The following links will take you to photographs of individual aircraft published on this website. Listings are by manufacturer or developer.
MACCHI
Macchi MC.200 Saetta (Lightning) - National Museum of the United States Air Force
MANTA
Manta Pterodactyl Fledgling is a modified Manta Fledge hang glider. Modified by
Jack McCornack of Pterodactyl Limited.
Manta Pterodactyl Fledgling - Steven F. Udwar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian Air & Space Annex, Chantilly, Va. (Photo Above)
MBDA
Formed by divisions of Airbus, Leonardo, and BAe in 2001
MBDA Air Launched Anti-Radiation Missile (ALARM) - Royal Air Force Museum, London, England
MBDA ASRAAM - Royal Air Force Museum, London, England
MBDA AIM-132 Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile (ASRAAM) - Royal Air Force Museum, London, England
MBDA Dual-Mode Brimstone - Royal Air Force Museum, London, England
MBDA Meteor Missile - Royal Air Force Museum, London, England (Photo Above)
McAllister - Yakima Clipper (1932) - The Museum of Flight, Boeing Field, Seattle, Washington (Photo Above)
MACCHI
Founded in 1912 as Aeronautica Macchi, name changed to Aermacchi.
Integrated into the Finmeccanica Group in 2003 as Alenia Aermacchi.
Macchi C.202 Folgore (Lightning) - Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C. (Photo Above)
McCULLOCH AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
Founded in 1951, rights to all designs sold by 1974.
McCulloch J-2 Gyroplane - Mid-America Air Museum, Liberal, Kansas
McDONNELL
Founded in 1939, merged with Douglas in 1967 to form McDonnell-Douglas.
McDonnell-Douglas merged with Boeing in 1997.
McDonnell KDD-1 Katydid - 1946 - Evergreen Aviation Museum, McMinnville, Oregon
McDonnell F3H-2 Demon - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona
McDonnell F-4C Phantom - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona
McDonnell-Douglas F4 Phantom - White Sands Missile Range Museum, New Mexico
McDonnell NF-4E - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona
McDonnell F-4 - Phantom II - Museum of Flight, Boeing Field, Seattle, Washington
McDonnell YF-4J Phantom - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona
McDonnell Douglas F-4C Phantom II - Evergreen Aviation Museum, McMinnville, Oregon
McDonnell Douglas Phantom FGR2 - Royal Air Force Museum, London, England
McDonnell F-4D Phantom - Mid-America Air Museum, Liberal, Kansas
McDonnell F-4S Phantom II - Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian, Chantilly, Virginia
McDonnell Douglas F-4C Phantom II - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio
McDonnell Douglas F-15A Eagle - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona
McDonnell Douglas F-15A Eagle - 1977 - Evergreen Aviation Museum, McMinnville, Oregon
McDonnel Douglas F-15 Streak Eagle - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio
McDonnell Douglas C-17 Globemaster III - Overhead at Valle, Arizona (Photo Above)
McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet - Steven F. Udwar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian Air & Space Annex, Chantilly, Va.
McDonnell AMD-20C Quail - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona
McDonnell XF-85 Goblin - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio
McDonnell F-101B Voodoo - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona
McDonnell CF-101F Voodoo - Comox Air Force Museum, Vancouver Island, British Columbia
McDonnell RF-101C Voodoo - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona
McDonnell RF-101C Voodoo - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio
McDonnell Douglas Mark II Batwing - US Army Aviation Museum, Ft. Rucker, Alabama
McDonnell Gargoyle - The New Mexico Museum of Space History, Alamogordo, New Mexico
McDonnell - Mercury Capsule - The New Mexico Museum of Space History, Alamogordo, New Mexico
McDonnell - Mercury Capsules - Steven F. Udwar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian Air & Space Annex, Chantilly, Va.
MacFAM
The Cavalier series from MacFam was introduced in 1963.
MacFam Cavalier SA 102-5 - Mid-America Air Museum, Liberal, Kansas (Photo Above)
MAHONEY
Sometimes referred to as Beck-Mahoney. Designed by Lee and Seldon Mahoney
with modifications by pilot Don Beck. Only one build.
Mahoney Sorceress - Steven F. Udwar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian Air & Space Annex, Chantilly, Va. (Photo Above)
MARTIN
Formed as Glenn L. Martin Co. in 1912. Merged with American-Marietta to form Martin-Marietta in 1961.
