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Airplanes -- Materials

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Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

"Catalog of Sitka Spruce and Other Aircraft Woods (For Immediate Delivery)" by Yoho & Hooker, Youngstown, Ohio [Sales catalog & price list], circa 1928 to early 1930s

 Item — Box TB.S2.001, Folder: TF.S2.A.0001
Identifier: 20170478
Scope and Contents

Document Type: Sales Material (Technical)

Purpose: Sales and marketing.

Authority: Company.

Scope: Sales brochure with prices.

Contents: Describes company's expertise in aircraft wood, especially Sitka "aircraft" spruce that meets Army and Navy specifications; includes many other types of aircraft wood and glue.

Dates: Publication: circa 1928 to early 1930s
Found in: The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections / Aircraft Engine Historical Society Collection / Series II: Aircraft (commercial & military) / Sub-series II.A: Aircraft Design, Construction & Technical Data

"Fafnir Ball Bearings in Aircraft Applications" [Manufacturer's advertisement], Circa late 1920s to mid-1930s

 Item — Box TB.S2.001, Folder: TF.S2.A.0002
Identifier: 20170512
Scope and Contents

Document Type: Sales Material (Technical)

Purpose: Sales and marketing.

Authority: Manufacturer.

Scope: Manufacturer's advertisement.

Contents: Describes manufacturer's expertise in ball bearings. Details various uses in aircraft.

Dates: Publication: Circa late 1920s to mid-1930s
Found in: The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections / Aircraft Engine Historical Society Collection / Series II: Aircraft (commercial & military) / Sub-series II.A: Aircraft Design, Construction & Technical Data

"Light Alloys in Aircraft" [Manufacturer's promotional booklet], 1929, 1929

 Item — Box TB.S2.001, Folder: TF.S2.A.0001
Identifier: 20170477
Scope and Contents Document Type: Publication (Technical).Purpose: Technical ReferenceAuthority: Manufacturer.Document Number: No. 324Scope: Manufacturer's brochure from The British Aluminum Company Ltd. States "The future of aircraft, other than "home-made" kind, lies in the direction of all-metal construction" (pg 9). Numerous black and white aircraft photos.Contents: Discusses aircraft materials...
Dates: Publication: 1929; Copyright: 1929
Found in: The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections / Aircraft Engine Historical Society Collection / Series II: Aircraft (commercial & military) / Sub-series II.A: Aircraft Design, Construction & Technical Data

"Metal-Clad Airplane Material Made By The D.L. Auld Co." [Detailed test report, specifications, manufacturer's sales catalog & price list], circa Spring 1930

 Item — Box TB.S2.001, Folder: TF.S2.A.0003
Identifier: 20170469
Scope and Contents Document Type: Sales Material (Technical)Purpose: Sales and marketing.Authority: Manufacturer.Scope: Manufacturer's sales catalog and price list of aluminum-wood composite materials. Includes detailed specifications and a copy of an Air Corps test report dated April 17, 1929. Price list "...is effective July 1st, 1930."Contents: Detailed description and specifications of "Metal-clad Airplane...
Dates: Publication: circa Spring 1930
Found in: The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections / Aircraft Engine Historical Society Collection / Series II: Aircraft (commercial & military) / Sub-series II.A: Aircraft Design, Construction & Technical Data

"The Fafnir Aircraft Blue Book: Bearing for Airplane Controls" (2d Edition) [Manufacturer's promotional booklet & sales brochure], 1938-01

 Item — Box TB.S2.001, Folder: TF.S2.A.0002
Identifier: 20170483
Scope and Contents

Document Type: Sales Material (Technical)

Purpose: Sales and marketing.

Authority: Manufacturer.

Scope: Manufacturer's promotional booklet and sales brochure with prices.

Contents: Describes manufacturer's expertise in ball bearings. Details various uses in aircraft. Includes black and white photographs of aircraft using Fafnir bearings.

Dates: Publication: 1938-01
Found in: The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections / Aircraft Engine Historical Society Collection / Series II: Aircraft (commercial & military) / Sub-series II.A: Aircraft Design, Construction & Technical Data

"Tite Flex All-Metal Flexible Tubing" (Tite Flex Metal Hose Co. Catalogue No. 108) [Sales catalog & price list], circa early to mid-1930s

 Item — Box TB.S2.001, Folder: TF.S2.A.0001
Identifier: 20170481
Scope and Contents

Document Type: Sales Material (Technical)

Purpose: Sales and marketing.

Authority: Manufacturer.

Document Number: Catalog No. 108.

Scope: Sales brochure with prices.

Contents: TBD

Dates: Publication: circa early to mid-1930s
Found in: The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections / Aircraft Engine Historical Society Collection / Series II: Aircraft (commercial & military) / Sub-series II.A: Aircraft Design, Construction & Technical Data

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