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Box TB.S3.001

 Container

Contains 6 Results:

"Menasco Aircraft Engines" [Technical Sales Brochure], 1935-04

 Item — Box: TB.S3.001, Folder: TF.S3.B.0004 (was TBD.007)
Identifier: 20212028
Scope and Contents

Document Type: Technical Sales Brochure Authority: Manufacturer (authoritative reference)

Contents consist of detailed information regarding 5 Menasco in-line, air-cooled, inverted aircraft engines: B4 (95 h.p.), C4 (125 h.p.), B6 (160 h.p.), C4S (150 h.p.), and the B6S (200 h.p.). Each engine is covered in 4 color-coded pages which include descriptions of each engine, technical specifications, black and white photographs and example installation drawings.

Dates: Publication: 1935-04

"Methods Used in Preparing Engine Specifications" by E.F. Pierce, Wright Aeronautical Corporation, 1939-06-20, 2024-07-03

 Item — Box: TB.S3.001, Folder: TB.S3.A.001
Identifier: 20060316.07
Scope and Contents Document Type: Report (Technical).Purpose: Authoritative reference.Authority: Company (Manufacturer).Scope: Commercially printed document prepared by E. F. Pierce (Specification Engineer) for internal use in Wright Aeronautical Corp, as well as for external use by Wright Aeronautical aircraft engine customers.Content: "The engine specification inherently is a compromise as it represents two distinct...
Dates: Copyright: 1939-06-20; Digitized: 2024-07-03

"Graphic Method of Determining True Airspeed" (Aero Digest, September 1935), 1935-09, 2024-07-03

 Item — Box: TB.S3.001, Folder: TB.S3.A.001
Identifier: 20060316.08
Scope and Contents

Document Type: Article (Technical).

Purpose: Informational.

Authority: Author Expertise.

Scope: Article discusses using engine charts and known factors to determine true airspeed. Intended for trained flight engineers and pilots.

Content: TBD

Dates: Publication: 1935-09; Digitized: 2024-07-03

DC-2 and DC-3 "Airspeed Correction" charts & "True Airspeed vs. horsepower in Cruising Level flight chart" (Transcontinental & Western Air Inc.), Circa mid-to-late 1930s, 2024-07-03

 Item — Box: TB.S3.001, Folder: TB.S3.A.001
Identifier: 20060316.09
Scope and Contents

Document Type: Technical Data (Charts and Tables).

Purpose: Authoritative reference.

Authority: Operator (Commercial) and Company (Manufacturer).

Scope: Charts showing DC-2 and DC-3 airspeed corrections, etc.

Contents: Using these engine charts and known factors, trained flight engineers and pilots can determine true airspeed. Intended for aircrew of Transcontinental & Western Airline (T&WA).

Dates: Issued: Circa mid-to-late 1930s; Digitized: 2024-07-03

Wright Aircraft Engine Performance Chart (Models 739C18BA1 & 739C18BA2), 1945-11-30, 2024-07-03

 Item — Box: TB.S3.001, Folder: TB.S3.A.001
Identifier: 20060316.1
Scope and Contents Document Type: Technical Data (Charts and Tables).Purpose: Authoritative reference.Authority: Company (Manufacturer).Scope: Chart shows engine performance for Wright Model 739C18BA1 and 739C18BA2 aircraft engines at various altitudes.Content: Using these engine charts and known factors, trained flight engineers and pilots can determine true airspeed, aircraft performance, etc. Possibly intended for aircrew of...
Dates: Issued: 1945-11-30; Digitized: 2024-07-03

Avialite [copper alloy] brochure [American Brass Company], 1930, 1930

 Item — Box: TB.S3.001, Folder: TB.S3.A.002
Identifier: 20170468
Scope and Contents Document Type: Sales Material (Technical).Purpose: Sales and marketing.Authority: Company (Manufacturer).Scope: Manufacturer's trade catalog/sales brochure published in 1930 by The American Brass Company.Content: Describes "Avialite", a copper alloy made expressly for valve seats, spark-plug bushings and other units inserted into aluminum alloy cylinder heads of aircraft engines. Includes "Service...
Dates: Copyright: 1930; Publication: 1930