Multimedia Gallery
- Topic: Navigating In The Air
The Ryan NYP Spirit of St. Louis, flown by Charles Lindbergh on his 1927 Atlantic crossing, is one of the Museum’s most treasured artifacts.
From the mid-1920s to the mid-1930s, the Italian-built twin-hulled S.55 was one of the most common crossers of the Atlantic.
The Dornier DoJ Wal Argos used by Beires for his transatlantic flight.
Sidereal time, or “star time,” is based on Earth’s rotation relative to the stars, rather than to the Sun.
Weems star altitude curves helped simplify celestial navigation.
While returning from a “shuttle” mission to the Soviet Union on July 5, 1944, the 100th Bomb Group attacked targets in France. Crosby used this map during the mission.
Terrence Tully and navigator James V. Medcalf
The certification set for the first-general aviation LORAN-C receiver.
