Aircraft Engine Historical Society, Inc.
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Found in 855 Collections and/or Records:
The State of Our Industry and Raw Materials in Relation to Defense (18th Wings Club General Harold R. Harris "Sight" Lecture, presented April 22, 1981 at The Wings Club, New York City), 1981-04-22, 1981
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 218, Call No.: HC 110 .S8 G65 1981
Identifier: 20160001
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Presentation (Industry).Purpose: Informational.Authority: Author Expertise.Scope: 18th Wings Club General Harold R. Harris "Sight" Lecture, presented April 22, 1981 at The Wings Club, New York City by U.S. Senator Barry Goldwater, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee.Contents: "This paper is broken down into three parts. The first deals with the critical shortage of key minerals and metals in this country and how we...
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1981-04-22; Copyright: 1981
The Story of Harriman Motor Works: Manufacturers of Aeroplanes and Aviation Motors 1906-1916 -- South Glastonbury, Connecticut, 1984
Item — Box TB.S7.001, Folder: TF.S7.B.023
Identifier: 20212022
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Publication (Historical Study).Purpose: Informational.Authority: Author Expertise.Scope: This illustrated monography details the Harriman Motor Works' efforts to produce airplanes and airplane motors between 1906 and 1916. The booklet was published in 1984 by the Connecticut Aeronautical Historical Association, Inc.Contents: From Page 1: "As will be seen in this narrative, the Harriman Motor...
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Publication: 1984
The Story Of Superfinish: The Universal Finish Ultimate, 1940-05, 1940
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 050, Call No.: TS 213 .S8
Identifier: 20061126
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Technical Reference).Purpose: Informational.Authority: Author Expertise.Scope (from the Preface): "Because there was no book devoted to the many aspects and applications of the finish of metallic surfaces, the author has endeavored to develop his theme from elementary principles in order to clearly present the most advanced technical information. At the same time he believes he has shown that the subject of metallic...
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Publication: 1940-05; Copyright: 1940
"The USD-9A Day Bomber" (Bulletin of the Experimental Department, Airplane Engineering Division, U.S.A, Vol. II, No. 2), 1918-11
Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.006
Identifier: 20140706
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. II, No. 2 (dated November 1918). This section on pages 5 through 19.Scope: By the Airplane Engineering Division. Intended for limited, controlled distribution (see General note on publication data).Contents: article includes "General Description of...
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Publication: 1918-11
The Wright Brothers' Engines and Their Design [Smithsonian Annals of Flight series, Volume 1, Number 5], 1971
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 080, Call No.: TBD
Identifier: 20160503
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Publication (Historical Study).
Purpose: Scholarly reference.
Authority: Author Expertise.
Document Number: Smithsonian Annals of Flight, Vol 1, No. 5.
Scope: TBD
Contents: TBD
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Publication: 1971
The Wright Engine Builder (Incomplete Series, Issues in Vols. VIII, IX, X and XI) [Wright Aeronautical Corp. Internal Employee Newsletter], 1926-10 - 1929-03
File — Box TB.S7.001, Folder: TF.S7.B.015.a
Identifier: 20170326
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Periodical (Internal Newsletter)Purpose: informational.Authority: Company (Manufacturer).Document Numbers: Vol. VIII (1926), No. 10 (Oct); Vol. IX (1927), Nos. 2 (Feb), 9 (Sep) and 12 (Dec); Vol. X (1928), No. 4 (April) and Vol. XI (1929), No. 3 (March).Scope: Periodic internal newsletter written and published by the Wright Aeronautical Corporation for its employees.Contents:
- Vol....
Dates:
Publication: 1926-10 - 1929-03
Theory of Elastic Stability, 1936, 1936
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 009, Call No.: QA 931 .T54
Identifier: 20061150
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Textbook (Technical).Purpose: Training and Education.Authority: Author Expertise.Series: Engineeering Societies MonographsNB: "For many years those who have been interested in the publication of papers, articles, and books devoted to engineering topics have been impressed with the number of important technical manuscripts which have proved too extensive, on the one hand, for publication in the periodicals or...
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Copyright: 1936; Publication: 1936
Theory of Flight, 1945, 1945
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 042, Call No.: TL 570 .V947 1945
Identifier: 20061118
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Textbook (Technical).Purpose: Training and Education.Authority: Author Expertise.Scope (from Preface):
"An actual demand does, however, seem to exist for a book at an intermediate level [on the mechanics of flight], say, on the borderline between the last year of college and the first year of graduate work. It is assumed that the reader of the present text knows the principles of calculus and has some training in general...
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Copyright: 1945; Publication: 1945
There's Something In The Air [Second Printing], 1943, 1943-06
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 204, Call No.: D 786 .B3 1943
Identifier: 20061124
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Informational).
Purpose: Informational.
Authority: Author Expertise.
Scope: This memoir, writtien by Flying Officer H. E. Bates of the Royal Air Force, relates his experiences flying during World War II. He originally wrote this book under the pseudonym "Flying Officer X," likely so it couldn't be used against him if he was shot down and captured.
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Dates:
Copyright: 1943; Publication: 1943-06
Thompson Aircraft Products Intake Valve for the Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp Airplane Engine (Pratt & Whitney Part No. 32331), 1945-07-10
Item — Cabinet East Art Storage, Bay / Shelf: 5.4
Identifier: 20240012
Scope and Contents
Object Type: Realia (Equipment / Parts).Purpose: Operations.Source: Company (Manufacturer).Scope: One metal radial engine intake valve for a Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp airplane engine.Contents: Per the included unpacking instructions: "This part is Coated with a Plastic Compound. Do Not Use Solvent, Gasoline, or Other Liquids to Remove. Use Pointed Stick or Knife to Slit Coating. Peel as you would...
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Existence: 1945-07-10