The List of aircraft in the Smithsonian Institution includes aircraft exhibited in the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, and the Paul E. Garber Preservation, Restoration, and Storage Facility. The Smithsonian Institution's collection of aircraft and spacecraft is the largest on display in the world.
Aircraft displayed at the National Air and Space Museum
The original location for the display of the Smithsonian's collection of aerospace artifacts is the National Air and Space Museum, located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Most of the more famous artifacts in the collection are displayed here, including the Wright Flyer, Charles Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis, and the Apollo 11 command module.
- AAI RQ-7A Shadow
- Aeronautica Macchi C.202 Folgore
- Albatros D.Va
- Beechcraft C17L Staggerwing
- Bell X-1
- Bell XP-59A Airacomet
- Bleriot XI
- Boeing 247D
- Boeing 747-100
- Boeing F4B-4
- Boeing X-45A
- Curtiss Robin J-1
- Douglas A-4C Skyhawk
- Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket
- Douglas DC-3
- Douglas SBD-6 Dauntless
- Fairchild FC-2
- Fokker D.VII
- Fokker T-2
- Ford 5-AT Tri-Motor
- General Atomics MQ-1 Predator
- Grumman FM-1 Wildcat
- Hughes H-1 Racer
- 1896 Lilienthal Glider
- Lockheed F-104A Starfighter
- Lockheed Martin RQ-3 DarkStar
- Lockheed Model 8 Sirius
- Lockheed U-2C
- Lockheed Vega 5B
- Lockheed XP-80 Lulu Belle
- McDonnell FH-1 Phantom
- Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6/R3
- Messerschmitt Me 262 A-1a "Schwalbe"
- Mitsubishi A6M Zero
- North American P-51D Mustang
- North American X-15
- Northrop 4A Alpha
- Northrop Gamma Polar Star
- Northrop M2-F3
- Pfalz D.XII
- Piper J-2 Cub
- Pitcairn Mailwing
- Pitts S-1S Special
- Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.8
- Rutan Voyager
- Ryan NYP Spirit of St. Louis
- Sopwith Snipe
- SpaceShipOne
- SPAD S.XIII
- Supermarine Spitfire HF. Mk. VIIc
- Wittman Buster
- 1903 Wright Flyer
- 1909 Wright Military Flyer
Aircraft displayed at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Opened in 2003, the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, located near Washington Dulles International Airport in Fairfax County, Virginia, features thousands of artifacts for which insufficient space could be found for display in the museum's National Mall building. The James S. McDonnell Space Hangar, opened in 2004, is incorporated into the Udvar-Hazy Center.
- Aeronca C-2 Collegian
- Aichi M6A1 Seiran
- American Aerolights Double Eagle
- Arado Ar 234 B-2 Blitz
- Arlington Sisu 1A
- Arrow Sport A2-60
- Autogiro Company of America AC-35
- Baldwin Red Devil
- Beck-Mahoney Sorceress
- Bede BD-5B
