The 2nd of the USAR CH-47's which participated in Falcon Leap 2021.

One of the 2 USAR CH-47's which participated in Falcon Leap in 2021.

Who said flying saucers don't exist? The Avrocar was the result of a Canadian effort to develop a supersonic, VTOL fighter-bomber in the early 1950s. This is one of two scaled down test vehicles using the exhaust from turbojet engines to drive a circular "turborotor" which produced downward thrust for takeoff and landing, directed rearward for level flight. Severe instability above three feet high dogged the program at NASA's Ames Research Center and a speed of only 35 mph was attained before the project was abandoned in 1961. After storage at Silver Hill, MD it went on show at NMUSAF in 2008

This old warrior was first reported with the Lift Training Center at Volk Field in 2013. It was definately used and more or less wrecked some 4 years later. But still liftable.

One of the many US Army 1st Cavalry Div. helicopters that passed through Woensdrecht AB enroute to the port of Vlissingen for shipping the helicopters back to Fort Hood (TX).

One of the many US Army 1st Cavalry Div. helicopters that passed through Woensdrecht AB enroute to the port of Vlissingen for shipping the helicopters back to Fort Hood (TX).

In 1951 at the request of the Army, the USAF developed the XH-26, a one-man observation helicopter powered by a pulse-jet on the end of each rotor blade. It could be packed into a container to be towed by a regular Jeep and stripped for air dropping, re-assembly taking 20 minutes. Five prototype Jet Jeeps were evaluated and performed well, although the pulse-jets were too loud and cost considerations forced the cancellation of the program

Bell completed two tilt-rotor XV-3s and began hover tests in 1955. The first one was damaged beyond repair, but testing continued with the second aircraft. The first complete rotation from takeoff to horizontal flight and back took place in December 1958. After testing ended in 1965, the surviving XV-3 went on display at Fort Rucker, AL and later into storage. From 2004 it was restored by Bell Helicopter Textron and arrived at the museum in 2007

Delivered to the US Army as 71-20600. Sold as N103RK in 1997. Cancelled from the register in 2013.