Box TB.S3.001

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...

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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

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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).

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...

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...

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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.

Scope and Contents Document Type: Technical Data (Drawing).Purpose: Authoritative reference.Source: Government Military.Scope: Folder includes 1300+ digital images of drawings, and parts of drawings, related to the V-12 Liberty aircraft engine. The drawings originated from the U.S. Army Signal Corps, Aircraft Section (2018) and Navy Department: Bureau of Construction and Repair (1917), and later, Bureau of Aeronautics (1922). ...