Grob 102 Standard Astir III - National Air and Space Museum
On February 17, 1986, Robert Harris flew this Grob 102 Standard Astir III and set a world altitude record of 14,899 m (49,009 ft). On June 4, 1997, Robert Harris and his wife, Susan …
February 17, 1986 | National Air and Space Museum
On February 17, 1986, pilot Bob Harris set a world altitude record of 49,009 feet in a single-seat Grob 102 Standard Astir III sailplane over the Sierra Nevada mountain range in California. The …
Grob 102 Standard Astir III - Smithsonian Institution
On June 4, 1997, Robert Harris and his wife, Susan Rothermund, donated their Standard Astir III to the National Air and Space Museum. Fiberglass-reinforced plastic w/ fuselage stringers of …
February 17, 1986 | Smithsonian American Women's History
On February 17, 1986, pilot Bob Harris set a world altitude record of 49,009 feet in a single-seat Grob 102 Standard Astir III sailplane over the Sierra Nevada mountain range in California. The …
Some of the airplanes in the National Air and Space Museum stir ...
Robert Harris Grob 102 Standard Astir III. A small road sign—Sailplane rides $5—sparked an eight-year obsession that culminated in a world record.
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Feb 17, 2022 · Today in 1986, Robert Harris broke the world glider altitude record when he flew the Grob 102 Standard Astir II sailplane to over 49,000 feet.
Models on the Move: Rehousing 800+ Models from the Collection
Jan 4, 2016 · Approximately 800 of those models share space with our staff on the third floor of the Museum in Washington, DC. But not for much longer. Last June, we began the time …
National Air and Space Museum - Wikipedia
The National Air and Space Museum (NASM) of the Smithsonian Institution is a museum in Washington, D.C., in the United States, dedicated to human flight and space exploration.. …
On Miniature Wings: Model Aircraft of the National Air and Space Museum
From the National Air and Space Museum's collection of nearly 3,000 model aircraft, 25 superlative examples have been selected to celebrate the exciting role aircraft modeling has …
National Air and Space Museum | 3D Digitization
The museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, in Chantilly, Virginia, houses many more artifacts in an open, hangar-like setting, including a Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, and space shuttle Discovery.