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Popular Objects at the Udvar-Hazy Center in VA

A selection of well-known and world-renowned air and space artifacts at the Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. You can also view a full list of objects on display. 


  • View of SR-71 Blackbird in foreground and Space Shuttle Discovery behind it, on exhibit at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird
  • Delta-winged spaceplane with white and black thermal protection tiles, marked "Discovery" on forward fuselage. Orbiter, Space Shuttle, OV-103, Discovery
  • Three quarter frontal view of nose and cockpit exterior of four-engine bomber, displayed in hangar. Boeing B-29 Superfortress "Enola Gay"
  • Slender airliner with pointy droop nose, blue "Air France" lettering on white fuselage, and blue and red stripes on vertical fin. Concorde, Fox Alpha, Air France
  • Side view of white and red single-engine biplane hanging upside down, registration number N15696 on fuselage. Bücker Bü-133C Jungmeister
  • Yellow and white commercial aircraft with brown trim and brown Boeing marks, displayed in an airplane hangar. Boeing 367-80 Jet Transport
  • Martin B-26B-25-MA Marauder "Flak-Bait"
  • Silver painted commercial airplane displayed at the museum. Boeing 307 Stratoliner "Clipper Flying Cloud"
  • Gray jet fighter plane with two-seat cockpit, twin tails, and "105" and "I gave so others could fly" medal markings on nose, on display in aircraft hangar. Grumman F-14D(R) Tomcat
  • Pitts S-1C Special
  • Lockheed 1049F-55-96, "Constellation"
  • View of the front of a spacesuit. The suit has a propulsion backpack attached to it. Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU)
  • Circular gray model of an alien spacecraft. The top tier contains vertical, tubular spires. Rods protrude along the circumference of the middle tier. All set on a saucer-like base. Model, Spacecraft, Mother Ship, Movie, "Close Encounters of the Third Kind"
  • McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle
  • Side view of an orange and white helicopter. The number 1426, Coast Guard Houston, and a red white and blue star logo are all on the side of the helicopter. Sikorsky HH-52A Seaguard
  • Angled side view of a blue and gray amphibious plane. Visible damage to the wings and paint. I JJ I is written on the nose in black. Sikorsky JRS-1
  • Northrop N-1M
  • Green bomber with red roundels on the wings and twin floats in place of wheels, seen from above Aichi M6A1 Seiran (Clear Sky Storm)
  • Republic P-47D-30-RA Thunderbolt
  • Engineering Model, Lander, Mars, Pathfinder
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