Martin MGM-1 Matador - National Museum of Nuclear Science & History, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Martin AM-1 Mauler - Tillamook Air Museum, Tillamook, Oregon (Photo Above)
Martin MB-2 (NBS-1) - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio
Martin PBM-5A Mariner - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson
Martin B-10 - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio
Martin MGM-13 Mace - White Sands Missile Range Museum, White Sands, New Mexico
Martin MGM-13 Mace - National Museum of Nuclear Science & History, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Martin CGM-13B Mace - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio
Martin MGM-18 Lacrosse - White Sands Missile Range Museum, White Sands, New Mexico
Martin Titan - Evergreen Aviation Museum, McMinnville, Oregon
Martin X-24A - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio
Martin X-24B - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio
Martin B-26G Marauder - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio
Martin B-57E Canberra - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona
Martin B-57B Canberra - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio
Martin TM-61A Matador - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio
MARTIN MARIETTA
Merged with Lockheed in 1995 to form Lockheed Martin.
Martin Marietta Copperhead - White Sands Missile Range Museum, White Sands, New Mexico (Photo Above)
Martin Marietta MGM-31 Pershing 1 - White Sands Missile Range Museum, White Sands, New Mexico
Martin Marietta Pershing II - White Sands Missile Range Museum, White Sands, New Mexico
Martin Marietta MGM-51 Shillelagh - White Sands Missile Range Museum, White Sands, New Mexico
Martin Marietta Walleye 1 - MK-1 (AGM-62) - National Museum of Nuclear Science & History, Albuquerque, New Mexico
JIM MAUPIN
Maupin Carbon Dragon - US Southwest Soaring Museum, Moriarity, New Mexico (Photo Above)
Maupin Woodstock - US Southwest Soaring Museum, Moriarity, New Mexico
MESSERSCHMITT
Bayerische Flugzeugwerke was re-formed in 1938 as Messerschmitt AG. merged with Bölkow in 1968 to become Messerschmitt-Bölkow. Acquired Hamburger Flugzeugbau in 1969 to become Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm. Later
DASA, EADS Germany, and Airbus.
Messerschmitt BF 109E-3 - Museum of Flight, Boeing Field, Seattle, Washington
Messerschmitt BF 109E-3 - Royal Air Force Museum, London, England
Messerschmitt Bf 109G-6 - Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D. C.
Messerschmitt Bf109G-10 - Planes of Fame Aircraft Museum, Valle, Arizona (Photo Above)
Messerschmitt Bf-109G2 (Hispano Aviación HA-1112) - Tillamook Air Museum, Tillamook, Oregon
Messerschmitt Bf-109 G-10 Gustav - (at times referred to as Me-109) - Evergreen Aviation Museum, McMinnville, Oregon
Messerschmitt Bf 109G-10 - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio
Messerschmitt Bf 110G-4 - Royal Air Force Museum, London, England
Messerschmitt Me 163 B-1a Komet - Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian, Chantilly, Virginia
Messerschmitt Me 163B Komet - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio
Messerschmitt Me-262 Swallow - Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D. C.
Messerschmitt ME-262A-1 Schwalbe - Evergreen Aviation Museum, McMinnville, Oregon
Messerschmitt Me 262A Schwalbe - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio
MEYERS
Formed in 1936, purchased by Rockwell-Standard in 1965.
Meyers OTW - 1942 - Pearson Air Museum, Vancouver, Washington (Photo Above)
MIGNET
Henri Mignet was the kit developer
Mignet HM.14 Pou Du Ciel - La Cucaracha - Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian, Chantilly, Virginia (Photo Above)
Smith XP-99 Prop-Jet - Mid-America Air Museum, Liberal, Kansas
MIKOYAN-GUREVICH
Formed in 1939. Now known as the Russian Aircraft Corporation (Российская самолетостроительная корпорация „МиГ) it was formerly known as the Mikoyan and Gurevich Design Bureau and as Mikoyan.
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15UTi Midget - War Eagles Air Museum, Santa Teresa, New Mexico
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15UT1 Midget - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 Fagot - War Eagles Air Museum, Santa Teresa, New Mexico
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15- Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona
Mikoyan-Gurevich Mig-15 (1950) - The Museum of Flight, Boeing Field, Seattle, Washington (Photo Above)
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 - Evergreen Aviation Museum, McMinnville, Oregon
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15bis "Fagot B” - Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian, Chantilly, Virginia
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15bis - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio
Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-17F (Lim-5) and PF variant - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 - Museum of Flight, Boeing Field, Seattle, Washington
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 Fresco - Tillamook Air Museum, Tillamook, Oregon
OKB Mikoyan i Guryevich MiG-17A Fresco - Evergreen Aviation Museum, McMinnville, Oregon
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17F - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19S - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 PFM - War Eagles Air Museum, Santa Teresa, New Mexico
Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-21 PFM - Museum of Flight, Boeing Field, Seattle, Washington
Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-21PF (NATO designation - Fishbed-D) - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona
Mikoyan Gurevich MiG 21MF Fishbed-J - Evergreen Air & Space Museum, McMinnville, Oregon
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21F "Fishbed C” - Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian, Chantilly, Virginia
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21PF “Fishbed D” - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio
Mikoyan MiG-23MLA Flogger-G - Evergreen Aviation Museum, McMinnville, Oregon
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29 Fulcrum - Evergreen Aviation Museum, McMinnville, Oregon
MILLER
Homebuilt by Ray W. Miller in 1966/restored in 1981
Miller S-1 Fly Rod - Mid-America Air Museum, Liberal, Kansas
MITCHELL WING COMPANY
Tailless ultralight aircraft
Mitchell U-2 Superwing - Steven F. Udwar-Hazy Center (Smithsonian Air & Space Annex, Chantilly, Virginia (Photo Above)
Mitchell Wing - Carl Hawk - US Southwest Soaring Museum, Moriarity, New Mexico
MITSUBISHI
Mitsubishi renamed M. Internal Combustion to M. Aircraft Co. in 1928.
