Sean D. Tucker donated his custom-built biplane, the Oracle Challenger III, to the National Air & Space Museum for display in the future "Thomas W. Haas We All Fly" gallery, scheduled to open in 2021.

Sean D. Tucker in Oracle Challenger III by Paul Sager, on Flickr


The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker is a military aerial refueling aircraft. Both the KC-135 and the Boeing 707 airliner were developed from the Boeing 367-80 prototype.

KC-135 Stratotanker


The Chicago Police Department’s helicopter operations consists of two Bell 206 helicopters.

Chicago Police Department


The Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor was introduced in 2005 and 195 have been built at a unit-cost of $150 million per plane.

F-22 Raptor


The Tall Ship Windy, sailing from Navy Pier in Chicago, is a 148-foot, traditional four-masted gaff topsail schooner. She was awarded the status of official flagship of the City of Chicago, by Mayor Richard M. Daley in 2006.

Chicago's flagship Windy


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Big Red started life as a World War II trainer for naval aviators in 1940. Boeing built more than 10,000 of the Stearman Model 75. After WWII the surplus aircraft became popular as crop dusters, sports planes, and for aerobatic and wing walking use in air shows.

Susan Dacy in Big Red


Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University was founded just 22 years after the Wright brothers' first flight. The university offers 60 degree programs associated with aerospace.

Matt Chapman


Blue Angels planes can travel at supersonic speeds up to 1,400 miles per hour. To avoid shattering windows (and eardrums), pilots fly around 700 mph during exhibitions.

Blue Angels


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