Aircraft Engine Historical Society, Inc.
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Found in 775 Collections and/or Records:
The Aircraft Engine and its Operation, 1962-01, 1951
Item — Box MC-019-TBD, Folder: TBD
Identifier: 20191011
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Engine Operations ManualDocument Number: PWA109702From the FOREWORD: The aircraft engine is designed to power aircraft in flight. Its construction, installation, servicing, and repair present many interesting and important problems; but its actual operation is, naturally, of more immediate concern to the pilot. A number of texts, handbooks, and manuals are available which discuss the principles of engine design and installation, and describe the...
Dates:
Publication: 1962-01; Copyright: 1951
The Aircraft Gas Turbine Engine and its Operation, 1952-06, 1958-02
Item — Box MC-019-TBD, Folder: TBD
Identifier: 20220214
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Operations Handbook and Manual
Authority: Manufacturer (authoritative reference)
Document Number: PWA Operating Instruction 200 (PWA Part No. 182408) From the Preface: “The Aircraft Gas Turbine Engine and Its Operation, Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Operating Instructions 200, has been rewritten to provide aircraft flight and ground crews with a practical basic manual for aircraft gas turbine engines. Numerous good texts are available to the student of theory and...
Dates:
Publication: 1952-06; Revised: 1958-02
The Airplane and Its Engine (First Edition, Third Impression), 1928, 1928
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 073, Call No.: TL 670 .C48 1928
Identifier: 20170271
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Technical Reference).
Purpose: Informational.
Authority: Author Expertise.Scope: First edition of a technical monograph written for an educated audience by "Charles Hugh Chatfield, S.M. and Charles Fayette Taylor, M. E. (Associate Professors in the Course in Aeronautical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology)."From the Preface: "Such a large number and such a wide variety of books on aeronautical subjects are now being published...
Dates:
Copyright: 1928; Publication: 1928
The Airplane and Its Engine (Fourth Edition, Second Impression), 1940, 1940
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 074, Call No.: TL 670 .C48 1940
Identifier: 20180015
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Technical Reference).
Purpose: Informational.
Authority: Author Expertise.Scope: Fourth edition of a technical monograph written for an educated audience by C. H. Chatfield, S.M. (Fellow, Institute of Aeronautical Science); C. Fayette Taylor, M. E. (Professor of Automotive Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Fellow, Institute of the Aeronautical Sciences) and Shatswell Ober, S. B. (Associate Professor of Aeronautical Engineering, Massachusetts...
Dates:
Copyright: 1940; Publication: 1940
The Airplane Engine (First Edition, Second Impression), 1922
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 072, Call No.: TL 701 .M27
Identifier: 20180007
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Technical Reference).
Purpose: Informational.
Authority: Author Expertise.Scope: Technical monograph written for an knowledable audience by Lionel S. Marks.Scope (from the Preface): "This volume attempts two things: to formulate existing knowledge of the functioning of the airplane engine and its auxiliaries; and to present and discuss the essential constructive details of those engines whose excellence has resulted in their survival. The material...
Dates:
Publication: 1922
"The Apparent Effect of Pilot Technique and Atmospheic Disturbances upon the Measured Rate of Climb of an Airplane" (CAA Flight Engineering Report No. 17), 1945-05-01, 1945-06-07
Item — Box MC-019-002, Folder: 001.A.043
Identifier: 20060316.05
Dates:
Publication: 1945-05-01; Issued: 1945-06-07
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...
Dates:
Publication: 1913-02
The Bee-Hive (August 1945: 20th Anniversary Issue) [United Aircraft Corp. Internal Employee Newsletter], 1945-08
Item — Box TB.S7.001, Folder: TF.S7.B.012
Identifier: 20170323
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Periodical (Internal Newsletter).Purpose: Informational.Authority: Company (Manufacturer).Document Number: August 1945 (20th Anniversary Issue).Scope: Periodic newsletter written and published by the United Aircraft Corporation "...for its employees." Primarily includes aviation news, especially related to company products, as well as some internal company news.Contents:
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Dates:
Publication: 1945-08
The Bee-Hive, Vol. III (1929), Nos. 1, 8 & 9 [Pratt & Whitney Internal Employee Newsletter], 1929-03 - 1929-11
File — Box TB.S7.001, Folder: TF.S7.B.001
Identifier: 20170307
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Periodical (Internal Newsletter).Purpose: Informational.Authority: Company (Manufacturer).Document Number: Volume III (1929), Numbers 1 (March), 8 (October) and 9 (November).Scope: Monthly newsletter written and published by the Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Company "...for its employees." Primarily includes aviation news aviation news, especially related to company products, as well as some internal company...
Dates:
Publication: 1929-03 - 1929-11