Aircraft Engine Historical Society, Inc.
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Found in 437 Collections and/or Records:
"Tests of Related Forward-Camber Airfoils In The Variable-Density Wind Tunnel" [1939 reprint of report originally published November 1937] (NACA Report No. 610), 1937-11, 1939
Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.024
Identifier: 20060318
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Technical Research Report
Authority: Government Civil (authoritative reference)
Document Number: National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) Report No. 610 [this is a 1939 reprint of the report originally published in November, 1937.
Scope: NACA research report by Eastman N. Jacobs, Robert M. Pinkerton and Harry Greenberg.
Contents: See title.
Dates:
Publication: 1937-11; Issued: 1939
"Tests of Several Model Nacelle-Propeller Arrangements in Front of A Wing" [Originally published as an Advance Confidential Report in Sept 1939] (NACA Wartime Report L-510), 1939-09, Circa late 1945 to 1946
Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.029
Identifier: 20060156
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Technical Research Report.
Authority: Government Civil (authoritative reference).
Document Number: National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) Wartime Report L-510, published soon after the end of WW II. Originally published as an Advance Confidential Report in September 1939.
Scope: NACA research report by James G. McHugh.
Contents: See title.
Dates:
Publication: 1939-09; Issued: Circa late 1945 to 1946
The Aircraft Engine and its Operation, 1962-01, 1951
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 089, Book: Catalog Number: TBD
Identifier: 20191011
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Engine Operations ManualDocument Number: PWA109702From the FOREWORD: The aircraft engine is designed to power aircraft in flight. Its construction, installation, servicing, and repair present many interesting and important problems; but its actual operation is, naturally, of more immediate concern to the pilot. A number of texts, handbooks, and manuals are available which discuss the principles of engine design and installation, and describe the...
Dates:
Publication: 1962-01; Copyright: 1951
The Aircraft Gas Turbine Engine and its Operation, 1952-06, 1958-02
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 098, Book: Catalog Number: TBD
Identifier: 20220214
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Operations Handbook and Manual
Authority: Manufacturer (authoritative reference)
Document Number: PWA Operating Instruction 200 (PWA Part No. 182408) From the Preface: “The Aircraft Gas Turbine Engine and Its Operation, Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Operating Instructions 200, has been rewritten to provide aircraft flight and ground crews with a practical basic manual for aircraft gas turbine engines. Numerous good texts are available to the student of theory and...
Dates:
Publication: 1952-06; Modified: 1958-02
The Airplane and Its Engine (Fourth Edition, Second Impression), 1940
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 086, Book: Catalog Number: TBD
Identifier: 20180015
Abstract
PREFACE TO THE FOURTH EDITION The wide use of the first three editions of the book, both by the general public and by schools and colleges, has indicated to the authors that their hope of meeting a definite need in aeronautical literature has been fulfilled. Like its predecessors, this edition is intended primarily for the reader who desires a sound knowledge of the basic principles and a broad view of the present development of the airplane and its power plant, without giving to the...
Dates:
Publication: 1940
The Airplane Engine (First Edition, Second Impression), 1922
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 079, Book: Catalog Number: TBD
Identifier: 20180007
Abstract
PREFACE This volume attempts two things: to formulate existing knowledge of the functioning of the airplane engine and its auxiliaries; and to present and discuss the essential constructive details of those engines whose excellence has resulted in their survival. The material here collected is largely new; very little of it could have been written before the war and only a small fraction was available for publication before 1919. It is based mainly on the researches and engine developments...
Dates:
Publication: 1922
"The Apparent Effect of Pilot Technique and Atmospheic Disturbances upon the Measured Rate of Climb of an Airplane" (CAA Flight Engineering Report No. 17), 1945-05-01, 1945-06-07
Item — Box MC-019-002, Folder: 001.A.043
Identifier: 20060316.05
Dates:
Publication: 1945-05-01; Issued: 1945-06-07
"The Characteristics Of 78 Related Airfoil Sections From Tests in the Variable-Density Wind Tunnel" [1946 reprint of report originally published November 1933] (NACA Report No. 460), 1933-11, 1946
Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.024
Identifier: 20060338
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Technical Research Report
Authority: Government Civil (authoritative reference)
Document Number: National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) Report No. 460 [this is a 1946 reprint of the report originally published in November, 1933.
Scope: NACA research report by Eastman N. Jacobs, Kenneth E. Ward and Robert M. Pinkerton..
Contents: See title.
Dates:
Publication: 1933-11; Issued: 1946
The Curtiss D-12 Aero Engine, 1972
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 093, Book: Catalog Number: TBD
Identifier: 20212026
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Historical Monograph
Document Number: Smithsonian Annals of Flight #7The date 28 September 1923 is an important one in the annals of aviation. On that day, at Cowes in England, the sixth international race for the Schneider Cup was held, and on that day the Schneider race changed drastically from a contest to evaluate speed, reliability, and navigability of seaplanes to an all-out, high-speed competition between world powers.This change was brought...
Dates:
Publication: 1972
"The De Bothezat Barograph, Type A" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 439), 1921-11-14, 1923-05-01
Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.017
Identifier: 20141444
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Technical Research Report
Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference)
Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 439 (dated May 1, 1923), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 2089 (dated November 14, 1921).Scope: Report prepared by W. F. Gerhardt of the Airplane Section, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field.Contents: See title. From page (1)
" Doctor de Bothezat designed his "pressure step"...
Dates:
1921-11-14; Publication: 1923-05-01