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Koch, Theodore

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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 35 Collections and/or Records:

The Aircraft Engine and its Operation, 1962-01, 1951

 Item — Box MC-019-TBD, Folder: TBD
Identifier: 20191011
Scope and Contents Document Type: Engine Operations ManualDocument Number: PWA109702From the FOREWORD: The aircraft engine is designed to power aircraft in flight. Its construction, installation, servicing, and repair present many interesting and important problems; but its actual operation is, naturally, of more immediate concern to the pilot. A number of texts, handbooks, and manuals are available which discuss the principles of engine design and installation, and describe the...
Dates: Publication: 1962-01; Copyright: 1951

The Airplane and Its Engine (First Edition, Third Impression), 1928, 1928

 Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 073, Call No.: TL 670 .C48 1928
Identifier: 20170271
Scope and Contents Document Type: Book (Technical Reference). Purpose: Informational. Authority: Author Expertise.Scope: First edition of a technical monograph written for an educated audience by "Charles Hugh Chatfield, S.M. and Charles Fayette Taylor, M. E. (Associate Professors in the Course in Aeronautical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology)."From the Preface: "Such a large number and such a wide variety of books on aeronautical subjects are now being published...
Dates: Copyright: 1928; Publication: 1928

The Airplane and Its Engine (Fourth Edition, Second Impression), 1940, 1940

 Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 074, Call No.: TL 670 .C48 1940
Identifier: 20180015
Scope and Contents Document Type: Book (Technical Reference). Purpose: Informational. Authority: Author Expertise.Scope: Fourth edition of a technical monograph written for an educated audience by C. H. Chatfield, S.M. (Fellow, Institute of Aeronautical Science); C. Fayette Taylor, M. E. (Professor of Automotive Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Fellow, Institute of the Aeronautical Sciences) and Shatswell Ober, S. B. (Associate Professor of Aeronautical Engineering, Massachusetts...
Dates: Copyright: 1940; Publication: 1940

The Airplane Engine (First Edition, Second Impression), 1922

 Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 072, Call No.: TL 701 .M27
Identifier: 20180007
Scope and Contents Document Type: Book (Technical Reference). Purpose: Informational. Authority: Author Expertise.Scope: Technical monograph written for an knowledable audience by Lionel S. Marks.Scope (from the Preface): "This volume attempts two things: to formulate existing knowledge of the functioning of the airplane engine and its auxiliaries; and to present and discuss the essential constructive details of those engines whose excellence has resulted in their survival. The material...
Dates: Publication: 1922

"The Lift of Gases in Practical Balloon and Airship Operation" (Air Service Information Circular (Aerostation) Vol. I, No. 42), 1923-05-03, 1924-03-01

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.020
Identifier: 20172042
Scope and Contents

Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aerostation) Vol. 1, No. 42, dated March 1, 1924 (based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 2159, dated May 3, 1923)

Scope: Lighter-than-Air Section Report prepared by Ollie L. Lewis, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field, Dayton, Ohio.

Contents: See title.

Dates: 1923-05-03; Publication: 1924-03-01