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Found in 437 Collections and/or Records:

"The Economical use of Duralumin as a Substitute for Steel in Compression" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. IV, No. 337), 1921-08-25, 1922-04-01

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.012
Identifier: 20141341
Scope and Contents

Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. IV, No. 337 (dated April 1, 1922), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 1809 (dated August 25, 1921).

Scope: Report prepared by Structures & Analysis Branch, Airplane Section, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field.

Contents: See title.

Dates: 1921-08-25; Publication: 1922-04-01
Found in: The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections / Aircraft Engine Historical Society Collection / Series I: Aeronautical Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT & E) / Sub-series I.A: Aircraft RDT&E

"The Effect of Air Temperature Upon the Rate of Climb of an Airplane Equipped With a Constant Speed Propeller" (CAA Flight Engineering Report No. 12), 1943-12-01, 1943-11-02

 Item — Box MC-019-002, Folder: 001.A.043
Identifier: 20060316.03
Dates: Publication: 1943-12-01; Issued: 1943-11-02
Found in: The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections / Aircraft Engine Historical Society Collection / Series I: Aeronautical Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT & E) / Sub-series I.A: Aircraft RDT&E

"The Effect of Airplane Weight Upon the Rate of Climb" (CAA Flight Engineering Report No. 10), 1943-09-15, 1943-09-15

 Item — Box MC-019-002, Folder: 001.A.043
Identifier: 20060316.02
Dates: Publication: 1943-09-15; Issued: 1943-09-15
Found in: The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections / Aircraft Engine Historical Society Collection / Series I: Aeronautical Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT & E) / Sub-series I.A: Aircraft RDT&E

"The Effectiveness at High Subsonic Mach Numbers of a 20-Percent-Chord Plain Trailing-Edge Flap on the NACA 65-210 Airfoil Section" (NACA Technical Note 3127), 1954-03

 Item — Box MC-019-002, Folder: 001.A.036
Identifier: 20060118
Scope and Contents

Document Type: Technical Research Report. Purpose: Authoritative reference Authority: Government Civil Document Number: NACA Technical Note 3127, dated March 1954.

Scope: Preliminary NACA research report by Louis S. Stivers, Jr. of Ames Aeronautical Laboratory, Moffett Field, Calif.

Contents: See title.

Dates: Publication: 1954-03
Found in: The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections / Aircraft Engine Historical Society Collection / Series I: Aeronautical Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT & E) / Sub-series I.A: Aircraft RDT&E

The Gnome Engine, a Revolutionary Engine for its Time, 1984-10-13

 Item — Box 096, Folder: 006
Identifier: 20212023
Scope and Contents Document Type: Historical Monograph (condensed version of author's Masters Thesis)Contents primarily contain a reprint of an article titled "50 hp Gnome Omega #1" published in World War I Aeroplanes magazine (Issue No. 96, September 1983) "with thanks and credit to Leo Opdycke." Author added several small footnotes.From Page 1: ""The following article and accompanying photographs and drawings have been contributed by Lauren McCready as noted below.We are...
Dates: Publication: 1984-10-13
Found in: The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections / Aircraft Engine Historical Society Collection / Series III: Aircraft Engines (commercial & military) / Sub-series III.A: Aircraft Engine Design, Construction & Technical Data

The Liberty Engine: 1918 - 1942, 1968

 Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 095, Book: Catalog Number: TBD
Identifier: 20212030
Scope and Contents Document Type: Historical Monograph Document Number: Smithsonian Annals of Flight, Volume 1, Number 3Foreword: "In this third number of the Smithsonian Annals of Flight, Philip S. Dickey tells the history of America's remarkable contribution to early aviation, the Liberty engine, the original model of which is now in the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum.In delineating the history of the engine from its brilliant conception through its role in...
Dates: Publication: 1968
Found in: The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections / Aircraft Engine Historical Society Collection / Series III: Aircraft Engines (commercial & military) / Sub-series III.E: Aircraft Engines (Special Collection)

"The Lift of Gases in Practical Balloon and Airship Operation" (Air Service Information Circular (Aerostation) Vol. I, No. 42), 1923-05-03, 1924-03-01

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.020
Identifier: 20172042
Scope and Contents

Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aerostation) Vol. 1, No. 42, dated March 1, 1924 (based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 2159, dated May 3, 1923)

Scope: Lighter-than-Air Section Report prepared by Ollie L. Lewis, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field, Dayton, Ohio.

Contents: See title.

Dates: 1923-05-03; Publication: 1924-03-01
Found in: The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections / Aircraft Engine Historical Society Collection / Series I: Aeronautical Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT & E) / Sub-series I.A: Aircraft RDT&E

"The Low Drag Sailplane, Tiny Mite, Modification 1954" [Manuscript from the Aerophysics Department, Mississippi State College], 1954-08-12

 File — Box MC-019-002, Folder: 001.A.044
Identifier: 20060320
Scope and Contents

Document Type: Academic Research Paper Purpose: Scholarly reference Authority: Author Expertise

Scope & Contents: Looks at ways to modify sailplanes to reduce drag.

Dates: 1954-08-12
Found in: The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections / Aircraft Engine Historical Society Collection / Series I: Aeronautical Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT & E) / Sub-series I.A: Aircraft RDT&E

"The Physical Properties of Manganese-Bronze" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. IV, No. 371), 1922-06-08, 1922-10-15

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.014
Identifier: 20141376
Scope and Contents

Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. IV, No. 371 (October 15, 1922), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 1939 (dated June 8, 1922).

Scope: Material Section Report No. 175, prepared by R. R. Moore, Material Section, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field.

Contents: See title.

Dates: 1922-06-08; Publication: 1922-10-15
Found in: The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections / Aircraft Engine Historical Society Collection / Series I: Aeronautical Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT & E) / Sub-series I.A: Aircraft RDT&E

"The Pressure Distribution over the Stabilizer of the Vought VE-7 Airplane" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 419), 1922-09-08, 1923-04-01

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.017
Identifier: 20141424
Scope and Contents

Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 419 (dated April 1, 1923), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 2022 (September 8, 1922).

Scope: Report prepared by G. W. Haskins and F. O. Carroll of the Airplane Section, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field.

Contents: See title.

Dates: 1922-09-08; Publication: 1923-04-01
Found in: The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections / Aircraft Engine Historical Society Collection / Series I: Aeronautical Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT & E) / Sub-series I.A: Aircraft RDT&E

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