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Koch, Theodore

 Person

Biographical Note

Theodore (Ted) Koch is a donor to the Aircraft Engine Historical Society (AEHS).

Biographical Information (from 7 September 2025 email): "In my early career I worked as a Pratt & Whitney Aircraft [P&WA] experimental test development engineer. I developed and tested engines and [engine] components, and [was part of] the fuel cell development for the Apollo Space Program. I was part of the launch team for the first six Apollo launches at KSC [Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida].

As a P&WA Area Director, I became a customer technical representative covering Africa, the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent.

After retirement from P&WA, I contracted to Martin-Marietta [Company] to develop and implement a Customer Service Department for their recently purchased engine nacelle manufacturing program.

Later I became a supplier to antique aircraft refurbishers making unique individual hardware pieces."

Found in 23 Collections and/or Records:

Engine Dynamics and Crankshaft Design (First Edition), 1925

 Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 084, Book: Catalog Number: TBD
Identifier: 20180012
Abstract Introduction to Engine Dynamics and Crankshaft Design The present volume is the first of the AIRPLANE ENGINE DESIGN SERIES to be presented. This volume will include the major portion of engine design problems requiring mathematics and, naturally, the analytical methods treated in the other volumes in connection with the design of other component parts of the engine must frequently be referred to the dynamics of the engine as herein treated. An effort has been made to simplify and condense...
Dates: Publication: 1925
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)

Engines (Part I): Dealing With the Maintenance and Repair of the Armstrong Siddeley "Cheetah IX," the "Tiger VIII," and "Lynx IVC" Engines, 1940

 Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 082, Book: Catalog Number: TBD
Identifier: 20180010
Abstract PREFACE: Three outstanding examples from the Armstrong Siddeley range of engines form the subject-matter of the present volume. The engines in question are: the "Cheetah IX," the " Tiger VIII," and the " Lynx IVC." Each section begins by describing briefly the leading features of the engine under discussion. Detailed instructions are then given for the dismantling, inspection, and re-assembling of the component parts. Broadly speaking, each section deals with what may be described " top...
Dates: Publication: 1940
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)

Gas Turbines and Jet Propulsion for Aircraft (Fourth Edition), 1946

 Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 085, Book: Catalog Number: TBD
Identifier: 20180014
Abstract AUTHOR'S NOTE In the comparatively short space of five years, the turbine power unit has established itself on military types, and its employment is now being extended to civil aircraft. Already the modern gas turbine is available in units of far greater power than are obtainable with orthodox reciprocating engines. After the successful early stage of development of turbine-jet units, the industry is now engaged on a second phase comprising turbines driving air-screws, which give improved...
Dates: Publication: 1946
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)

Jet: The Story of a Pioneer, 1954

 Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 080, Book: Catalog Number: TBD
Identifier: 20180008
Topics Document Type: Historical Monograph (autobiography)Scope (from the Preface": "This book is not an autobiography. It is primarily the history I of my association with the development of the turbo-jet engine in Great Britain. I have included a very brief account of my life prior to my practical work on the turbo-jet engine, in order that the reader may have some idea of the nature of the soil in which the seed of an idea took root and flourished. I have been unable to resist the...
Dates: Publication: 1954
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)

"Preliminary Report on the Characteristics of the N. A. C. A. 4400R Series Airfoils" [Originally published as an Advance Confidential Report in March 1939] (NACA Wartime Report L-451), 1939-03, 1947-05-14

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.029
Identifier: 20170499
Scope and Contents

Document Type: Technical Research Report. Authority: Government Civil (authoritative reference). Document Number: National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) Wartime Report L-451, published soon after the end of WW II. Originally published as an Advance Confidential Report in March 1939.

Scope: NACA research report by Albert Sherman.

Contents: See title.

Dates: Publication: 1939-03; Issued: 1947-05-14
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

"Prices for Wind Tunnel Tests at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, December 1, 1921", 1921-12-01

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.022
Identifier: 20170484
Scope and Contents Document Type: Sales Brochure / Price List Authority: Supplier (sales & marketing)Scope & contents: Contains a price list for use of the MIT wind tunnel broken down by "Type of Experiment".From page 2: "All the prices appended include the plotting of the customary curves and the furnishing of 2 sets of blueprints and a brief report. The prices given relate to tests which take their place in the ordinary order of work. Rush tests can be put through by overtime...
Dates: Publication: 1921-12-01
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

Principles and Problems of Aircraft Engines, 1931

 Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 074, Book: Catalog Number: TBD
Identifier: 20180002
Topics Non-technical general technical book intended for mechanics and pilots. Chapters include:I. Elementary Theory and Design of Aircraft Engines II. Valve Timing III. Firing Orders IV. Ignition Timing V. Aircraft Magnetos VI. Carburetion VII. Aircraft Engine Carburetors VIII. Supercharges IX. Lubrication X. Trouble Shooting XI. The Pratt & Whitney Hornet Engine XII. The Kinner K-5 Engine. XIII. The Parckard Diesel Engine XIV. Propellers XV. Glossary oF Aircraft...
Dates: Publication: 1931
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)

"Speed and Ceiling of U.S. Army Airships" (Air Service Information Circular (Aerostation) Vol. I, No. 43), 1923-06-18, 1924-03-01

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.020
Identifier: 20172043
Scope and Contents

Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aerostation) Vol. 1, No. 43 (dated March 1, 1924 (based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 2161, dated June 18, 1923)

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

Contents: See title.

Dates: 1923-06-18; 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

Superchargers for Aviation, 1942

 Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 088, Book: Catalog Number: TBD
Identifier: 20180017
Abstract An Illuminating, Authoritative Text by the Inventor of the Supercharger (Dr. Sanford A. Moss, Ph.D.)(back cover). Foreword: Supercharging has such an important place with the modern internal combustion engine that the publication of the present book seems most timely. The material originally appeared in the weekly numbers of the aviation publication Aeronautics, issued under the auspices of the present publishers in 1941, but the author has considerably revised and extended this matter for...
Dates: Publication: 1942
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 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
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)

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