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  • Pratt & Whitney J57 Turbojet

    This engine is currently off public display.The J57 turbojet was the first production jet engine to produce 10,000 pounds of thrust. The J57 featured a dual-rotor axial-flow compressor, which lowered fuel consumption over a wide operating range and improved the sluggish acceleration characteristic

  • Popular Songs of the AEF

    Note: This item is currently in storage.This song booklet, compiled and distributed by the YMCA, was a staple among the soldiers of the American Expeditionary Forces during World War I.Click here to return to the Featured World War I Artifacts index.

  • Packard DR-980 Diesel

    Note: This item is currently in storage.Packard DR-980 air-cooled diesel engine of 225 hp. Flight tested at Wright Field during the 1929-1932 period in the XPT-8 trainer, it was the Air Corps' first diesel aircraft engine. Its development was halted with the death of its designer.Click here to

  • Packard 3A-2500

    Note: This item is currently in storage.The 3A-2500 is a 12-cylinder, liquid-cooled, direct-drive engine. Packard developed this engine, an improved version of the Packard 2A-2500 used on the Huff-Daland Keystone LB-1 bomber, in the late 1920s. This basic engine also was produced in geared and

  • Pratt & Whitney R-4360 “Wasp Major”

    The Wasp Major engine was developed near the end of World War II to power the Boeing B-50, an improved version of the successful B-29 Superfortress. The R-4360 is a 28-cylinder, air-cooled radial engine that produces a maximum of 3,500 hp and weighs approximately 3,500 pounds (1,575 kg). R-4360s

  • Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C

    Note: This item is currently in storage.The Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp engine was one of the most efficient and reliable engines of the 1930s. It was introduced in 1932 with either a 6.1 or 6.5 compression ratio and 775 or 825 hp, respectively, at 2,400 rpm. To reach its designed power, the

  • Put the Yanks in Berlin Game

    Note: This item is currently in storage.The object of this game is to get different colored marbles into the correct holes in the map of Europe.Donated from the estate of Ms. Margaret McKnitt.Click here to return to the Featured Accessions index.

  • Plane Parade Game

    Note: This item is currently in storage.This aircraft recognition came includes a platform and two picture wheels.Donated by Mr. Jerry W. Miracle.Click here to return to the Featured Accessions index.

  • Parachute Wedding Gown

    Note: This item is currently in storage. This bridal gown was made of strips from nine parachutes that saved the lives of nine U.S. flyers behind enemy lines in China during World War II. Donated by Ms. Jeanne L. Morgan. Click here to return to the Featured Accessions index.

  • Parker 51 Fountain Pen

    Note: This item is currently in storage.During the 1940s, the most prized pen was the Parker 51. The China-Burma-India Theater did not have "PX" provisions. At the time there were two Parker 51 pens in stock at the PX in India. Since these were the only two available for all of China, the PX in