Airplanes -- Motors -- Parts
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Includes books, documents, pamphlets, parts catalogs, illustrated parts catalogs, etc.Variants: Aircraft engine parts // Airplane engine parts
Broader: Machine parts
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Maintenance and Overhaul Manual With Spare Parts Catalog (Models A50, A65, A75, A80 Continental Aircraft Engines), 1948-02-15
Item — Box MC-019-TBD, Folder: TBD
Identifier: 20210013
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Manual with Illustrated Parts CatalogDocument Number: Form A-A40From the Introduction: This book is a combined Operator's Manual, Maintenance and Overhaul Manual and Illustrated Parts and Price List for the Continental A50, A65, A75, and A80 series 8 and 9 engines. This manual is intended for use by operators and mechanics as a guide and reference book in the operation and servicing of these engines. The book is...
Dates:
Publication: 1948-02-15
Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp Airplane Engine Cylinder, Circa 1932 to 1951
Item — Cabinet East Art Storage, Bay / Shelf: 5.4
Identifier: 20240011
Scope and Contents
Object Type: Realia (Equipment / Parts).Purpose: Operations.Source: Company (Manufacturer).Scope: One steel and aluminum radial engine cyclinder from a Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp airplane engine.Contents: Cylinder has been steam-cleaned and has a light coating of Cosmoline on it.For further information regarding the Twin Wasp engine, see...
Dates:
Circa 1932 to 1951
Pratt & Whitney R-2800 B-series Front Master Rod [Modified with P & W emblem and embedded clock], Circa 1941 to 1960, Circa 1980s
Item — Cabinet East Art Storage, Bay / Shelf: 5.4
Identifier: 20260002
Scope and Contents
Object Type: Realia (Equipment / Parts).Purpose: Operations.Source: Company (Manufacturer).Scope: One metal radial engine front master rod for a Pratt & Whitney R-2800 (Series B) Double Wasp airplane engine.Contents: The master rod has been chrome-plated and modified with the addition of a Pratt & Whitney emblem on one end and an embedded analog clock on the other end. Came in two parts: the master front...
Dates:
Circa 1941 to 1960; Modified: Circa 1980s
Thompson Aircraft Products Intake Valve for the Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp Airplane Engine (Pratt & Whitney Part No. 32331), 1945-07-10
Item — Cabinet East Art Storage, Bay / Shelf: 5.4
Identifier: 20240012
Scope and Contents
Object Type: Realia (Equipment / Parts).Purpose: Operations.Source: Company (Manufacturer).Scope: One metal radial engine intake valve for a Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp airplane engine.Contents: Per the included unpacking instructions: "This part is Coated with a Plastic Compound. Do Not Use Solvent, Gasoline, or Other Liquids to Remove. Use Pointed Stick or Knife to Slit Coating. Peel as you would...
Dates:
Existence: 1945-07-10
Wright R-3350 Duplex-Cyclone Airplane Engine Cylinder, Circa 1941 to mid 1950s.
Item — Cabinet East Art Storage, Bay / Shelf: 5.4
Identifier: 20240015
Scope and Contents
Object Type: Realia (Equipment / Parts).Purpose: Operations.Source: Company (Manufacturer).Scope: One steel and aluminum radial engine cyclinder from a Wright Aeronautical R-3350 Duplex Cyclone airplane engine.Contents: Cylinder has been steam-cleaned and has a light coating of Cosmoline on it.For further information regarding the Duplex Cyclone engine, see...
Dates:
Circa 1941 to mid 1950s.