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Sikorsky "Flying Boat" Design Notebook, 1926 - 1938 [Photocopy], 1926-10 - 1938-08

 File — Box: TB.S2.001, Folder: TF.S2.A.0012
Identifier: 20220020

Scope and Contents

Document Type: Technical Data (Research)

Purpose: Informational.

Authority: Author Expertise.

Scope: Igor I. Sikorsky's hand-written design concepts and calculations for "flying boats". Copies made from microfiche. Some portions hard to read.

Contents: TBD

Dates

  • Creation: 1926-10 - 1938-08

Creator

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

6 Folders (Document in 6 folders, TF.S2.A.0012.a, TF.S2.A.0012.b, TF.S2.A.0012.c, TF.S2.A.0012.d, TF.S2.A.0012.e & TF.S2.A.0012.f)

Language of Materials

English

Folder Contents

Notebook filed in 6 folders due to size: TF.S2.A.0012.a (October 1926 - Feb 1927 & Dec 1929 - Sep 1930), TF.S2.A.0012.b (Feb 1928 - Dec 1931, TF.S2.A.0012.c (May 1930 - Feb 1932), TF.S2.A.0012.d (1932), TF.S2.A.0012.e (April 1932 - Nov 1933) & TF.S2.A.0012.f (Dec 1933 - Aug 1938)

Related Materials

Found with related materials (ID #s 20220020, 20140206, 20140206.01 and 20140206.02)

Format & Physical Description

TBD

Publication Data

Photocopies of Igor I. Sikorsky's original 8.5” x 11” design notebooks. Notebooks appear to be dated from 1926 to 1938. Provenance and location of original source documents is unknown.

Note: Photocopy made circa 1990s.

Preservation

Preservation Level 5. No conservation required as of August 2025.

Source

Repository Details

Part of the The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections Repository

Contact:
M. Louis Salmon Library
301 Sparkman Drive
Huntsville Alabama 35899 United States of America
256-824-6523