Mitsubishi A6M Zero - Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C. (Photo Above)
Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero - U. S. Air Force National Museum, Dayton, Ohio
MITTELWERK GmbH
Founded in 1943. Defunct at end of WWII.
Mittelwerk GmbH V-2 - Evergreen Aviation Museum, McMinnville, Oregon (Photo Above)
Mittelwerk V-2 Vergeltungswaffe 2 (Retribution Weapon 2) - Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C.
Mittelwerk V-2 - New Mexico Museum of Space History, Alamogordo, New Mexico
Mittelwerk V-2 - White Sands Missile Range Museum, White Sands, New Mexico
Mittelwerk V-2 - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio
MONNETT
Design and sale of homebuilt aircraft kits
Monnett Mini - Mid-America Air Museum, Liberal, Kansas (Photo Above)
Monnett Moni - Steven F. Udwar-Hazy Center (Smithsonian Air & Space Annex, Chantilly, Virginia
Monnett Monerai - US Southwest Soaring Museum, Moriarity, New Mexico
MONOCOUPE AIRCRAFT
Founded in 1927. Has goven through various corporate machinations.
Monocoupe 110 Special - Little Butch - Steven F. Udwar-Hazy Center (Smithsonian Air & Space Annex, Chantilly, Virginia (Photo Above)
MOONEY AIRCRAFT COMPANY
Founded in 1929 as the Mooney Aircraft Corporation, bankrupt in 1930. Mooney Aircraft Corporation
was founded in 1948, bankrupt in 1969.
Mooney Mite M-18 - Planes of Fame Air Museum, Valle, Arizona (Photo Above)
Mooney M-18 Mite - Mid-America Air Museum, Liberal, Kansas
Mooney M22 Mustang - Mid-America Air Museum, Liberal, Kansas
Mooney M-18C Mite - Steven F. Udwar-Hazy Center (Smithsonian Air & Space Annex, Chantilly, Virginia
ARIEN MOORE
Moore SS-1 - US Southwest Soaring Museum, Moriarity, New Mexico (Photo Above)
NAKAJIMA
Founded in 1918 as Nippon Aircraft and renamed Nakajima Aircraft in 1919. After WWII
the company was re-formed as Fuji Heavy Industries.
Nakajima Hikoki K K. - J1N1-S Gekko “Irving" - Steven F. Udwar-Hazy Center (Smithsonian Air & Space Annex, Chantilly, Virginia
Nakajima Ki-43-IIb Hayabusa - Museum of Flight, Boeing Field, Seattle, Washington (Photo Above)
NASA
Formed in 1958.
NASA - APEX Remotely Piloted Sailplane - US Southwest Soaring Museum, Moriarity, New Mexico
NASA - Langley Research Center - Explorer 46 - The New Mexico Museum of Space History, Alamogordo, New Mexico (Photo Above)
NASA - Langley Research Center PEPP Aeroshell - White Sands Missile Range Museum, White Sands, New Mexico
NASA Oblique Wing Research Aircraft - Steven F. Udwar-Hazy Center (Smithsonian Air & Space Annex, Chantilly, Virginia
Space Shuttle Discovery - Steven F. Udwar-Hazy Center (Smithsonian Air & Space Annex, Chantilly, Virginia
National Bureau of Standards - US Navy “Bat” - Antiship Missile - Planes of Fame Aircraft Museum, Valle, Arizona (Photo Above)
NAVAL AIRCRAFT FACTORY
Founded in 1918. Ceased aircraft operations in 1945.
Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 - Yellow Peril - 1935 - Evergreen Aviation Museum, McMinnville, Oregon (Photo Above)
Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 - Steven F. Udwar-Hazy Center (Smithsonian Air & Space Annex, Chantilly, Virginia
NAVAL ORDNANCE TEST STATION
Founded in 1943.