- Beechcraft 35 Bonanza "Waikiki Beech"
- Beechcraft D18S Twin Beech
- Beechcraft King Air
- Bell 206 LongRanger Spirit of Texas
- Bell Model 30
- Bell H-13J
- Bell 47B
- Bell UH-1H Iroquois "Huey"
- Bell XV-15 TRRA
- Bellanca CF
- Benoist-Korn Type XII
- Bensen B-6 Gyroglider
- Bensen B-8M Gyrocopter Spirit of Kitty Hawk
- Boeing 307 Stratoliner Clipper Flying Cloud
- Boeing 367-80
- Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay
- Boeing FB-5 Hawk
- Boeing P-26A Peashooter
- Boeing-Stearman N2S-5 Kaydet
- Bowlus 1-S-2100 Senior Albatross "Falcon"
- Bowlus BA-100 Baby Albatross
- Bücker Bü-133C Jungmeister (Young Master)
- Caudron G.4
- Cessna O-1A Bird Dog
- Cessna 152
- Cessna C-180 Spirit of Columbus
- Chance-Vought RF-8G Crusader
- Concorde
- Cosmos Phase II
- Curtiss 1A "Gulfhawk"
- Curtiss F9C-2 Sparrowhawk
- Curtiss JN-4D Jenny
- Curtiss KD2C-2 Skeet
- Curtiss Model E Flying Boat
- Curtiss N-9H
- Curtiss P-40E Kittyhawk
- Curtiss SB2C-5 Helldiver
- DSI/NASA Oblique Wing RPV
- Dassault Falcon 20
- De Havilland Canada DHC-1A Chipmunk
- Delta Wing Mariah M-9
- Delta Wing Model 162
- Delta Wing Phoenix VI.B
- Delta Wing Streak
- Delta Wing Viper 175
- Dornier Do 335A-1 Pfeil (Arrow)
- Double Eagle II Gondola
- Douglas M-2
- Eipper-Formance Cumulus 10
- Farman Sport
- Focke-Achgelis Fa 330A
- Focke-Wulf Fw 190 F
- Fowler-Gage Tractor
- Frankfort TG-1A (Cinema)
- Fulton Airphibian
- Globe XKD5G-1
- Globe Swift GC-1A
- Grob 102 Standard Astir III
- Grumman A-6E Intruder
- Grumman C-164 Ag-Cat
- Grumman F-14 Tomcat
- Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat
- Grumman F8F-2 Bearcat "Conquest I"
- Grumman G-21 Goose
- Grumman G-22 "Gulfhawk II"
- Grunau Baby II B-2
- Gyro 2000 Ikenga 530Z
- Gyrodyne QH-50C DASH
- Halberstadt CL.IV
- Hawker Hurricane Mk.IIC
- Heinkel He 219 fuselage
- Hiller Flying Platform
- Hiller XH-44 Hiller-Copter
- Hiller XHOE-1 Hornet
- Hiller YROE
- Horten Ho 229
- Horten H.IIIF
- Horten H.IIIH
- Horten VI V2
- Huff-Daland Duster
- Junkers Ju 52/3m (CASA 352L)
- Kaman K-225
- Kawanishi N1K2-Ja Shiden Kai "George"
- Kawasaki Ki-45 Toryu "Nick"
- Kellett XO-60
- Kreider-Reisner C-4C Challenger
- Kugisho MXY7 Ohka Model 22 (Cherry Blossom)
- Kyushu J7W1 Shinden
- Laird-Turner Meteor LTR-14
- Langley Aerodrome A
- Lear Jet 23
- Lippisch DM-1
- Lockheed 1049F-55-96, "Constellation"
- Lockheed Martin X-35B Joint Strike Fighter
- Lockheed P-38J Lightning
- Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird
- Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star
- Loening OA-1A San Francisco
- Loudenslager Laser 200
- MacCready "Gossamer Albatross"
- Manta Pterodactyl Fledgling
- Martin B-26 Marauder Flak Bait
- Martin KDM Plover/Gorgon IV missile.
