Aircraft Engine Historical Society, Inc.
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Found in 600 Collections and/or Records:
The Airplane and Its Engine (Fourth Edition, Second Impression), 1940, 1940
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 074, Call No.: TL 670 .C48 1940
Identifier: 20180015
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Technical Reference).
Purpose: Informational.
Authority: Author Expertise.Scope: Fourth edition of a technical monograph written for an educated audience by C. H. Chatfield, S.M. (Fellow, Institute of Aeronautical Science); C. Fayette Taylor, M. E. (Professor of Automotive Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Fellow, Institute of the Aeronautical Sciences) and Shatswell Ober, S. B. (Associate Professor of Aeronautical Engineering, Massachusetts...
Dates:
Copyright: 1940; Publication: 1940
The Airplane Engine (First Edition, Second Impression), 1922
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 072, Call No.: TL 701 .M27
Identifier: 20180007
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Technical Reference).
Purpose: Informational.
Authority: Author Expertise.Scope: Technical monograph written for an knowledable audience by Lionel S. Marks.Scope (from the 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...
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 Art of Aviation: A Handbook upon Aeroplanes and Their Engines with Notes upon Propellers (Popular Edition), 1913-02
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 067, Call No.: TL 670 .B78 1913
Identifier: 20123102
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Technical Reference).
Purpose: Informational.
Authority: Author Expertise.Scope: The Art of Aviation was published in 1913 in London; it is NOT about aviation artwork, but rather describes in technical detail the "state of the art" regarding the design and construction of airplanes and airplane power plants a decade after the Wright Brothers first flew!From the Preface: "This work is intended to deal more with the practical aspect of flying...
Dates:
Publication: 1913-02
The Boeing 747: Definition of a Champion (34th Wings Club General Harold R. Harris "Sight" Lecture, presented on May 15, 2007 at the Wings Club, New York City), 2007-05-15, 2007
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 065, Call No.: TL 686 .B65 S97 2007
Identifier: 20160010
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Presentation (Industry).
Purpose: Informational.
Authority: Author Expertise.Scope: 34th Wings Club General Harold R. Harris "Sight" Lecture, presented on May 15, 2007 at the Wings Club, New York City by Joseph F. Sutter, retired Executive Vice President, Boeing Commercial Airplane Company. Sutter is an aeronautical engineer who joined Boeing in 1945 and played a key role in designing and building iconic aircraft such as the Boeing 707 and Boeing 747....
Dates:
2007-05-15; Copyright: 2007
"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 [Smithsonian Annals of Flight series, Volume 1, Number 7], 1972
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 081, Call No.: TL 515 .S5 no. 7
Identifier: 20212026
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Publication (Historical Study).
Purpose: Scholarly reference.
Authority: Author Expertise.
Document Number: Smithsonian Annals of Flight, Vol 1, #7.Scope (from the introduction): "The D-12 engine is an excellent example of a first-line design in the history of aero engine development. It was the result not only of brilliant inspiration but of patient application, perseverance, and hard work on the part of its developers. To understand the origins of the D-12 it is...
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
The Development of Piston Aero Engines -- From the Wrights to microlights: A Century of Evolution and Still a Power to be Reckoned With, 1993, 1993
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 084, Call No.: TL 701 .G97 1993
Identifier: 20123045
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Publication (Historical Study).
Purpose: Scholarly reference.
Authority: Author Expertise.Scope: An excellent technical history written by Bill Gunston, a former RAF pilot and flying instructor, and one of the top aviation writers in Great Britain.
From the introduction: "When the first aviators sought engines to power their flying machines nearly a century ago, they did so in a world of rapid and exciting progress. This was a time of experiment and adventure, in...
Dates:
Copyright: 1993; Publication: 1993
"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