Aircraft Engine Historical Society, Inc.
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Found in 643 Collections and/or Records:
The Application of Brüel & Kjaer Measuring Systems to Mechanical Vibration and Shock Measurements (Revised Edition), 1972-05, 1976-04
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 014, Call No.: TA 355 .B86 1972
Identifier: 20061151
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Technical Reference).
Purpose: Informational.
Authority: Author Expertise.
Scope: Technical monograph written for an knowledable audience.
Scope (from the Preface): TBD
Contents: TBD
Dates:
Publication: 1972-05; Issued: 1976-04
The Art of Aviation: A Handbook upon Aeroplanes and Their Engines with Notes upon Propellers (Popular Edition), 1913-02
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 067, Call No.: TL 670 .B78 1913
Identifier: 20123102
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Technical Reference).
Purpose: Informational.
Authority: Author Expertise.Scope: The Art of Aviation was published in 1913 in London; it is NOT about aviation artwork, but rather describes in technical detail the "state of the art" regarding the design and construction of airplanes and airplane power plants a decade after the Wright Brothers first flew!From the Preface: "This work is intended to deal more with the practical aspect of flying...
Dates:
Publication: 1913-02
The Boeing 747: Definition of a Champion (34th Wings Club General Harold R. Harris "Sight" Lecture, presented on May 15, 2007 at the Wings Club, New York City), 2007-05-15, 2007
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 065, Call No.: TL 686 .B65 S97 2007
Identifier: 20160010
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Presentation (Industry).
Purpose: Informational.
Authority: Author Expertise.Scope: 34th Wings Club General Harold R. Harris "Sight" Lecture, presented on May 15, 2007 at the Wings Club, New York City by Joseph F. Sutter, retired Executive Vice President, Boeing Commercial Airplane Company. Sutter is an aeronautical engineer who joined Boeing in 1945 and played a key role in designing and building iconic aircraft such as the Boeing 707 and Boeing 747....
Dates:
2007-05-15; Copyright: 2007
"The Characteristics Of 78 Related Airfoil Sections From Tests in the Variable-Density Wind Tunnel" [1946 reprint of report originally published November 1933] (NACA Report No. 460), 1933-11, 1946
Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.024
Identifier: 20060338
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Technical Research Report
Authority: Government Civil (authoritative reference)
Document Number: National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) Report No. 460 [this is a 1946 reprint of the report originally published in November, 1933.
Scope: NACA research report by Eastman N. Jacobs, Kenneth E. Ward and Robert M. Pinkerton..
Contents: See title.
Dates:
Publication: 1933-11; Issued: 1946
The Curtiss D-12 Aero Engine
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 081, Call No.: TL 515 .S5 no. 7
Identifier: 20212026
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Publication (Historical Study).
Purpose: Scholarly reference.
Authority: Author Expertise.
Document Number: Smithsonian Annals of Flight, Vol 1, #7.Scope (from the introduction): "The D-12 engine is an excellent example of a first-line design in the history of aero engine development. It was the result not only of brilliant inspiration but of patient application, perseverance, and hard work on the part of its developers. To understand the origins of the D-12 it is...
Dates:
Publication: 1972
"The De Bothezat Barograph, Type A" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 439), 1921-11-14, 1923-05-01
Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.017
Identifier: 20141444
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Technical Research Report
Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference)
Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 439 (dated May 1, 1923), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 2089 (dated November 14, 1921).Scope: Report prepared by W. F. Gerhardt of the Airplane Section, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field.Contents: See title. From page (1)
" Doctor de Bothezat designed his "pressure step"...
Dates:
1921-11-14; Publication: 1923-05-01
The Development of Piston Aero Engines -- From the Wrights to microlights: A Century of Evolution and Still a Power to be Reckoned With, 1993, 1993
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 084, Call No.: TL 701 .G97 1993
Identifier: 20123045
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Publication (Historical Study).
Purpose: Scholarly reference.
Authority: Author Expertise.Scope: An excellent technical history written by Bill Gunston, a former RAF pilot and flying instructor, and one of the top aviation writers in Great Britain.
From the introduction: "When the first aviators sought engines to power their flying machines nearly a century ago, they did so in a world of rapid and exciting progress. This was a time of experiment and adventure, in...
Dates:
Copyright: 1993; Publication: 1993
"The Economical use of Duralumin as a Substitute for Steel in Compression" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. IV, No. 337), 1921-08-25, 1922-04-01
Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.012
Identifier: 20141341
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Technical Research Report
Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference)
Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. IV, No. 337 (dated April 1, 1922), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 1809 (dated August 25, 1921).
Scope: Report prepared by Structures & Analysis Branch, Airplane Section, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field.
Contents: See title.
Dates:
1921-08-25; Publication: 1922-04-01
"The Effect of Air Temperature Upon the Rate of Climb of an Airplane Equipped With a Constant Speed Propeller" (CAA Flight Engineering Report No. 12), 1943-12-01, 1943-11-02
Item — Box MC-019-002, Folder: 001.A.043
Identifier: 20060316.03
Dates:
Publication: 1943-12-01; Issued: 1943-11-02
"The Effect of Airplane Weight Upon the Rate of Climb" (CAA Flight Engineering Report No. 10), 1943-09-15, 1943-09-15
Item — Box MC-019-002, Folder: 001.A.043
Identifier: 20060316.02
Dates:
Publication: 1943-09-15; Issued: 1943-09-15