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 108 Collections and/or Records:
Boeing B-707 Jet Aircraft: Interior [Sound Recording], Circa 1956-1970s, Circa early-mid 1970s
Item — Case TC.S8.002, Folder: TF.S8.A.001
Identifier: 20220025
Scope and Contents
Object Type: Sound Recording.Purpose: Informational.Source: Company (Other).Document Number: BBC Sound Effects (ECS IA13). #14978-S, #14989-S.Scope: Recorded by the BBC for use in BBC radio and television programs.Contents: Boeing B-707 aircraft sounds from the aircraft interior.Front Side:
1. Taxiing: 2' 20"
2. Take off and Climb: 2' 20"
3. Land and reverse thrust: 1'
4. Engines...
Dates:
Circa 1956-1970s; Revised: Circa early-mid 1970s
Boeing B-747 Jet Aircraft (Exterior) [Sound Recording], 1971
Item — Case TC.S8.002, Folder: TF.S8.A.002
Identifier: 20220026
Scope and Contents
Object Type: Sound Recording.Purpose: Informational.Source: Company (Other).Document Number: BBC Sound Effects (EC 41P). 7FRD 130091, 7FRD 130091.Scope: Recorded by the BBC for use in BBC radio and television programs.Contents: Boeing B-747 Jet Transport Aircraft (Exterior)Front Side:1. Taxi past: 1' 30"
2. Take off: 1' 50"
3. Taxi past and take off: 2'...
Dates:
1971
Boeing B-747 Jet Aircraft (Interior) [Sound Recording], 1975-08-12
Item — Case TC.S8.002, Folder: TF.S8.A.003
Identifier: 20220027
Scope and Contents
Object Type: Sound Recording.Purpose: Informational.Source: Company (Other).Document Number: BBC Sound Effects (EC 41Q). 7FRD 130093, 7FRD 130094.Scope: Recorded by the BBC for use in BBC radio and television programs.Contents: Boeing B-747 Jet Transport Aircraft (interior sounds)Front Side:- Short taxi and take-off; undercarriage raised at 1' 45"; climb into constant flight at...
Dates:
1975-08-12
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
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
"Catalog of Sitka Spruce and Other Aircraft Woods (For Immediate Delivery)" by Yoho & Hooker, Youngstown, Ohio [Sales catalog & price list], circa 1928 to early 1930s
Item — Box TB.S2.001, Folder: TF.S2.A.0001
Identifier: 20170478
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Sales Material (Technical)
Purpose: Sales and marketing.
Authority: Company.
Scope: Sales brochure with prices.
Contents: Describes company's expertise in aircraft wood, especially Sitka "aircraft" spruce that meets Army and Navy specifications; includes many other types of aircraft wood and glue.
Dates:
Publication: circa 1928 to early 1930s
Continental Red Seal, Vol. V (1928), No. 1 [Continental Motors Corporation External Newsletter], 1928-11
Item — Box TB.S7.001, Folder: TF.S7.B.0001.a
Identifier: 20170206
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Periodical (External Newsletter)Purpose: Informational.Authority: Company (Manufacturer).Document Number: Volume V, No. 1 (November 1928)Scope: Periodic newsletter written and published by the Continental Motors Corporation. Intended for "...the blended interests of all those who have the welfare of Continental at heart and who strive earnestly to promote the prosperity of the Continental...
Dates:
Publication: 1928-11
"Control of Airplanes at Low Speeds by Means of Conventional Ailerons" (Civil Aeronautics Bulletin No. 15), 1931-07-01
Item — Box MC-019-002, Folder: 001.A.040
Identifier: 20170497
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Technical Research Report
Purpose: Authoritative reference
Authority: Government Civil
Document Number: Civil Aeronautics Bulletin No. 15, dated July 1, 1931.Scope (from Introduction): "The Aeronautics Branch, through its research division located at the Bureau of Standards, has carried out certain wind-tunnel studies of the standard type of lateral control of airplanes in relation to safety, which are summarized in this bulletin." Contents: Includes...
Dates:
Publication: 1931-07-01
Curtiss Fly Leaf, Vol IV., No. 2 (June 1929) [Combination of Company external newsletter and promotional pamphlet], 1929-06
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
Curtiss-Wright Review Vol. 1 (1930), No. 7 [Curtiss-Wright Corporation periodical], 1930-12
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