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Clear plastic hexagonal isometric protractor template, 1955
Kito Kaneta worked as a draftsman for Boeing from the 1950s - 1980s. This protractor was one of his tools he used at work.
ID Number:2016.29.9
Date:1955
Collection of Rainier Beer cans from Boeing Wind Tunnel, ca. 1950s
Boeing constructed a supersonic twin sphere wind tunnel in the mid-1950s for the Dyna-Soar X-20, the SST (Supersonic Transport), and other projects. When the spheres were being demolished, they discovered over 3 million of these tin cans. They were used to help with temperature control in the giant spheres as air was pumped in and rushed out. This process was…
ID Number:2017.6.1
Date:Circa 1950
Pair of Rainier Old Stock Ale beer cans from Boeing Wind Tunnel, ca. 1950s
Boeing constructed a supersonic twin sphere wind tunnel in the mid-1950s for the Dyna-Soar X-20, the SST (Supersonic Transport), and other projects. When the spheres were being demolished, they discovered over 3 million of these tin cans. They were used to help with temperature control in the giant spheres as air was pumped in and rushed out. This process was…
ID Number:2017.6.2
Date:Circa 1950
Pair of Lucky Lager beer cans from Boeing Wind Tunnel, ca. 1950s
Boeing constructed a supersonic twin sphere wind tunnel in the mid-1950s for the Dyna-Soar X-20, the SST (Supersonic Transport), and other projects. When the spheres were being demolished, they discovered over 3 million of these tin cans. They were used to help with temperature control in the giant spheres as air was pumped in and rushed out. This process was…
ID Number:2017.6.3
Date:Circa 1950
Olympia Beer cans from Boeing Wind Tunnel, ca. 1934
Boeing constructed a supersonic twin sphere wind tunnel in the mid-1950s for the Dyna-Soar X-20, the SST (Supersonic Transport), and other projects. When the spheres were being demolished, they discovered over 3 million of these tin cans. They were used to help with temperature control in the giant spheres as air was pumped in and rushed out. This process was…
ID Number:2017.6.4
Date:1934
Collection of five Shasta soda cans from the Boeing Wind Tunnel, ca. 1950s
These five Shasta soda cans were part of a large collection of cans discovered in the Boeing Wind Tunnel. Boeing constructed a supersonic twin sphere wind tunnel in the mid-1950s for the Dyna-Soar X-20, the SST (Supersonic Transport), and other projects. When the spheres were being demolished, they discovered over 3 million of these tin cans. They were used to…
ID Number:2017.6.5
Date:Circa 1950
Pair of Bardahl cans from Boeing Wind Tunnel, ca. 1950s
Boeing constructed a supersonic twin sphere wind tunnel in the mid-1950s for the Dyna-Soar X-20, the SST (Supersonic Transport), and other projects. When the spheres were being demolished, they discovered over 3 million of these tin cans. They were used to help with temperature control in the giant spheres as air was pumped in and rushed out. This process was…
ID Number:2017.6.6
Date:Circa 1950
Collection of various cans from the Boeing Wind Tunnel, ca. 1950s
This assortment of cans were part of a large collection of cans discovered in the Boeing Wind Tunnel. Boeing constructed a supersonic twin sphere wind tunnel in the mid-1950s for the Dyna-Soar X-20, the SST (Supersonic Transport), and other projects. When the spheres were being demolished, they discovered over 3 million of these tin cans. They were used to help…
ID Number:2017.6.7
Date:Circa 1950
Boeing flight suit worn by Jean Chamberlin, 2008
Jean Chamberlin was the Vice President and Program Manager of Boeing’s C-17 Globemaster III—a military transport aircraft. Chamberlin wore this jumpsuit during a 2008 mission to bring supplies and parts to bases in Turkey and Germany. During the long flight, she slept on the floor next to piles of CH-47 Chinook helicopter blades. Upon arrival in Germany, the aircraft was…
ID Number:2017.24.1.1
Date:2008
Boeing leather jacket worn by Jean Chamberlin, 2008
Jean Chamberlin was the Vice President and Program Manager of Boeing’s C-17 Globemaster III—a military transport aircraft. Chamberlin wore this jumpsuit during a 2008 mission to bring supplies and parts to bases in Turkey and Germany. During the long flight, she slept on the floor next to piles of CH-47 Chinook helicopter blades. Upon arrival in Germany, the aircraft was…
ID Number:2017.24.1.2
Date:2008