Experience the thrill of flying some of the world's most important
airplanes and spacecraft. Best of the National Air and Space Museum
provides unprecedented access to the most popular museum in the world.
The Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum hosts an average of
seven million visits every year. The Udvar-Hazy Center--three football
fields long and ten stories high--receives more than one million visits
annually. Best of the National Air and Space Museum features the best
of both museums, from the Challenger space shuttle and the Wright
flyer to the Spirit of St. Louis and the stealth bomber. Robert Van
der Linden, curator of aeronautics, has selected the most important,
popular, and just plain impressive aircraft and spacecraft from the
collections of both museums to be showcased in this beautiful book. Each
page spread includes intriguing facts of the item's design, use,
mission, specifications, and dimensions. A must-have for space and
aviation buffs.