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 6 Collections and/or Records:
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
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