- McDonnell KDH-1 Katydid
- McDonnell F-4S Phantom II
- Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet
- Mignet HM.14 Pou du Ciel La Cucaracha
- Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15bis "Fagot B"
- Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21F "Fishbed C"
- Mitchell U-2 Superwing
- Monnett Moni
- Monocoupe 110 Special "Little Butch"
- Mooney M-18C Mite
- Nagler-Rolz NR 54 V2
- Nakajima J1N1-S Gekko "Irving"
- Nakajima Kikka (Orange Blossom)
- Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 "Yellow Peril"
- Nelson BB-1 Dragonfly
- Nieuport 28C.1
- North American F-86A Sabre
- North American F-100 Super Sabre
- North American P-51C Mustang "Excalibur III"
- North American Rockwell Shrike Commander 500S "Sweetie Face"
- Northrop N-1M
- Northrop P-61C Black Widow
- P-V Engineering Forum PV-2
- Pathfinder Plus
- Piper J-3 Cub
- Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser "City of Washington"
- Piper PA-18 Super Cub
- Piper PA-23 Apache
- Pitts Special S-1C "Little Stinker"
- Republic F-105D Thunderchief
- Republic P-47D Thunderbolt
- Robinson R22
- Robinson R44 Astro G-MURY
- Rotorway Scorpion Too
- Rutan Quickie
- Rutan VariEze
- Ryan PT-22A Recruit
- SPAD XVI
- Schweizer SGU 2-22EK
- Sharp DR 90 "Nemesis"
- Sikorsky HH-52A Seaguard
- Sikorsky HO5-S1
- Sikorsky JRS-1
- Sikorsky UH-34D Seahorse
- Sikorsky YH-19A
- OV-103 Discovery
- Sportwings Valkyrie
- Stanley Nomad
- Stinson L-5 Sentinel
- Stits SA-2A Sky Baby
- Story Little Gee Bee
- Sukhoi Su-26M
- Travel Air D4D Pepsi Skywriter
- Ultraflight Sales Ltd. Lazair SS EC
- Verville Sperry Messenger
- Virgin Atlantic Global Flyer
- Vought F4U-1D Corsair
- Vought-Sikorsky OS2U-3 Kingfisher
- Vought-Sikorsky XR-4C
- Waterman Aerobile
- Weedhopper JC-24C
- Westland Lysander
Aircraft at the Paul E. Garber Facility
Located in Suitland, Maryland, the Paul E. Garber Preservation, Restoration, and Storage Facility is a 32-building complex used for storage and restoration of aircraft and spacecraft in the National Air and Space Museum collection.
The Garber Facility's collection of aerospacecraft is in the process of being transferred to the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. It is planned that in the future, all restoration work performed by the NASM on its exhibits will be conducted at the Udvar-Hazy Center.
- Aichi B7A2 Ryusei
- Antonov An-2
- Applebay Zuni II
- Arado Ar 196 A-5
- Bachem Ba 349 B-1 Natter
- Bell AH-1F
- Bell P-63A Kingcobra
- Blohm & Voss BV 155 V2
- Boeing KC-97G Stratotanker â€" cockpit and rear fuselage only
- Cessna O-2A
- Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina
- Convair 240
- Convair XFY-1 Pogo
- Convair XF2Y-1 Sea Dart
- Culver TD2C-1
- Curtiss-Wright X-100
- de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito
- Douglas A-1H Skyraider
- Douglas VB-26B Invader
- Fairchild PT-19A Cornell
- Focke-Wulf Ta 152 H-0/R11
- Grumman F9F-6 Cougar
- Grumman Tarpon I
- Heinkel He 162 A-2 Spatz
- Herrick HV-2A Vertaplane
- Ilyushin Il-2
- Junkers Ju 388 L-1
- Kugisho MXY7 K-2 Ohka â€" fuselage and tail only
- Kugisho P1Y1 Ginga
- Lockheed XC-35 Electra
- McDonnell RF-101C Voodoo â€" nose only
- McDonnell XHJD-1 Whirlaway
- Messerschmitt Me 410 A-3/U1
- Mitsubishi G4M3 Model 34 Betty â€" nose and fuselage section only
- Morane-Saulnier MS.500
- Nakajima B6N2 Tenzan
- Nakajima C6N1-S Saiun
- Naval Aircraft Modification Unit KDN Gorgon
- Noorduyn YC-64 Norseman IV
- North American O-47A
- North American SNJ-4
- Northrop T-38 Talon â€" fuselage only
- Northrop XP-56 Black Bullet
- P-V Engineering Forum XHRP-X
- Platt-LePage XR-1
- Sikorsky XR-5
- Vertol VZ-2A
- Vultee BT-13A Valiant
- Yakovlev Yak-18
Aircraft on loan
- Bell P-39Q Airacobra
- Curtiss-Wright XP-55 Ascender
- Focke-Wulf Fw 190 D-9