Wright engines
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: SCOPE: Use for all Wright & Curtiss-Wright aero motors/enginesRELATED TERMS: Airplanes -- Motors // Aircraft gas-turbines
Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:
Curtiss-Wright Annual Report (1954), 1955-03-07
Item — Box TB.S7.001, Folder: TF.S7.B.018
Identifier: 20160205
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Report (Business).Purpose: Business activities.Authority: Company (Manufacturer).Document Number: 1954 Curtiss-Wright Corporation Annual ReportScope: Annual company business report written and published in March 1955 by the Curtiss-Wright Corporation, including its subsidiaries and divisions. During this period, aviation had begun to transition from propeller to jet engines. Thus, the company was both producing and...
Dates:
Publication: 1955-03-07
Curtiss-Wright Review Vol. 1 (1930), No. 7 [Curtiss-Wright Corporation periodical], 1930-12
Item — Box TB.S7.001, Folder: TF.S7.B.018
Identifier: 20170221
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Periodical (External Newsletter)Purpose: Informational.Authority: Company (Manufacturer).Document Number: Curtiss-Wright Review Vol. 1, No. 7 (December 1930). Scope: Periodic external newsletter written and published by the Curtiss-Wright Corporation and its subsidiaries. The subsidiaries include Wright Aeronautical Corporation, Curtiss Aeroplane & Motor Company, Curtiss-Wright...
Dates:
Publication: 1930-12
Curtiss-Wright Review Vol. 3 (1932), No. 1 [Curtiss-Wright Corporation periodical], 1932-01
Item — Box TB.S7.001, Folder: TF.S7.B.018
Identifier: 20170222
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Periodical (External Newsletter)Purpose: Informational.Authority: Company (Manufacturer).Document Number: Curtiss-Wright Review Vol. 3, No. 1 (January 1932).Note: The newsletter was sent to "Mr. J. Ernest Spare, Pottstown News, Pottstown, Pa."Scope: Periodic external newsletter written and published by the Curtiss-Wright Corporation and its subsidiaries. The...
Dates:
Publication: 1932-01
"Power Control and Scheduled Performance in Transport Operation" (Wight Aeronautical Service Station Bulletin No. 254 for all Wright Cyclone R-1820-F engines), 1935-07-19
Item — Box TB.S6.003, Folder: TF S6.B.026
Identifier: 20060316.37
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Bulletin (Technical Service).Purpose: Authoritative Reference.Authority: Company (Manufacturer).Document #: Service Station Bulletin No. 254 (Service Division, Wright Aeronautical Corp).Scope: Service Station Bulletiin for the Wright Cyclone R-1820-F (all versions) titled "Power Control and Scheduled Performance in Transport Operation."Contents: From the introduction:...
Dates:
Issued: 1935-07-19
The Power House of Aviation: A Trip Through the Wright Aeronautical Corporation [Promotional brochure], 1943
Item — Box TB.S7.001, Folder: TF.S7.B.016
Identifier: 20210010
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Sales and marketing (Promotional).Purpose: Sales and marketing.Authority: Company (Manufacturer).Scope: Manufacturer's marketing brochure with numerous photographs. Inclusion of the company's Export Sales Division address and "Cable" address indicate it was likely to have been targeted at both U.S. and export customers.Contents: From Inside cover: "The methods employed by the Wright...
Dates:
Copyright: 1943
The Wright Engine Builder (Incomplete Series, Issues in Vols. VIII, IX, X and XI) [Wright Aeronautical Corp. Internal Employee Newsletter], 1926-10 - 1929-03
File — Box TB.S7.001, Folder: TF.S7.B.015.a
Identifier: 20170326
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Periodical (Internal Newsletter)Purpose: informational.Authority: Company (Manufacturer).Document Numbers: Vol. VIII (1926), No. 10 (Oct); Vol. IX (1927), Nos. 2 (Feb), 9 (Sep) and 12 (Dec); Vol. X (1928), No. 4 (April) and Vol. XI (1929), No. 3 (March).Scope: Periodic internal newsletter written and published by the Wright Aeronautical Corporation for its employees.Contents:
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Dates:
Publication: 1926-10 - 1929-03
Trade Winds Vol. 8 (1944), No. 1 (Special Issue Commemorating the 25th Anniversary of the Wright Aeronautical Corporation) [Wright Aeronautical Corporation periodical], 1944-10-09
Item — Box TB.S7.001, Folder: TF.S7.B.016
Identifier: 20170215
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Periodical (External Newsletter)Purpose: Informational.Authority: Company (Manufacturer).Document Number: Trade Winds (A Wright Aeronautical Corporation magazine), Volume 8, No. 1 (October 9, 1944).Scope: Company newsletter published by the Wright Aeronautical Corporation. Special 25th Anniversary issue celebrating "25 Years of Progress". This beautifully illustrated magazine traces the progress of flight...
Dates:
Publication: 1944-10-09
Wright Aeronautical GR-1820-G102 Engine Cruising Power Calculator, 1937-01-20
Item — Box TB.S6.003, Folder: TF S6.B.026
Identifier: 20170188
Scope and Contents
Object Type: Realia (Tool / Device).
Purpose: Authoritative reference.
Source: Company (Manufacturer).
Scope: Issued by Wright Aeronautical in 1937 for use with the Wright GR-1820-G102 air-cooled radial engine.
Contents: Contains various engine charts and tables for use by aircrew, especially flight engineers, to calculate optimal engine cruising performance during long-distance flights.
Dates:
Issued: 1937-01-20
Wright Aeronautical TurboCompound (TC) 18 Engine Cruising Performance Computer, Circa 1950s
Item — Box TB.S6.003, Folder: TF S6.B.026
Identifier: 20170189
Scope and Contents
Object Type: Realia (Tool / Device).Purpose: Authoritative reference.Source: Company (Manufacturer).Scope: Issued by Wright Aeronautical for use with the Wright R-3359-18DA4 Turbo Compound air-cooled 18-cyinder double row radial engine, used on the Douglas DC-7 and DC-7B, among other airplanes. The engine went into production in March of 1950.Contents: Contains various engine charts and tables for use by aircrew,...
Dates:
Issued: Circa 1950s
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.