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Found in 814 Collections and/or Records:

DC-2 and DC-3 "Airspeed Correction" charts & "True Airspeed vs. horsepower in Cruising Level flight chart" (Transcontinental & Western Air Inc.), Circa mid-to-late 1930s, 2024-07-03

 Item — Box TB.S3.001, Folder: TB.S3.A.001
Identifier: 20060316.09
Scope and Contents

Document Type: Technical Data (Charts and Tables).

Purpose: Authoritative reference.

Authority: Operator (Commercial) and Company (Manufacturer).

Scope: Charts showing DC-2 and DC-3 airspeed corrections, etc.

Contents: Using these engine charts and known factors, trained flight engineers and pilots can determine true airspeed. Intended for aircrew of Transcontinental & Western Airline (T&WA).

Dates: Issued: Circa mid-to-late 1930s; Digitized: 2024-07-03
Found in: The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections / Aircraft Engine Historical Society Collection / Series III: Aircraft Engines (commercial & military) / Sub-series III.A: Aircraft Engine Design, Construction & Technical Data

De Havilland Tiger Moth Light Aircraft (Single piston-engine; open cockpit) (Exterior) [Sound Recording], Circa 1939-1944, 1975-12-16

 Item — Case TC.S8.002, Folder: TF.S8.A.004
Identifier: 20220028
Scope and Contents Object Type: Sound Recording.Purpose: Informational.Source: Company (Other).Document Number: BBC Sound Effects (EC 107F). 7FRD 121284, 7FRD 121285.Scope: Recorded by the BBC for use in BBC radio and television programs.Contents: Tiger Moth biplane aircraft with a single piston-engine and an open cockpit. Front Side: 1. Start up; tickover; revving; switch off: 1' 30" 2. Start up; tickover;...
Dates: Circa 1939-1944; Revised: 1975-12-16
Found in: The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections / Aircraft Engine Historical Society Collection / Series VIII: Misc Aviation & Aeronautics / Sub-series VIII.A: Aircraft & Aircraft Engine Images, Sounds & Ephemera

"Degrandeville Propeller System" (Bulletin of the Airplane Engineering Department, U.S.A, Vol. I, No. 3), 1918-08

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.003
Identifier: 20140703
Scope and Contents Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Bulletin of the Experimental Department, Airplane Engineering Division, U.S.A. [United States Army], Vol. I, No. 3 (dated August 1918. This section on pages 55 through 65.Scope: Based on "Propeller Department Report." Intended for limited, controlled distribution (see General note on publication data).Contents: article includes "Methods of Manufacture and...
Dates: Publication: 1918-08
Found in: The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections / Aircraft Engine Historical Society Collection / Series I: Aeronautical Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT & E) / Sub-series I.B: Aircraft Engine (Motor) RDT&E

"Description and Adjustment of Prouty Oxygen Gas Apparatus" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. II, No. 174), 1920-08-13, 1921-01-15

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.010
Identifier: 20141175
Scope and Contents

Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. II, No. 174 (dated January 15, 1921 (based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 1402, dated August 13, 1920).

Scope: Report prepared by Equipment Section, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field.

Contents: See title.

Dates: 1920-08-13; Publication: 1921-01-15
Found in: The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections / Aircraft Engine Historical Society Collection / Series I: Aeronautical Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT & E) / Sub-series I.A: Aircraft RDT&E

"Design and Stress Analysis of Wings for PW-2 Night Pursuit Type" (Air Service Information Circular (Heavier-Than-Air) Vol. II, No. 150), 1920-09-30, 1920-12-30

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.009
Identifier: 20141150
Scope and Contents

Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Heavier-than-Air) Vol. II, No. 150 (dated December 30, 1920 (based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 1386, dated September 30, 1920).

Scope: Report prepared by S. & A. Branch, Airplane Section, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field.

Contents: See title.

Dates: 1920-09-30; Publication: 1920-12-30
Found in: The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections / Aircraft Engine Historical Society Collection / Series I: Aeronautical Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT & E) / Sub-series I.A: Aircraft RDT&E

"Design and Testing of Wing Ribs" (Bulletin of the Experimental Department, Airplane Engineering Division, U.S.A, Vol. I, No. 4), 1918-09

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.004
Identifier: 20140704
Scope and Contents Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Bulletin of the Experimental Department, Airplane Engineering Division, U.S.A. [United States Army], Vol. I, No. 4 (dated September 1918). This section on pages 5 through 25.Scope: By Aeronautical Research Section. Intended for limited, controlled distribution (see General note on publication data).Contents: article includes "Methods of Conducting...
Dates: Publication: 1918-09
Found in: The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections / Aircraft Engine Historical Society Collection / Series I: Aeronautical Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT & E) / Sub-series I.A: Aircraft RDT&E

"Design Characteristics for Most Suitable Pursuit Airplanes" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 436), 1922-10-20, 1923-05-01

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.017
Identifier: 20141441
Scope and Contents Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 436 (dated May 1, 1923), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 2079 (October 20, 1922).Scope: Airplane Section Report prepared by Leslie MacDill [Major, possibly Chief Engineering Officer] and F. W Herman of the Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field. MacDill was a 1922 graduate of MIT with a...
Dates: 1922-10-20; Publication: 1923-05-01
Found in: The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections / Aircraft Engine Historical Society Collection / Series I: Aeronautical Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT & E) / Sub-series I.A: Aircraft RDT&E

"Design of Standard Lugs" (Air Service Information Circular (Heavier-Than-Air) Vol. II, No. 152), 1920-09-16, 1920-12-30

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.009
Identifier: 20141152
Scope and Contents

Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Heavier-than-Air) Vol. II, No. 152 (dated December 30, 1920 (based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 1361, dated September 16, 1920).

Scope: Report prepared by S. & A. Branch, Airplane Section, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field.

Contents: See title.

Dates: 1920-09-16; Publication: 1920-12-30
Found in: The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections / Aircraft Engine Historical Society Collection / Series I: Aeronautical Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT & E) / Sub-series I.A: Aircraft RDT&E

"Detection of Flow-Field Instability in the Presence of Buffeting by the Partial-Mode Model Technique" (NASA Technical Note TN D-2689), 1965-02

 Item — Box MC-019-003, Folder: 001.A.063
Identifier: 20060067
Scope and Contents

Document Type: Technical Research Report. Purpose: Authoritative reference Authority: Government Civil Document Number: NASA Technical Note TN D-2689, dated February 1965.

Scope: Preliminary NASA research report by Henry A. Cole, Jr., Robert C. Robinson and Bruno J. Gambucci of Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif.

Contents: See title

Dates: Publication: 1965-02
Found in: The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections / Aircraft Engine Historical Society Collection / Series I: Aeronautical Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT & E) / Sub-series I.A: Aircraft RDT&E

"Determination of the Best Wing Loading for Single-Seater Pursuit Airplane" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. IV, No. 315), 1921-08-18, 1922-03-15

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.012
Identifier: 20141318
Scope and Contents

Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. IV, No. 315 (dated March 15, 1922), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 1740 (dated August 18, 1921).

Scope: Report prepared by Structures & Analysis Branch, Airplane Section, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field.

Contents: See title."

Dates: 1921-08-18; Publication: 1922-03-15
Found in: The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections / Aircraft Engine Historical Society Collection / Series I: Aeronautical Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT & E) / Sub-series I.A: Aircraft RDT&E

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