This is a picture of the Bell X-1, the first plane to break the sound barrier, which was piloted by Chuck Yeager.

Charles Lindburgh's place, the Spirit of St. Louis, used to fly solo across the Atlantic.

This is the Breitling Orbiter, the first succesfull attempt to circle the Earth by inflated balloon.

These are a couple of pictures of the X-15 aircraft. It's the world's fastest and highest flying aircraft. It became the first aircraft to go above Mach 4 (called hypersonic speed), eventually reaching up to Mach 6.72 (a whopping 4,534 miles per hour!) during a test in 1967. It was designed to explore the problems associated with high speed and high altitude flight. In another test, it reached an altitude of over 68 miles, which made it perform more like a spacecraft than a plane.

This is a picture of the Lockheed Vega place used by Amelia Earhart on two different history making flights. The first one on May 20, 1932 she became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. On August 24-25, 1932, she became the first woman to make a non-stop flight across the United States.

This is the Wright Brothers plane.

Here are some assorted aircraft.

This is a Spitfire.

A Japanese Zero plane.

A P-51 Mustang.

A German Messerschmitt 109 plane, with the Daimler-Benz engine that was used. It was turbocharged, and had a whopping 2,000 horsepower.

This is a close up of the engine. The 12 cylinders were inverted to give better visibility, improved access for maintenance, and a lower center of gravity. The engine displacement was 35.7 liters, with a weight of 1,642 pounds.

This is a side view of the Messerschmitt 109.