The Stits Sky Baby was once the world’s smallest plane with a wingspan of 7-feet and standing only 5-feet tall, is seen at the National Air and Space Museum’s Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Va., Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014, where it will go on display. Faced with an ongoing shortage of space for storage and care of its massive collection, the Smithsonian’s new restoration hangar for the nation’s historic aircraft and spacecraft and spacesuit collections is a bright spot for the museum complex in northern Virginia. Last year, the Smithsonian’s inspector general testified in Congress that the continued use of substandard facilities was a risk to important art and science collections. (AP Photo/Brett Zongker)
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