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 92 Collections and/or Records:
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
Curtiss-Wright Review Vol. 3 (1932), No. 1 [Curtiss-Wright Corporation periodical], 1932-01
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
Die Junkers-Lehrschau: eine Führung durch die Lehrschau der Junkers Flugzeug- und -Motorenwerke A.-G, Dessau (30 Jahre Junkers-Flugzeugforschung, 1910-1940) [The Junkers Show: A Guided Tour of the Junkers Aircraft and Engine Plant, Dessau (30 Years of Junkers Aircraft Research, 1910-1940)] (Second Edition), 1939
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 193, Call No.: TL 503 .J859 1939
Identifier: 20191010
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Informational).Purpose: Informational.Authority: Company (Manufacturer).NB: The book is written in German. The primary in-house company writer was A. Dresel with graphic design by B. Schütte.Scope: This book, written and published by staff of the Junkers Company, captures the history of the company, and particularly the Junkers Aircraft and Engine manufacturing plant at Dessau, Germany, from 1910 to late 1939....
Dates:
Publication: 1939
Dyke's Aircraft Engine Instructor, 1928, 1928
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 137, Call No.: TL 701 .D85 1928
Identifier: 20180005
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Textbook (Technical).Purpose: Training and Education.Authority: Author Expertise.Scope (from Introduction): "This book deals principally with aircraft gasoline engines and their accessories, such as carburetors, magnetos, starters, etc., the idea being to familiarize the student, the mechanic, and the public in general, who are mechanically inclined, with the construction and the principle of operation of the modern gasoline engine designed...
Dates:
Copyright: 1928; Publication: 1928
Dyke's Aircraft Engine Instructor (Revised Edition with Additions), 1928, 1929
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 138, Call No.: TL 701 .D85 1929
Identifier: 20180006
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Textbook (Technical).Purpose: Training and Education.Authority: Author Expertise.Scope (from Introduction): "This book deals principally with aircraft gasoline engines and their accessories, such as carburetors, magnetos, starters, etc., the idea being to familiarize the student, the mechanic, and the public in general, who are mechanically inclined, with the construction and the principle of operation of the modern gasoline engine designed...
Dates:
Copyright: 1928; Publication: 1929
Engine Conditioning for Reciprocating Engines (Air Force Manual 52-9), 1953-03
Item — Box MC-019-TBD, Folder: TBD
Identifier: 20191013
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Air Force ManualDocument Number: AF Manual 52-9From the Foreword:
1. PURPOSE. This Manual provides Air Force personnel with a better understanding of the nature and possibilities of engine conditioning for reciprocating engines.2. APPLICABILITY. The material included is for use by flight crews and operations personnel, as well as maintenance personnel and engine conditioning crews. 3. CONTENT. This Manual explains and defines...
Dates:
Publication: 1953-03
Engine Dynamics and Crankshaft Design (1st Edition), 1925
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 096, Call No.: TL 701 .A5
Identifier: 20180012
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Technical Reference)
Purpose: Informational
Authority: Author ExpertiseSeries: First in the planned "Airplane Engine Design Series."Scope: Written by Glenn D. Angle, "Consulting Engineer; formerly In Charge of the Design of Airplane Engines for the United States Army Air Service." (from the Preface):
"The airplane engine has apparently received an equitable share of attention among technical writers when we consider the numerous other...
Dates:
Copyright: 1925
Engines (Part I): Dealing With the Maintenance and Repair of the Armstrong Siddeley "Cheetah IX", the "Tiger VIII," and "Lynx IVC" Engines [Aeroplane Maintenance and Operation Series, Volume 5], 1940, 1941
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 124, Call No.: TL 701.5 .M655pt.1 1940
Identifier: 20180010
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Technical Reference)Purpose: InformationalAuthority: Author ExpertiseSeries: Aeroplane Maintenance and Operation Series, Volume 5Scope: A detailed technical manual "compiled by a panel of experts," overseen by General Editor, E. Molloy and Advisory Editor, E.W. Knott. The editors write that "...this book is offered to the ground engineer and air mechanic in the firm belief that it will be found invaluable whenever any...
Dates:
Publication: 1940; Issued: 1941
"Fafnir Ball Bearings in Aircraft Applications" [Manufacturer's advertisement], Circa late 1920s to mid-1930s
Item — Box TB.S2.001, Folder: TF.S2.A.0002
Identifier: 20170512
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Sales Material (Technical)
Purpose: Sales and marketing.
Authority: Manufacturer.
Scope: Manufacturer's advertisement.
Contents: Describes manufacturer's expertise in ball bearings. Details various uses in aircraft.
Dates:
Publication: Circa late 1920s to mid-1930s