"Light Alloys in Aircraft" [Manufacturer's promotional booklet], 1929, 1929

Item — Box: TB.S2.001, Folder: TF.S2.A.0001

Identifier: 20170477

Scope and Contents

Document Type: Publication (Technical).

Purpose: Technical Reference

Authority: Manufacturer.

Document Number: No. 324

Scope: Manufacturer's brochure from The British Aluminum Company Ltd. States "The future of aircraft, other than "home-made" kind, lies in the direction of all-metal construction" (pg 9). Numerous black and white aircraft photos.

Contents: Discusses aircraft materials starting with wood. Describes current uses of aluminum and duralumin versus steel. Looks at aluminum for structures, skins, engines, seats, and auxiliary devices such as skis.

Dates

Publication: 1929
Copyright: 1929

Creator

From the Collection: Aircraft Engine Historical Society, Inc. (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research in the Archives & Special Collections reading room. Handling guidelines and use restrictions will be communicated and enforced by archives staff members.

Full Extent

1 Volume

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Folder Contents

Items in the same folder (ID #s): 20170478, 20170477 and 20170481.

Format & Physical Description

3" x 5" center-bound booklet (34 pages plus cover). Includes black & white photographs.

Note: Cover is intact but creased and slightly stained.

Publication Data

Published in 1929 by The British Aluminum Company Ltd., Adelaide House, King William Street, London, E.C.4, England. Title page also includes rubber stamped: "The British Aluminum Company, Ltd., 122 East 42d Street, New Yori, N.Y." Copyright 1929 by The British Aluminum Company Ltd. Commercially printed in the United States.