Naval Ordnance Test Station RAM (top) - White Sands Missile Range Museum, White Sands, New Mexico (Photo Above)
NELSON AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
Founded in 1945
Nelson Hummingbird PG-185B - U. S. Southwest Soaring Museum, Moriarty, New Mexico (Photo Above)
NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY
New Mexico State University Pogo & Pogo HI - White Sands Missile Range Museum, White Sands, New Mexico (Photo Above)
NIEUPORT
Founded as Nieuport-Duplex in 1902, re-formed in 1909 as the Société Générale d'Aéro-locomotion. Renamed
Nieuport et Deplante and then Société Anonyme des Établissements Nieuport in 1911.
Merged out of existence in the late 1930s.
Nieuport 17 (Replica) - Planes of Fame Air Museum, Valle, Arizona (Photo Above)
Nieuport Type 24bis - Museum of Flight, Boeing Field, Seattle, Washington
Nieuport Type 27 - Museum of Flight, Boeing Field, Seattle, Washington
Nieuport 28C-1 - US Army Aviation Museum, Ft. Rucker, Alabama, USA
Nieuport Type 28 - Museum of Flight, Boeing Field, Seattle, Washington
Nieuport (Société Anonyme des Éstablissements Nieuport) 28C.1 - Steven F. Udwar-Hazy Center (Smithsonian Air & Space Annex, Chantilly, Virginia
Nieuport 28 - US Air Force National Museum, Dayton, Ohio
NORD
Nord-Aviation was formed in 1954. Merged with Sud Aviation in 1970.
Nord 1101 Noralpha - Tillamook Air Museum, Tillamook, Oregon (Photo Above)
Nord Aviation SS-11 - White Sands Missile Range Museum, White Sands, New Mexico
NORTH AMERICAN
North American Aviation was formed in 1928. Merged with Rockwell-Standard in 1967
to form North American Rockwell. Name change in 1973 to Rockwell International. Sold to Boeing in 1996.
North American T-2 Buckeye - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona
North American FJ-2 Fury - War Eagles Air Museum, Santa Teresa, New Mexico
North American FJ-3 Fury -1955 - Evergreen Aviation Museum, McMinnville, Oregon
North American FJ-4B Fury - War Eagles Air Museum, Santa Teresa, New Mexico
North American SNJ-4 Texan - Evergreen Aviation Museum, McMinnville, Oregon
North American RA-5C Vigilante - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona
North American AT-6B Texan - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona
North American AT-6F Texan - War Eagles Air Museum, Santa Teresa, New Mexico
North American AT-6D/SNJ-5 Texan - 1943 - Pearson Air Museum, Vancouver, Washington
North American AT-6D Texan - Warhawk Air Museum, Nampa, Idaho
North American AT-6G/SNJ Texan - Planes of Fame Aircraft Museum, Valle, Arizona (Photo Above)
North American T-6 Texan - Tillamook Air Museum, Tillamook, Oregon
North American Harvard - Royal Air Force Museum, London, England
North American T-6D Mosquito - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio
North American Rockwell OV-10D Bronco - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona
North American Rockwell OV-10A Bronco - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio
North American X-10 - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio
North American BT-14 Yale - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona
North American X-15 - Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D. C.
North American X-15 - Evergreen Aviation Museum, McMinnville, Oregon
North American X-15A-2 - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio
North American L-17A Navion - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio
North American B-25J Mitchell - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona
North American B-25J Mitchell - Evergreen Aviation Museum, McMinnville, Oregon
North American TB-25J Mitchell - Royal Air Force Museum, London, England
North American B-25 Mitchell - Mid-America Air Museum, Liberal, Kansas
North American B-25 Mitchell - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio
North American T-28 Trojan - War Eagles Air Museum, Santa Teresa, New Mexico
North American T-28 Trojan - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona
North American T-28A Trojan - Pearson Air Museum, Vancouver, Washington
North American T-28 Trojan - Warhawk Air Museum, Nampa, Idaho
North American T-28B Trojan - Planes of Fame Air Museum, Valle, Arizona
North American T-28C Trojan - Planes of Fame Air Museum, Valle, Arizona
North American T-28A Trojan - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio
North American T-28B Trojan - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio
North American AGM-28 Hound Dog - White Sands Missile Range Museum, White Sands, New Mexico
North American AGM-28 Hound Dog - National Museum of Nuclear Science & History, Albuquerque, New Mexico
North American A-36A Mustang - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio
North American B-45C Tornado - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio
North American O-47B - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio
North American P-51C - Mustang - Warhawk Air Museum, Nampa, Idaho
North American P-51D - Mustang - Museum of Flight, Boeing Field, Seattle, Washington
North American TF-51D Mustang - War Eagles Air Museum, Santa Teresa, New Mexico
North American P-51D Mustang - Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C.
