Koch, Theodore
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:
Flight Sheet: A Publication of the Vought-Sikorsky Club, Inc., 1941-1942 (Vol I, Nos. 1, 3 and 9), 1941-11 - 1942-07
"Fly With Curtiss to Your Favorite Hunting Grounds or Fishing Retreat" [Curtiss Flying Service Advertisement], 1929-11-27, Autumn (likely September or October) 1929
Gas Turbines and Jet Propulsion for Aircraft (4th Edition), 1946, 1946
Hamilton Standard Family Day Brochure, 1953-06-07
In The Company of Eagles: Pratt & Whitney 65th Anniversary Publication, 1990
Document Type: Publication (Historical Study).
Purpose: Informational.
Authority: Company (Manufacturer).
Scope: Full color manufacturer's marketing brochure, with numerous photographs, celebrating Pratt & Whitney's 65th anniversary.
Contents: Series of vignettes with photos rather than a comprehensive history.
Invoices from Kreider-Reisner Aircraft Co. for the sale of Tydol gasoline to Haggerstown MD City employees, 1929-02-06 - 1929-03-19
Document Type: Record (Business).
Purpose: Business activities.
Authority: Company (Services).
Scope: Invoices from Kreider-Reisner Aircraft Co. for the sale of Tydol gasoline to Haggerstown MD City employees.
Contents:
- On 6 Feb 1929: 10 gallons of gas at $0.18 per gal
- On 19 Mar 1929: 5 gallons of gas at $0.18 per gal
Invoices from United Airports of Connecticut, East Hartford CT for maintenance of Ford plane NC-6926 & gasoline sold to US Navy aircraft, 1931-06-10 - 1933-03-31
Document Type: Record (Business).
Purpose: Business activities.
Authority: Company (Services).
Scope: Invoices from United Airports of Connecticut, East Hartford CT for maintenance of Ford plane NC-6926 and gasoline sold to US Navy aircraft.
Contents: Invoices for gasoline and maintenence on Ford airplane NC-6926.