Airplanes -- Motors -- History
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 22 Collections and/or Records:
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 First Airplane Diesel Engine: Packard Model DR-980 of 1928 [Smithsonian Annals of Flight series, Volume 1, Number 2], 1964
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 077, Call No.: TBD
Identifier: 20160501
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Publication (Historical Study).
Purpose: Scholarly reference.
Authority: Author Expertise.
Document Number: Smithsonian Annals of Flight, Vol 1, No. 2.
Scope: TBD
Contents: TBD
Dates:
Publication: 1964
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
The History of the Rolls-Royce RB211 Turbofan Engine (Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust Historical Series #47), 2014, 2014
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 120, Call No.: TL 709.3 .T82 R843 2014
Identifier: 20171018
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Historical Study).
Purpose: Informational.
Authority: Author Expertise.
Series: Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust Historical Series #47.NB: The Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust and the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation are closely related. From "Rolls-Royce: The Pursuit of Excellence" (1984): "Both organisations share the history of the early days and work closely in harmony. This Historical Series of books was started by the Trust and it is intended that a series shall...
Dates:
Copyright: 2014; Publication: 2014
The Liberty Engine: 1918 - 1942 [Smithsonian Annals of Flight series, Volume 1, Number 3], 1968, 1978
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 078, Call No.: TL 515 .S5 vol. 1, no. 3
Identifier: 20212030
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Publication (Historical Study).
Purpose: Scholarly reference.
Authority: Author Expertise.
Document Number: Smithsonian Annals of Flight, Volume 1, Number 3.Scope (from the foreword): "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."...
Dates:
Publication: 1968; Issued: 1978
The Liberty Engine: 1918 - 1942 [Smithsonian Annals of Flight series, Volume 1, Number 3], 1968, 1978
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 079, Call No.: TL 515 .S5 vol. 1, no. 3 C.2
Identifier: 20160502
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Publication (Historical Study).
Purpose: Scholarly reference.
Authority: Author Expertise.
Document Number: Smithsonian Annals of Flight, Volume 1, Number 3.Scope (from the foreword): "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."...
Dates:
Publication: 1968; Issued: 1978
The Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Story, 1950-08, 1950-08
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 212, Call No.: TL 703 .P7 A295
Identifier: 20160210
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Publication (Historical Study).Purpose: Scholarly reference.Authority: Author Expertise.Scope: Illustrated historical monograph published by the Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Division in commemoration of the 25th Anniversary of the founding of the original Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Company in 1925.Contents: First chapter is an illustrated survey of P&W engines, mixing technical details with color and B&W photos. The...
Dates:
Copyright: 1950-08; Publication: 1950-08
The Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Story, 1950-08, 1950-08
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 213, Call No.: TL 703 .P7 A295
Identifier: 20121002
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Publication (Historical Study).Purpose: Scholarly reference.Authority: Author Expertise.Scope: Illustrated historical monograph published by the Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Division in commemoration of the 25th Anniversary of the founding of the original Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Company in 1925.Contents: First chapter is an illustrated survey of P&W engines, mixing technical details with color and B&W photos. The...
Dates:
Copyright: 1950-08; Publication: 1950-08
The Rolls-Royce Tyne (Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust Historical Series #24), 1997, 2000
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 119, Call No.: TL 709.3 .T8 H39 2000
Identifier: 20171016
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Historical Study).
Purpose: Informational.
Authority: Author Expertise.
Series: Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust Historical Series #24.NB: The Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust and the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation are closely related. From "Rolls-Royce: The Pursuit of Excellence" (1984): "Both organisations share the history of the early days and work closely in harmony. This Historical Series of books was started by the Trust and it is intended that a series shall...
Dates:
Copyright: 1997; Publication: 2000
The Story of Harriman Motor Works: Manufacturers of Aeroplanes and Aviation Motors 1906-1916 -- South Glastonbury, Connecticut, 1984
Item — Box 096, Folder: 005
Identifier: 20212022
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Historical Monograph
From Page 1: "As will be seen in this narrative, the Harriman Motor Works was not a highly successful venture that had a lasting impact on aviation. Nevertheless, it was a part of aviation when the field was in its earliest and most formative stages. Therefore, it seems worthwhile to document all that is known of the operation for those who are excited about the development of aviation."
Dates:
Publication: 1984