North American P-51D Mustang - Evergreen Aviation Museum, McMinnville, Oregon
North American P-51D Mustang - Royal Air Force Museum, London, England
(North American) P-51 Mustang (3/4 replica) - Mid-America Air Museum, Liberal, Kansas
North American P-51C Mustang Excalibur III - Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian, Chantilly, Virginia
North American P-51D Mustang - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio
North American XB-70 Valkyrie - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio
North American F-82G Twin Mustang - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio
North American F-82B Twin Mustang - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio
North American - Canadair F-86 Sabre Mk. VI - War Eagles Air Museum, Santa Teresa, New Mexico
North American F-86 Sabre - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona
North American F-86L Sabre - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona
North American F-86 Sabre - Mid-America Air Museum, Liberal, Kansas
North American F-86A Sabre - Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian, Chantilly, Virginia
North American F-86A Sabre - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio
North American F-86D Sabre - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio
North American RF-86F Sabre - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio
North American F-100C Super Sabre - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona
North American F-100F Super Sabre - Evergreen Aviation Museum, McMinnville, Oregon
North American F-100F Super Sabre - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio
North American F-100D Super Sabre - Steven F. Udwar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian Air & Space Annex, Chantilly, Va.
North American F-107A Ultra-Sabre - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona
North American Rockwell Shrike Commander 500S Sweetie Face - Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian, Chantilly, Virginia
North American (Apollo) - RKK Energia (Soyuz) - Apollo-Soyuz Test Project 1975 - Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C.
North American Mighty Mouse Missile (Mk 4 Folding-Fin Aerial Rocket [FFAR]) - Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian, Chantilly, Virginia
Northrop Primary Glider - US Southwest Soaring Museum, Moriarity, New Mexico (Photo Above)
NOORDUYN
Noorduyn UC-64A Norseman - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio
NORTHROP
Founded in 1939 as Northrop Corp.
Merged with Grumman in 1994 to form Northrop Grumman.
Northrop Tacit Blue - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio
Northrop Alpha - Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D. C.
Northrop Sonic Wind I - The New Mexico Museum of Space History, Alamogordo, New Mexico
Northrop N-1M - Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian, Chantilly, Virginia
Northrop B-2 Spirit - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio
Northrop M2 - F3 Lifting Body - Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C.
Northrop XQ-4 Drone - The New Mexico Museum of Space History, Alamogordo, New Mexico
Northrop XQ-4 - White Sands Missile Range Museum, White Sands, New Mexico
Northrop X-4 Bantam - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio
Northrop F-5B Freedom Fighter - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona
Northrop YF-5A Freedom Fighter (1959) - The Museum of Flight, Boeing Field, Seattle, Washington (Photo Above)
Northrop F-5E Tiger II - Evergreen Aviation Museum, McMinnville, Oregon
Northrop YF-5A Freedom Fighter - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio
Northrop A-17A Attack Aircraft - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio
Northrop-McDonnell Douglas YF-23A Black Widow - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio
Northrop BQM-34 Firebee - White Sands Missile Range Museum, White Sands, New Mexico
Northrop T-38A Talon - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona
Northrop AT-38B Talon - War Eagles Air Museum, Santa Teresa, New Mexico
Northrop T-38A Talon - Evergreen Aviation Museum, McMinnville, Oregon
Northrop RP-54D Crossbow - White Sands Missile Range Museum, White Sands, New Mexico
Northrop P-61C Black Widow - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio
Northrop SM-62 Snark - National Museum of Nuclear Science & History, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Northrop SM-62 Snark - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio
Northrop MQM-74, Chukar II Target Drone - Planes of Fame Aircraft Museum, Valle, Arizona
Northrop RP-76 Target Drone - White Sands Missile Range Museum, White Sands, New Mexico
Northrop F-89J Scorpion - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona
Northrop F-89J Scorpion - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio
Northrop YC-125A Raider - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona
Northrop Grumman RQ-4A Global Hawk - Evergreen Air & Space Museum, McMinnville, Oregon
Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio
Northrop Grumman RQ-8A Fire Scout - 2000 - Evergreen Aviation Museum, McMinnville, Oregon
Oldershaw O-2 - U. S. Southwest Soaring Museum, Moriarty, New Mexico (Photo Above)
Oldershaw O-3 - U. S. Southwest Soaring Museum, Moriarty, New Mexico
Oldfield Baby Great Lakes - Pearson Air Museum, Vancouver, Washington
Oldfield Baby Great Lakes - Evergreen Aviation Museum, McMinnville, Oregon
Oerlikon/Lockheed Martin MIM-146 ADATS (bottom) - White Sands Missile Range Museum, White Sands, New Mexico (Photo Above)
OKAYMUS
Okaymus - Cobra 15 SZD - 36 - US Southwest Soaring Museum, Moriarity, New Mexico (Photo Above)
CHARLES M. OLMSTED
(1881-1948)
Olmsted Pusher - Steven F. Udwar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian Air & Space Annex, Chantilly, Va. (Photo Above)
ORBITAL SCIENCES CORP
(Purchased by Northrop Grumman in 2018)
Orbital Sciences Corp. Pegasus XL - Steven F. Udwar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian Air & Space Annex, Chantilly, Va. (Photo Above)
PACKARD
Packard LePere LUSAC II - US Air Force Natinal Museum, Dayton, Ohio
PANAVIA AIRCRAFT GmbH
Panavia was founded in 1969, partner companies include Airbus,
BAe, and Alenia Aeronautica.
