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Found in 775 Collections and/or Records:

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
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 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
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 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
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 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)

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