Special collection MC-19
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Contains 229 Results:
The Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Story, 1950-08, 1950-08
Item — Special Collection: MC-19, Book: 212, Call No.: TL 703 .P7 A295
Identifier: 20160210
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Publication (Historical Study).Purpose: Scholarly reference.Authority: Author Expertise.Scope: Illustrated historical monograph published by the Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Division in commemoration of the 25th Anniversary of the founding of the original Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Company in 1925.Contents: First chapter is an illustrated survey of P&W engines, mixing technical details with color and B&W photos. The...
Dates:
Copyright: 1950-08; Publication: 1950-08
The Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Story
Item — Special Collection: MC-19, Book: 213, Call No.: TL 703 .P7 A295
Identifier: 20121002
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Publication (Historical Study).Purpose: Scholarly reference.Authority: Author Expertise.Scope: Illustrated historical monograph published by the Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Division in commemoration of the 25th Anniversary of the founding of the original Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Company in 1925.Contents: First chapter is an illustrated survey of P&W engines, mixing technical details with color and B&W photos. The...
Dates:
Copyright: 1950-08; Publication: 1950-08
"Dutch" Kindleberger, 1972, 1960-05-06
Item — Special Collection: MC-19, Book: 214, Call No.: TL 540 .K564 .M87 1972
Identifier: 20062077
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Historical Study).Purpose: Informational.Authority: Author Expertise.Scope:
"Without question, the exploits of North American Aviation, Inc. and progress of the aviation sciences will be duly recorded in the histories of our years. But history is generally reported in cold factual detail. The tremendous story of North American Aviation cannot be told in any truth without consideration of the personality, ability and...
Dates:
Copyright: 1972; Presented: 1960-05-06
Much May Be Made of a Scotsman: The Story of McDonnell Douglas (27th Wings Club General Harold R. Harris "Sight" Lecture, presented on 16 May 1990 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, New York), 1990-05-16, 1990
Item — Special Collection: MC-19, Book: 215, Call No.: TL 724.5 .M13 M13 1990
Identifier: 20160007
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Presentation (Industry).Purpose: Informational.Authority: Author Expertise.Scope: 27th Wings Club General Harold R. Harris "Sight" Lecture, presented on 16 May 1990 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, New York by Sanford N. McDonnell, retired Chairman and CEO of McDonnell Douglas Corporation and nephew of James S. McDonnell, founder of McDonnell Aircraft Corporation.Contents: Sandy McDonnell traces the history of both James McDonnelll and...
Dates:
1990-05-16; Copyright: 1990
Reflections on a Pioneer (26th Wings Club General Harold R. Harris 'Sight' Lecture, presented on 24 May 1989 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, New York), 1989-05-24, 1989
Item — Special Collection: MC-19, Book: 216, Call No.: TL 716.9 .S5 S57 1989
Identifier: 20136004
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Presentation (Industry).Purpose: Informational.Authority: Author Expertise.Scope: 26th Wings Club General Harold R. Harris 'Sight' Lecture, presented on 24 May 1989 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, New York by Sergei I. Sikorsky, son of Igor Sikorsky (helicopter pioneer), and himself a key engineer in the research, development, construction and operations of early helicopters.Contents: Looks at Igor Sikorsky's early life and development...
Dates:
1989-05-24; Copyright: 1989
Kaman Helicopters and the Evolution of Vertical Flight (33rd Wings Club General Harold R. Harris "Sight" Lecture, presented on May 15, 1996 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, New York), 1996-05-15, 1996
Item — Special Collection: MC-19, Book: 217, Call No.: HD 9711 .K355 1996
Identifier: 20136005
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Presentation (Industry).Purpose: Informational.Authority: Author Expertise.Scope: 33rd Wings Club General Harold R. Harris "Sight" Lecture, presented on May 15, 1996 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, New York by Charles H. Kaman, founder of the Kaman Corporation and a helicopter pioneer.Contents (from the Introduction): "It's a delightful treat to be back here at the Wings Club. I have been coming to the Wings Club since the early days...
Dates:
1996-05-15; Copyright: 1996
The State of Our Industry and Raw Materials in Relation to Defense (18th Wings Club General Harold R. Harris "Sight" Lecture, presented April 22, 1981 at The Wings Club, New York City), 1981-04-22, 1981
Item — Special Collection: MC-19, Book: 218, Call No.: HC 110 .S8 G65 1981
Identifier: 20160001
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Presentation (Industry).Purpose: Informational.Authority: Author Expertise.Scope: 18th Wings Club General Harold R. Harris "Sight" Lecture, presented April 22, 1981 at The Wings Club, New York City by U.S. Senator Barry Goldwater, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee.Contents: "This paper is broken down into three parts. The first deals with the critical shortage of key minerals and metals in this country and how we...
Dates:
1981-04-22; Copyright: 1981
Maintaining Aerospace Leadership (20th Wings Club General Harold R. Harris "Sight" Lecture, presented on June 15, 1983 at the Wings Club, New York City), 1983-06-15, 1983
Item — Special Collection: MC-19, Book: 219, Call No.: TL 724 .H39 1983
Identifier: 20160003
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Presentation (Industry).Purpose: Informational.Authority: Author Expertise.Scope: 20th Wings Club General Harold R. Harris "Sight" Lecture, presented on June 15, 1983 at the Wings Club, New York City by Willis M. Hawkins, retired Senior Vice President for Aircraft, the Lockheed Corporation and a leading aeronautical engineer from the late 1930s through the 1980s.Contents (from the Introduction): "As I look at the Aerospace...
Dates:
1983-06-15; Copyright: 1983
Baughman's Aviation Dictionary and Reference Guide: Aero-Thesaurus (1st Edition, 4th Printing), 1940, 1940
Item — Special Collection: MC-19, Book: 220, Call No.: TL 509 .B35 1940
Identifier: 20061178
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Technical Reference).Purpose: Informational.Authority: Author Expertise.Scope (from the Foreword): "The rapid advance of aviation has created a new field of nomenclature for the expression of the specialized groups responsible for its development. An earnest attempt has been made in the preparation of this work to assemble and clearly define this nomenclature so that it may be more readily disseminated The...
Dates:
Copyright: 1940; Publication: 1940
The Illustrated Aviation Encyclopedia, 1944, 1944-02
Item — Special Collection: MC-19, Book: 221, Call No.: TL 509 .A85
Identifier: 20061105
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Technical Reference).Purpose: Informational.Authority: Author Expertise.Scope (from Introduction): "Today, when around the world the history of freedom and its preservation is being written by wings, it is important for the informed layman, as well as the growing thousands directly concerned with aviation, to become familiar with the new language of the air. For the duration of the war, such terms as bomb bay, range,...
Dates:
Copyright: 1944; Publication: 1944-02