Panavia Tornado F.3 - Royal Air Force Museum, London, England
Panavia Tornado GR1B - Royal Air Force Museum, London, England (Photo Above)
PEREIRA
George Pereira also designed the Osprey 2
Pereira X-28 Osprey - Mid-America Air Museum, Liberal, Kansas (photo above)
PETERA FLUGZEUGBAU
(German)
Petera Flugzeugbau Grunau Baby II B-2 - Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian, Chantilly, Virginia (Photo Above)
PFALZ
(Founded as Pfalz Flugzeugwerke in 1913. Effectively defunct at end of WWI.)
Pfalz D.XII - Museum of Flight, Boeing Field, Seattle, Washington (Photo Above)
PHILCO-FORD
(Owned by Ford from 1961-1974)
Philco Ford Aerospace Sidewinder Missile - Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian, Chantilly, Virginia (Photo Above)
PIASECKI
Founded as Piasecki Helicopter Corp in 1940. Acquired by Boeing in 1960, becoming
Boeing Vertol. Since 1987 the Boeing Helicopter Division.
Piasecki P. V. Engineering Forum PV-2 - Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian, Chantilly, Virginia
Piasecki HUP-3 Army Mule / H-25A Retriever - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona
Piasecki H-25 Retriever - US Army Aviation Museum, Ft. Rucker, Alabama
Piasecki HUP-1 Retriever - Mid-America Air Museum, Liberal, Kansas
Piasecki H-21C Workhorse - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona
Piasecki CH-21 - Workhorse - US Army Aviation Museum, Ft. Rucker, Alabama
Piasecki H-21 - Comox Air Force Museum, Vancouver Island, British Columbia (Photo Above)
Piasecki H-21C Shawnee - Evergreen Air & Space Museum, McMinnville, Oregon
PIETENPOL
Homebuilt planes from the 1920’s & 1930’s.
Pietenpol Sky Scout (1932) - Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum, Hood River, Oregon (Photo Above)
Pietenpol Air Camper - Mid-America Air Museum, Liberal, Kansas
PIPER
Founded in 1927 as the Taylor Brothers Aircraft Manufacturing Company (Corp. in 1928).
Bankrupt in 1930, acquired by William Piper and renamed Taylor Aircraft Co. Various bankruptcies
and name changes since then.
Piper J-2 Cub - Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C.
Piper (Taylorcraft) J-3 Cub - War Eagles Air Museum, Santa Teresa, New Mexico
Piper J-3 Cub - The Museum of Flight, Boeing Field, Seattle, Washington (Photo Above)
Piper J-3P Cub (1938) - Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum, Hood River, Oregon
Piper J-3 Cub - Mid-America Air Museum, Liberal, Kansas
Piper J-3 Cub - Steven F. Udwar-Hazy Center (Smithsonian Air & Space Annex, Chantilly, Virginia
Piper J-3C-65-B - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio
Piper J-4A Cub Coupe - 1940 Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum, Hood River, Oregon
Piper J-4 Cub Coupe - Mid-America Air Museum, Liberal, Kansas
Piper L-4 Grasshopper - Pearson Air Museum, Vancouver, Washington
Piper L-4 Grasshopper - US Army Aviation Museum, Ft. Rucker, Alabama
Piper L-4H U.S. Army Liaison Aircraft - Grasshopper - 1943 - Evergreen Aviation Museum, McMinnville, Oregon
Piper L-4A Grasshopper - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio
Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser - City of Washington - Steven F. Udwar-Hazy Center (Smithsonian Air & Space Annex), Chantilly, Virginia
Piper PA-18 Super Cub - War Eagles Air Museum, Santa Teresa, New Mexico
Piper PA-18 Super Cub - Steven F. Udwar-Hazy Center (Smithsonian Air & Space Annex), Chantilly, Virginia
Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer - Mid-America Air Museum, Liberal, Kansas
Piper PA-23 Apache - Mid-America Air Museum, Liberal, Kansas
Piper PA-23 Apache - Steven F. Udwar-Hazy Center (Smithsonian Air & Space Annex), Chantilly, Virginia
Piper Aztec - Mid-America Air Museum, Liberal, Kansas
Piper Comanche - Mid-America Air Museum, Liberal, Kansas
PITCAIRN
Founded in 1926, defunct in 1948. Known as Pitcairn Aircraft Co. and later as the Autogiro
Company of America.
