Koch, Theodore

Person

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 4 Collections and/or Records:

British Airways Aircraft: Hawker Siddeley HS-121 Trident (Exterior) [Sound Recording], 1978, Circa early-mid 1970s

Item — Case TC.S8.002, Folder: TF.S8.A.006

Identifier: 20220030

Scope and Contents Object Type: Sound Recording.Purpose: Informational.Source: Company (Other).Document Number: BBC Sound Effects (EC 41K). 7FRO 117735, 7FRO 117736.Scope: Recorded by the BBC for use in BBC radio and television programs.Contents: Hawker Siddeley HS-121 Trident (Exterior sounds). Note that this airliner started out as the De Havilland DH.121 before Hawker Siddeley bought De Havilland in...

Dates: 1978; Revised: Circa early-mid 1970s

Found in: The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections / Aircraft Engine Historical Society Collection / Series VIII: Misc Aviation & Aeronautics / Sub-series VIII.A: Aircraft & Aircraft Engine Images, Sounds & Ephemera

British Airways Aircraft: Hawker Siddeley HS-121 Trident (Interior) [Sound Recording], 1978, 1978

Item — Case TC.S8.002, Folder: TF.S8.A.007

Identifier: 20220031

Scope and Contents Object Type: Sound Recording.Purpose: Informational.Source: Company (Other).Document Number: BBC Sound Effects (ECS IA5). #145089-S, #145090-S.Scope: Recorded in 1978 by the BBC for use in BBC radio and television programs.Contents: Hawker Siddeley HS-121 Trident (Interior sounds). Note that this airliner started out as the De Havilland DH.121 before Hawker Siddeley bought De Havilland in 1960....

Dates: 1978; Revised: 1978

De Havilland Tiger Moth Light Aircraft (Single piston-engine; open cockpit) (Exterior) [Sound Recording], Circa 1939-1944, 1975-12-16

Item — Case TC.S8.002, Folder: TF.S8.A.004

Identifier: 20220028

Scope and Contents Object Type: Sound Recording.Purpose: Informational.Source: Company (Other).Document Number: BBC Sound Effects (EC 107F). 7FRD 121284, 7FRD 121285.Scope: Recorded by the BBC for use in BBC radio and television programs.Contents: Tiger Moth biplane aircraft with a single piston-engine and an open cockpit. Front Side: 1. Start up; tickover; revving; switch off: 1' 30" 2. Start up; tickover;...

Dates: Circa 1939-1944; Revised: 1975-12-16

World War II De Havilland Mosquito Fighter-Bomber (Exterior) [Sound Recording], Circa 1941-1945, Circa early-mid 1970s

Item — Case TC.S8.002, Folder: TF.S8.A.005

Identifier: 20220029

Scope and Contents Object Type: Sound Recording.Purpose: Informational.Source: Company (Other).Document Number: BBC Sound Effects (EC 501N). #154719, #154720.Scope: Recorded during World War II by the BBC for use in BBC radio and television programs.Contents: De Havilland Mosquito Fighter-Bomber (Exterior sounds) Front Side: 1. Starting, running, ticking over: 2' 17" 2. Manoeuvring from disposal point,...

Dates: Circa 1941-1945; Revised: Circa early-mid 1970s