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Found in 726 Collections and/or Records:

"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
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

"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
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

"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
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

"The Effectiveness at High Subsonic Mach Numbers of a 20-Percent-Chord Plain Trailing-Edge Flap on the NACA 65-210 Airfoil Section" (NACA Technical Note 3127), 1954-03

 Item — Box MC-019-002, Folder: 001.A.036
Identifier: 20060118
Scope and Contents

Document Type: Technical Research Report. Purpose: Authoritative reference Authority: Government Civil Document Number: NACA Technical Note 3127, dated March 1954.

Scope: Preliminary NACA research report by Louis S. Stivers, Jr. of Ames Aeronautical Laboratory, Moffett Field, Calif.

Contents: See title.

Dates: Publication: 1954-03
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

The Elements of Aerofoil and Airscrew Theory, 1943

 Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 045, Call No.: TL 574 .A4 G6 1943
Identifier: 20061120
Scope and Contents

Document Type: Textbook (Technical). Purpose: Training & Education. Authority: Author Expertise.

Scope: TBD

Contents: TBD

Dates: Copyright: 1943
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.E: Aeronautical RDT&E (Special Collection)

"The Fafnir Aircraft Blue Book: Bearing for Airplane Controls" (2d Edition) [Manufacturer's promotional booklet & sales brochure], 1938-01

 Item — Box TB.S2.001, Folder: TF.S2.A.0002
Identifier: 20170483
Scope and Contents

Document Type: Sales Material (Technical)

Purpose: Sales and marketing.

Authority: Manufacturer.

Scope: Manufacturer's promotional booklet and sales brochure with prices.

Contents: Describes manufacturer's expertise in ball bearings. Details various uses in aircraft. Includes black and white photographs of aircraft using Fafnir bearings.

Dates: Publication: 1938-01
Found in: The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections / Aircraft Engine Historical Society Collection / Series II: Aircraft (commercial & military) / Sub-series II.A: Aircraft Design, Construction & Technical Data

The First 80 Years (21st Wings Club General Harold R. Harris "Sight" Lecture, presented 16 May 1984 at the Wings Club, New York City), 1984-05-16, 1984

 Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 192, Call No.: HE 9774 .H314 1984
Identifier: 20160004
Scope and Contents Document Type: Presentation (Industry).Purpose: Informational.Authority: Author Expertise.Scope: 21st Wings Club General Harold R. Harris "Sight" Lecture, presented 16 May 1984 at the Wings Club, New York City by Brigadier General Harold R. Harris, "perhaps the only man living today who has devoted his entire career from those early days both to military and civil aviation and has literally seen it all from the time when at the age of 14 he attended the...
Dates: 1984-05-16; Copyright: 1984
Found in: The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections / Aircraft Engine Historical Society Collection / Series VII: Aviation Organizations & History / Sub-series VII.D: Aviation Organizations & History (Special Collection)

The First Airplane Diesel Engine: Packard Model DR-980 of 1928 [Smithsonian Annals of Flight series, Volume 1, Number 2], 1964

 Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 077, Call No.: TBD
Identifier: 20160501
Scope and Contents

Document Type: Publication (Historical Study). Purpose: Scholarly reference. Authority: Author Expertise. Document Number: Smithsonian Annals of Flight, Vol 1, No. 2.

Scope: TBD

Contents: TBD

Dates: Publication: 1964
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.E: Aircraft Engines (Special Collection)

The Gnome Engine, a Revolutionary Engine for its Time, 1984-10-13

 Item — Box 096, Folder: 006
Identifier: 20212023
Scope and Contents Document Type: Historical Monograph (condensed version of author's Masters Thesis)Contents primarily contain a reprint of an article titled "50 hp Gnome Omega #1" published in World War I Aeroplanes magazine (Issue No. 96, September 1983) "with thanks and credit to Leo Opdycke." Author added several small footnotes.From Page 1: ""The following article and accompanying photographs and drawings have been contributed by Lauren McCready as noted below.We are...
Dates: Publication: 1984-10-13
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

The History of the Rolls-Royce RB211 Turbofan Engine (Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust Historical Series #47), 2014, 2014

 Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 120, Call No.: TL 709.3 .T82 R843 2014
Identifier: 20171018
Scope and Contents Document Type: Book (Historical Study).Purpose: Informational.Authority: Author Expertise.Series: Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust Historical Series #47.NB: The Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust and the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation are closely related. From "Rolls-Royce: The Pursuit of Excellence" (1984): "Both organisations share the history of the early days and work closely in harmony. This Historical Series of books was started by the...
Dates: Copyright: 2014; Publication: 2014
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.E: Aircraft Engines (Special Collection)

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