Pitcairn PA-5 Mailwing - Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D. C. (Photo Above)
PITTS
(Now produced by Aviat)
Pitts Special S-1C Little Stinker - Steven F. Udwar-Hazy Center (Smithsonian Air & Space Annex, Chantilly, Virginia (Photo above)
PORTERFIELD
Founded in 1934.
Porterfield CP-50 (1939) - Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum, Hood River, Oregon (Photo Above)
Porterfield CP-65 Collegiate - Mid-America Air Museum, Liberal, Kansas
PRATT & WHITNEY
Pratt & Whitney (UTC) Apollo Fuel Cell - The New Mexico Museum of Space History, Alamogordo, New Mexico (Photo Above)
Pratt & Whitney X-35B STOVL Propulsion System - Steven F. Udwar-Hazy Center (Smithsonian Air & Space Annex, Chantilly, Virginia
QUICKIE
Quickie Aircraft Corp was founded in 1978, has now ceased operations.
Quickie Q2 - Evergreen Aviation Museum, McMinnville, Oregon ((Photo Above)
RADIOPLANE
Formed in the early 1930’s sold to Northrop in 1952.
Radioplane - Frankfurt OQ-3 - US Army Aviation Museum, Ft. Rucker, Alabama
Radioplane OQ-19 Target Drone - Mid-America Air Museum, Liberal, Kansas
Radioplane RP-5A Target Drone - Planes of Fame Aircraft Museum, Valle, Arizona
Radioplane RP-54D Antiradiation Missile - Planes of Fame Aircraft Museum, Valle, Arizona (Photo Above)
RADUGA
Soviet, now Russian, design and production center.
Raduga Design Bureau Termit Missile - Steven F. Udwar-Hazy Center (Smithsonian Air & Space Annex, Chantilly, Virginia (Photo Above)
RAND-ROBINSON
Home-built Aircraft
Rand-Robinson KR-1 - Mid-America Air Museum, Liberal, Kansas
RAYTHEON
Founded in 1922. The world’s largest producer of guided missiles.
Raytheon AIM-7E Sparrow III - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona
Raytheon AIM-9 Sidewinder - White Sands Missile Range Museum, White Sands, New Mexico
Raytheon AIM-9 Sidewinder - Royal Air Force Museum, London, England
Raytheon MIM-23 Hawk - White Sands Missile Range Museum, White Sands, New Mexico
Raytheon RIM- 67B Standard Missile - 2 - White Sands Missile Range Museum, White Sands, New Mexico
Raytheon MIM-104 PATRIOT - White Sands Missile Range Museum, White Sands, New Mexico
Raytheon AIM-120 AMRAAM - The New Mexico Museum of Space History, Alamogordo, New Mexico (Photo Above)
Raytheon AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) - Royal Air Force Museum, London, England
Raytheon AIM-120 AMRAAM Missile - Steven F. Udwar-Hazy Center (Smithsonian Air & Space Annex, Chantilly, Virginia
REARWIN
Founded in 1928 sold to Commonwealth Aircraft in 1942.
Rearwin Cloudster (1940) - Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum, Hood River, Oregon
Rearwin 8135 Cloudster (from Royce Rearwin) - Mid-America Air Museum, Liberal, Kansas
Rearwin Skyranger - Mid-America Air Museum, Liberal, Kansas
Rearwin Speedster (1937) - Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum, Hood River, Oregon (Photo Above)
Rearwin Sportster - Mid-America Air Museum, Liberal, Kansas
REPUBLIC
Founded in 1931 as Seversky Aircraft Co., reorganized in 1939 as Republic Aviation Corp.
Acquired by Fairchild in 1965.
Republic - Ford JB-2 Loon - Navy Version of the American copy of the German V-1 - Evergreen Aviation Museum, McMinnville, Oregon
Republic JB-2 Loon - (Components built by Ford and Willys-Overland) - White Sands Missile Range Museum, White Sands, New Mexico
Republic RC-3 Seabee - Evergreen Aviation Museum, McMinnville, Oregon
Republic P-47D Thunderbolt - Museum of Flight, Boeing Field, Seattle, Washington, (Photo Above)
Republic P-47 Thunderbolt - Royal Air Force Museum, London, England
Republic F-47D Thunderbolt - Steven F. Udwar-Hazy Center (Smithsonian Air & Space Annex, Chantilly, Virginia
Republic P-47D (Razorback Version) - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio
Republic F-84C Thunderjet - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona
Republic F-84E Thunderjet - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio
Republic F-84F Thunderstreak - War Eagles Air Museum, Santa Teresa, New Mexico
Republic F-84F Thunderstreak - 1950 - Evergreen Aviation Museum, McMinnville, Oregon
Republic F-84F Thunderstreak - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio
Republic RF-84F Thunderflash - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona
Republic XF-84H - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio
Republic RF-84K - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio
Republic F-105D Thunderchief - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona
Republic F-105G Thunderchief (“Wild Weasel”) - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona
Republic F-105 Thunderchief - National Museum of Nuclear Science & History, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Republic F-105D Thunderchief - Steven F. Udwar-Hazy Center (Smithsonian Air & Space Annex, Chantilly, Virginia
Republic F-105D Thunderchief - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio
Republic F-105G Thunderchief - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio
RILEY
The Riley D-16 Twin Navion has a convulted history, involving North American, Ryan,
Temco and others.
