Inside the restoration hangar where the National Air and Space Museum repairs and preserves historic aircraft for display

A McDonnell F-4S Phantom II in the Mary Baker Engen Restoration Hangar at the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia.

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• The National Air and Space Museum's second location in Virginia features a restoration hangar.
• Visitors can watch as workers repair and preserve historic military aircraft and other artifacts.
• Objects on display include a McDonnell F-4S Phantom II and a Sikorsky JRS-1 from Pearl Harbor.