by the Exchange Club in Memory of Kellis Forbes.
Inventory Number:
A19650242000
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
National Air and Space Museum Collection
Location:
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Hangar:
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Data Source:
National Air and Space Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9d0a3216e-18d2-4214-a588-b38916eec3ab
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nasm_A19650242000

Voisin Type 8

Manufacturer:
Voisin Aeroplane Co.  Search this
Materials:
Airframe: Wood
Covering: Fabric
Dimensions:
Wingspan: 18.0 m (59 ft)
Length: 10.4 m (34 ft)
Height: 4.0 m (13 ft)
Weight: Empty, 1,310 kg (2,888 lb)
Gross, 1860 kg (4,101 lb)
Type:
CRAFT-Aircraft
Country of Origin:
France
Date:
1916-1918
Credit Line:
Transferred from the U.S. War Department
Inventory Number:
A19190007000
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
National Air and Space Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Air and Space Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9d833c1dd-f7e5-4ac8-a538-fb289101f899
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nasm_A19190007000

Douglas DC-3

Manufacturer:
Douglas Aircraft Company  Search this
Materials:
Steel, aluminum alloy, cloth, paint, insulation, rubber, plastic, glass, ceramic, internal components
Dimensions:
3-D: 1971 × 414 × 515.6cm, 7649.9kg, 29.007m (64 ft. 8 in. × 13 ft. 7 in. × 16 ft. 11 in., 16865lb., 95.2 ft.)
Width represented is of the main fuselage.
Dimensions taken by Move Contractor on behalf of CSC at the time of deinstall. Record Updated 12/15/2020. See As-Built in Media section for additional information.
Type:
CRAFT-Aircraft
Country of Origin:
United States of America
Credit Line:
Gift of Eastern Air Lines Inc.
Inventory Number:
A19530075000
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
National Air and Space Museum Collection
Location:
National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
Exhibition:
America by Air
Data Source:
National Air and Space Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9fbd81657-308f-4658-aa45-0b5f983062a4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nasm_A19530075000

Supermarine Spitfire HF. Mk. VIIc

Designer:
Reginald J Mitchell  Search this
Manufacturer:
Supermarine Aviation Works (Vickers) Ltd.  Search this
Materials:
Overall: Aluminum Monocoque
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 ft. 11 in. × 29 ft. 11 in. × 36 ft. 10 in., 2570.5kg (3.022m × 9.119m × 11.227m, 5667lb.)
Wingspan: 11.2m (36ft 10in)
Length: 9.1m (29ft 11in)
Height: 3m (9ft 11in)
Type:
CRAFT-Aircraft
Country of Origin:
United Kingdom
Date:
1938
Credit Line:
Transferred from the U.S. Air Force
Inventory Number:
A19600331000
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
National Air and Space Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Air and Space Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9467d375e-5f57-4781-b30b-e6fe4a757763
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nasm_A19600331000

Hawker Hurricane Mk. IIC

Manufacturer:
Hawker Aircraft Ltd.  Search this
Materials:
Fuselage: Steel tube with aircraft spruce forms and fabric, aluminum cowling
Wings: Stressed Skin Aluminum
Horizontal Stablizer: Stress Skin aluminum
Rudder: fabric covered aluminum
Control Surfaces: fabric covered aluminum
Dimensions:
Wingspan: 12.2 m (40 ft)
Length: 9.8 m (32 ft 3 in)
Height: 4 m (13 ft)
Weight, empty: 2,624 kg (5,785 lb)
Weight, gross: 3,951 kg (8,710 lb)
Top speed: 538 km/h (334 mph)
Engine: Rolls-Royce Merlin XX, liquid-cooled in-line V, 1,300 hp
Armament: four 20 mm Hispano cannons
Ordnance: two 250-lb or two 500-lb bombs or eight 3-in rockets
Type:
CRAFT-Aircraft
Country of Origin:
United Kingdom
Date:
1944
Credit Line:
Gift of The Royal Air Force Museum
Inventory Number:
A19700066000
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
National Air and Space Museum Collection
Location:
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Exhibit Station:
World War II Aviation
Data Source:
National Air and Space Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv95757ca0b-c36a-4fea-b2a2-5ab16997ffa3
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nasm_A19700066000
Online Media:

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 (Ji-2) FAGOT B

Manufacturer:
Mikoyan-Gurevich  Search this
Materials:
Natural metal, People's Republic of China (PRC) markings.
Dimensions:
Overall: 11ft 2in., 8819.9lb. (3.404m, 4000.7kg)
Other: 11ft 2in. x 36ft 3 1/4in. x 33ft 15/16in. (3.404m x 11.056m x 10.083m)
Type:
CRAFT-Aircraft
Country of Origin:
China
Date:
1947
Credit Line:
Transferred from the United States Air Force.
Inventory Number:
A19860066000
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
National Air and Space Museum Collection
Location:
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Exhibit Station:
Korea and Vietnam Aviation
Data Source:
National Air and Space Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9c6e79641-19db-428c-8ef4-f86e3ef49a2b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nasm_A19860066000
Online Media:

Mikoyan-Gurevich MIG 21F-13 FISHBED-C

Manufacturer:
Mikoyan-Gurevich  Search this
Materials:
Airframe- All metal construction
Dimensions:
Overall: 14ft 9in., 9899.9lb. (4.496m, 4490.6kg)
Other: 14ft 9in. x 40ft 8in. x 26ft 10in. (4.496m x 12.395m x 8.179m)
Other (51 FT. (W/NOSE BOOM)): 51ft (15.545m)
Type:
CRAFT-Aircraft
Country of Origin:
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Date:
1960
Credit Line:
Transferred from the United States Air Force.
Inventory Number:
A19930354000
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
National Air and Space Museum Collection
Location:
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Exhibit Station:
Cold War Aviation
Data Source:
National Air and Space Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv914321caf-19d4-49c6-a8da-997107cb8031
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nasm_A19930354000

Oliver A. Rosto Papers

Creator:
Rosto, Oliver Andre (Ole Augustinussen), 1881-1972  Search this
Names:
Early Birds of Aviation (Organization).  Search this
Extent:
.2 Cubic feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Cd-roms
Newsclippings
Photographs
Certificates
Correspondence
Date:
1916 -1955
1969
Summary:
Material documenting the professional career of Oliver A. Rosto, an aviation pioneer and the recipient of the 1955 Civil Aeronautics Administration Silver Medal for Distinguished Service.
Scope and Contents:
This collection contains articles, correspondence, press releases, and news clippings in addition to official paperwork, certificates, and photographs documenting the professional career of early aviation pioneer Oliver A. Rosto and his airplane: the Rosto Monoplane.
Arrangement:
Arranged alphabetically by material type.
Biographical / Historical:
Oliver A. Rosto (1881-1972) was born in Norway and emigrated to the United States as a young man. Rosto made several trips to Europe and while in Paris he took his first aircraft flight, going up as a passenger. In 1909 Rosto was living in Duluth, Minnesota, where he built an aircraft, the Rosto Monoplane. He soloed in the aircraft on November 15, 1909, and went on to make a total of twelve flights in the aircraft.

In 1916, he left the United States to enlist in the British Royal Air Force in Toronto, Canada. During World War I, he went with his squadron into Russia on a special mission involving aircraft delivery to the Russians. However, the revolution broke out while he was in Russia and he encountered difficulty in getting out of Russia. By 1917, Rosto had returned to the United States and was an inspector for the Navy, inspecting Curtiss aircraft at their plants in Buffalo and on Long Island. After the War he started work with the American Aircraft Corporation where he designed, tested, and repaired aircraft.

In 1928, Rosto became an air carrier maintenance inspector, for the Bureau of Air Commerce, which preceded the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA). He was an international representative from the CAA in Europe from 1946 until his retirement in 1953. After his retirement from the CAA, Rosto served as a liaison representative for Transocean and Aircraft Engineering and Maintenance Company. Rosto was awarded the Civil Aeronautics Administration Silver Medal for Distinguished Service in 1955. Rosto was a member of the Early Birds and the OX5 Club of America.
Provenance:
Diana Fick, Gift, 2005, NASM.2006.0011
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
Genre/Form:
CD-ROMs
Newsclippings
Photographs
Certificates
Correspondence
Citation:
Oliver A. Rosto Papers, NASM.2006.0011, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NASM.2006.0011
See more items in:
Oliver A. Rosto Papers
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2ded90690-cc88-478e-b912-08bb88a8a73b
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nasm-2006-0011
Online Media:

Igor Sikorsky; his three careers in aviation by Frank J. Delear. Foreword by James H. Doolittle

Author:
Delear, Frank J  Search this
Subject:
Sikorsky, Igor Ivan 1889-1972  Search this
Sikorsky, Igor Ivan  Search this
Physical description:
xi, 272 pages illustrations 24 cm
Type:
Biography
Juvenile literature
Biographies
Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
Biographie
History
Juvenile works
Place:
Russia (Federation)
United States
États-Unis
Russie
Date:
1969
Topic:
Aeronautical engineers  Search this
Aeronautics--History  Search this
Aeronautics  Search this
Ingénieurs en aéronautique  Search this
Call number:
TL540.S54 D45X
TL540.S54D45X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_2408

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