Riley Navion (Conversion of Ryan aircraft to twin-engine) - Mid-America Air Museum, Liberal, Kansas
RKK ENERGIA
Founded in 1946.
RKK Energia (Soyuz) - North American (Apollo) - Apollo-Soyuz Test Project 1975, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C. (Photo Above)
RLU
Homebuilt aircraft designed by Charles Roloff, Robert Liposky, and Carl Unger.
RLU-1 Breezy - Mid-America Air Museum, Liberal, Kansas
ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY
Founded in 1973
Robinson R22 - Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian, Chantilly, Virginia (Photo Above)
Robinson R44 Astro G-Mury - Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian, Chantilly, Virginia
ROCKETDYNE
In 2013 Aerojet and Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne merged to form Aerojet Rocketdyne.
Rocketdyne F-1 Rocket Engine - The New Mexico Museum of Space History, Alamogordo, New Mexico (Photo Above)
Rocketdyne H-1 Rocket Engine - The New Mexico Museum of Space History, Alamogordo, New Mexico
Rocketdyne LR79, MB-1, Thor Engine - The New Mexico Museum of Space History, Alamogordo, New Mexico
Founded in 1973 by the merger of several companies
defunct in 2001.
Rockwell International Paveway II - Royal Air Force Museum, London, England (photo above)
Ross RS-1 Zanonia - U. S. Southwest Soaring Museum, Moriarty, New Mexico (Photo Above)
ROTEC ENGINNERING
Ultralight manufacturing company founded in 1977.
Rotec Rally 3 Big-Lifter - Mid-America Air Museum, Liberal, Kansas
ROTORWAY INTERNATIONAL
Founded in 1961, Ceased in 2021
Rotorway Scorpion Too - Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian, Chantilly, Virginia
RotorWay Scorpion 133 - Mid-America Air Museum, Liberal, Kansas (Photo above)
Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2b - Royal Air Force Museum, London, England
Royal Aircraft Factory BE-2C - US Army Aviation Museum, Ft. Rucker, Alabama
Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2b - Royal Air Force Museum, London, England
Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8 - Royal Air Force Museum, London, England
Royal Aircraft Factory SE-5A - US Army Aviation Museum, Ft. Rucker, Alabama
Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5A - Museum of Flight, Boeing Field, Seattle, Washington (Photo Above)
Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5a - Royal Air Force Museum, London, England
Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5 - Mid-American Air Museum, Liberal, Kansas
ROYAL LABORATORY
Royal Laboratory Cooper 20 Pound Bomb - Royal Air Force Museum, London, England
Royal Laboratory 112 Pound Bomb - Royal Air Force Museum, London, England (Photo above)
RUMPLER
Founded in 1909 as Rumpler Luftfahrtzeugbau. Rumpler Flugzeugwerke was liquidated in 1920.
Rumpler Taube - The Museum of Flight, Boeing Field, Seattle, Washington (Photo Above)
RUTAN
See also Quickie Manufacturing
Rutan Long EZ - Planes of Fame Aircraft Museum, Valle, Arizona (Photo Above)
Rutan Quickie - Mid-America Air Museum, Liberal, Kansas
Rutan Quickie - Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian, Chantilly, Virginia
Rutan Vari-Eze - Mid-America Air Museum, Liberal, Kansas
Rutan Vari-Eze - Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian, Chantilly, Virginia
RYAN
Founded in 1934 as Ryan Aeronautical Company, became part of Teledyne in 1969,
and Northrop Grumman in 1999.
Ryan M-1 - 1926 - The Museum of Flight, Boeing Field, Seattle, Washington (Photo Above)
Ryan - Spirit of St. Louis - (Original) Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D. C.
Ryan “Spirit of St. Louis” (Replica) - Evergreen Aviation Museum, McMinnville, Oregon
Ryan X-13 Vertijet - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio
Ryan YPT-16 - US Air Force National Museum, Dayton, Ohio
Ryan PT-21 - 1941 - Pearson Air Museum, Vancouver, Washington
Ryan PT-22 Recruit - 1933 - Evergreen Aviation Museum, McMinnville, Oregon
Ryan PT-22 Recruit - Mid-America Air Museum, Liberal, Kansas
Ryan PT-22A Recruit - Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian, Chantilly, Virginia
Ryan PT-22 Recruit - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio
Ryan Firebee XM-21 (KDA-1) - White Sands Missile Range Museum, White Sands, New Mexico
Ryan Navion - Mid-America Air Museum, Liberal, Kansas