The Nation’s Hangar: Aircraft Treasures of the Smithsonian

The Nation’s Hangar: Aircraft Treasures of the Smithsonian offers a fascinating textual and visual history of civilian, military, and commercial aviation from the earliest balloon flights to today’s most advanced aircraft.

The Nation’s Hangar charts the awe-inspiring history of flight around the world. F. Robert Van Der Linden, a Smithsonian curator and leading expert on aviation history, explains the fascinating stories behind aviation’s great technological advances and provides historic and social context that highlights the many ways in which these innovations have changed the course of human history. The Nation’s Hangar is also a visual delight. The Smithsonian aircraft collection has never looked so compelling and sleek. The Nation’s Hangar is a must-have for that fly boy or fly girl in your flight pattern.

From the Publisher

From inside The Nation’s Hangar: Aircraft Treasures of the Smithsonian

The Fowler-Gage tractor biplane.

Boeing B-29 Enola Gay, (top), the black Northrop P-61 Black Widow night fighter (center), and the Northrop N1M flying wing (bottom).

The F4U-1D.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Smithsonian Books; First Edition (November 1, 2011)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1588343162
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1588343161
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.45 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.09 x 0.64 x 10.99 inches