Curtiss-Wright Corporation. Wright Aeronautical Division
Organization
Dates
- Existence: 1929
Parallel Names
- Wright Aeronautical Corporation
Historical Note
Wikipedia: On July 5, 1929, Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company together with 11 other Wright and Curtiss affiliated companies merged with Wright Aeronautical Corporation to become the Curtiss-Wright Corporation. Their engine divisions merged in 1931.
Note: Engine related documents between July 5, 1929 and 1931 may still be identified with Wright Aeronautical Corporation.
Functions
Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:
A Brief History of the Wright Aeronautical Corporation [Promotional brochure], 1940
Item — Box TB.S7.001, Folder: TF.S7.B.016
Identifier: 20170176
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Sales and marketing (Promotional).Purpose: Sales and marketing.Authority: Company (Manufacturer).Scope: Company marketing brochure with numerous drawings and photographs. Traces the evolution of the company from the first days of the Wright brothers to May of 1939 when Pan American Clippers using Wright Cyclone engines "inaugurated passenger service to Europe via airplane" and Wright engines are "providing...
Dates:
Publication: 1940
Facts about the Wright Turbo Compound, 1956-05
Item — Box 096, Folder: 001
Identifier: 20210012
Scope and Contents
Type: Technical Sales Brochure
From the Foreword:
The Turbo Compound introduced new concepts of engine economy and performance to the aircraft engine operator. Higher powers are now available without substantial change in cylinder working conditions. With the compound engine these powers have proved practical, and they are achieved with lower specific fuel consumption and without danger of detonation or increased cylinder stress. Furthermore, they are available without...
Dates:
Publication: 1956-05
"Here and There Among the Power Curves" [Monographs by Wright Aeronautical Corporation], 1935-01-11 - 1939-06-22, 1939
Item — Box TB.S6.003, Folder: TF S6.B.034
Identifier: 20060316.24
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Report (Technical).Purpose: Technical Reference.Authority: Author's Expertise and Company (Manufacturer).Scope: Series of technical papers printed as one volume. Papers collectively provide an "Informal explanation of the methods used in the preparing of Wright Aeronautical Corporation Engine Specifications as prepared for our field personnel by Mr. Maitland Bleecker, Assistant to the General Manager." All papers were...
Dates:
Publication: 1935-01-11 - 1939-06-22; Copyright: 1939
"Long Range Cruising Analysis and Control (First Edition)" [by Frank B. Lary, Wright Aeronautical Corporation], 1944-08
Item — Box TB.S6.003, Folder: TF S6.B.035
Identifier: 20060316.2
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Report (Technical).Purpose: Technical Reference.Authority: Author's Expertise and Company (Manufacturer).Scope: Paper discusses improvements in both procedure and equipment as related to the cruise phase of flight. Content: From page 1: "In aviation's rather dim past, engine operators ordinarily fell in one of two classes, high rpm men and low rpm men, the latter being the least...
Dates:
Publication: 1944-08
"Methods Used in Preparing Engine Specifications" by E.F. Pierce, Wright Aeronautical Corporation, 1939-06-20, 2024-07-03
Item — Box TB.S3.001, Folder: TB.S3.A.001
Identifier: 20060316.07
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Report (Technical).Purpose: Authoritative reference.Authority: Company (Manufacturer).Scope: Commercially printed document prepared by E. F. Pierce (Specification Engineer) for internal use in Wright Aeronautical Corp, as well as for external use by Wright Aeronautical aircraft engine customers.Content: "The engine specification inherently is a compromise as it represents two distinct...
Dates:
Copyright: 1939-06-20; Digitized: 2024-07-03
"Power Control and It's Effect Upon Economy" [by Robert E. Johnson, Chief Field Engineer, Wright Aeronautical Corporation], 1941
Item — Box TB.S6.003, Folder: TF S6.B.035
Identifier: 20141107
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Report (Technical).Purpose: Technical Reference.Authority: Author's Expertise and Company (Manufacturer).Scope: Paper discusses improvements in both procedure and equipment as related to the cruise phase of flight.Content:
From page 1: "During the past few years considerable attention has been given to the study of engine operation, particularly in regard to methods of power control in...
Dates:
Copyright: 1941
"Power Control and Scheduled Performance in Transport Operation" (Wight Aeronautical Service Station Bulletin No. 254 for all Wright Cyclone R-1820-F engines), 1935-07-19
Item — Box TB.S6.003, Folder: TF S6.B.026
Identifier: 20060316.37
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Bulletin (Technical Service).Purpose: Authoritative Reference.Authority: Company (Manufacturer).Document #: Service Station Bulletin No. 254 (Service Division, Wright Aeronautical Corp).Scope: Service Station Bulletiin for the Wright Cyclone R-1820-F (all versions) titled "Power Control and Scheduled Performance in Transport Operation."Contents: From the introduction:...
Dates:
Issued: 1935-07-19
The Power House of Aviation: A Trip Through the Wright Aeronautical Corporation [Promotional brochure], 1943
Item — Box TB.S7.001, Folder: TF.S7.B.016
Identifier: 20210010
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Sales and marketing (Promotional).Purpose: Sales and marketing.Authority: Company (Manufacturer).Scope: Manufacturer's marketing brochure with numerous photographs. Inclusion of the company's Export Sales Division address and "Cable" address indicate it was likely to have been targeted at both U.S. and export customers.Contents: From Inside cover: "The methods employed by the Wright...
Dates:
Copyright: 1943
Trade Winds Vol. 8 (1944), No. 1 (Special Issue Commemorating the 25th Anniversary of the Wright Aeronautical Corporation) [Wright Aeronautical Corporation periodical], 1944-10-09
Item — Box TB.S7.001, Folder: TF.S7.B.016
Identifier: 20170215
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Periodical (External Newsletter)Purpose: Informational.Authority: Company (Manufacturer).Document Number: Trade Winds (A Wright Aeronautical Corporation magazine), Volume 8, No. 1 (October 9, 1944).Scope: Company newsletter published by the Wright Aeronautical Corporation. Special 25th Anniversary issue celebrating "25 Years of Progress". This beautifully illustrated magazine traces the progress of flight...
Dates:
Publication: 1944-10-09
Wright Aeronautical GR-1820-G102 Engine Cruising Power Calculator, 1937-01-20
Item — Box TB.S6.003, Folder: TF S6.B.026
Identifier: 20170188
Scope and Contents
Object Type: Realia (Tool / Device).
Purpose: Authoritative reference.
Source: Company (Manufacturer).
Scope: Issued by Wright Aeronautical in 1937 for use with the Wright GR-1820-G102 air-cooled radial engine.
Contents: Contains various engine charts and tables for use by aircrew, especially flight engineers, to calculate optimal engine cruising performance during long-distance flights.
Dates:
Issued: 1937-01-20