National Aviation Hall of Fame X-15 Space Shuttle Print Joe Engle Tullis 24"

Description

Vintage 2001 National Aviation Hall of Fame Limited Edition print depicting the 1964 X-15 and 1982 NASA Space Shuttle piloted by Major General Joe H. Engle of the United States Air Force, featuring his signature. Numbered 138/500. Art by Thomas A. Tullis. Beveled black wood frame; beige and gray layered mat. Mismatched COA on reverse.

"Joe Henry Engle (August 26, 1932 – July 10, 2024) was an American pilot, aeronautical engineer, and NASA astronaut. He was the commander of two Space Shuttle missions including STS-2 in 1981, the program's second orbital flight. He also flew two flights in the Shuttle program's 1977 Approach and Landing Tests. Engle was one of twelve pilots who flew the North American X-15, an experimental spaceplane jointly operated by the Air Force and NASA. As an X-15 pilot, Engle made three flights above 50 miles, thus qualifying for astronaut wings under the American convention for the boundary of space. In 1966 he was selected for NASA's 5th Astronaut Group, joining the Apollo program. He was backup Lunar Module Pilot (LMP) for Apollo 14 and was originally scheduled to walk on the Moon as LMP for Apollo 17. However, cancellation of later flights prompted NASA to select geologist-astronaut Harrison Schmitt as the Lunar Module Pilot, displacing Engle." (Source: Wikipedia)

"Tom Tullis has been an aviation artist and historian for over three decades. He has illustrated over 100 books on military aviation and served as the official profile artist of the U.S. National Aviation Hall of Fame for 10 years. His aviation profiles exhibit a technical accuracy and realism rarely seen today. Each aircraft is painstakingly researched for technical accuracy and historical authenticity, with much of his knowledge of 1940’s aircraft construction techniques garnered from first hand accounts from the men who built those machines and those restoring those same machines today. His work has been published by such notable publishers as Air Classics, Classic Publications, Chevron Publications, Flight Journal, Eagle Editions, Hikoki Publications, Monogram Publishing, Osprey Publishing, and Squadron-Signal Publications." (Source: Tullis Aviation Art)

Condition

Good Overall - Gentle wear to frame

Dimensions

24" x 1" x 18" / Sans Frame - 16.5" x 10.5" (Width x Depth x Height)