Biographical Note
Theodore (Ted) Koch is a donor to the Aircraft Engine Historical Society (AEHS).
Biographical Information (from 7 September 2025 email): "In my early career I worked as a Pratt & Whitney Aircraft [P&WA] experimental test development engineer. I developed and tested engines and [engine] components, and [was part of] the fuel cell development for the Apollo Space Program. I was part of the launch team for the first six Apollo launches at KSC [Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida].
As a P&WA Area Director, I became a customer technical representative covering Africa, the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent.
After retirement from P&WA, I contracted to Martin-Marietta [Company] to develop and implement a Customer Service Department for their recently purchased engine nacelle manufacturing program.
Later I became a supplier to antique aircraft refurbishers making unique individual hardware pieces."
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Item — Box TB.S7.001, Folder: TF.S7.B.017
Identifier: 20170327
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Periodical (External Newsletter) and Sales and marketing (Promotional)Purpose: Informational and Sales and marketing.Authority: Company (Services).Document Number: Curtiss Fly Leaf, Vol IV., No. 2 (June 1929).Scope: Company newsletter published by the Curtiss Flying Service. This pamphlet is a combination of a company external newsletter and a promotional pamphlet. From the...
Dates:
Publication: 1929-06
Item — Box TB.S7.001, Folder: TF.S7.B.018
Identifier: 20170221
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Periodical (External Newsletter)Purpose: Informational.Authority: Company (Manufacturer).Document Number: Curtiss-Wright Review Vol. 1, No. 7 (December 1930). Scope: Periodic external newsletter written and published by the Curtiss-Wright Corporation and its subsidiaries. The subsidiaries include Wright Aeronautical Corporation, Curtiss Aeroplane & Motor Company, Curtiss-Wright...
Dates:
Publication: 1930-12
Item — Box TB.S7.001, Folder: TF.S7.B.018
Identifier: 20170222
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Periodical (External Newsletter)Purpose: Informational.Authority: Company (Manufacturer).Document Number: Curtiss-Wright Review Vol. 3, No. 1 (January 1932).Note: The newsletter was sent to "Mr. J. Ernest Spare, Pottstown News, Pottstown, Pa."Scope: Periodic external newsletter written and published by the Curtiss-Wright Corporation and its subsidiaries. The...
Dates:
Publication: 1932-01
Item — Box TB.S7.001, Folder: TF.S7.B.017
Identifier: 20170515
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Advertisement.Purpose: Sales and marketing.Authority: Company (Services).Scope: This highly illustrated advertising brochure was created and distributed by the Curtiss-Wright Flying Service to advertise its air taxi service, specifically for hunters and fishermen. Contents: The brochure uses words and pictures to promote the advantages of flying into remote hunting or fishing camps. It lists...
Dates:
Existence: 1929-11-27; Printed: Autumn (likely September or October) 1929
Item — Box TB.S7.001, Folder: TF.S7.B.017
Identifier: 20170213
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Sales and marketing (Promotional).Purpose: Sales and marketing.Authority: Company (Services).Note: The company existed as Curtiss-Wright Flying Service between 1930-01-01 to 1932-10-31. The pamphlet includes an image of a check dated January 6th, 1930 for the Guggenheim Safe Aircraft Competition. Therefore, the pamphlet is likely to have been created in 1930 or at the latest, 1931.Scope: This highly illustrated...
Dates:
Printed: Circa 1930-1931
