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Found in 133 Collections and/or Records:
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...
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Publication: 1972
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...
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Publication: 1984-10-13
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...
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Publication: 1968
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."
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Publication: 1984
"The USD-9A Day Bomber" (Bulletin of the Experimental Department, Airplane Engineering Division, U.S.A, Vol. II, No. 2), 1918-11
Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.006
Identifier: 20140706
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Technical Research Report
Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference)
Document Number: Bulletin of the Experimental Department, Airplane Engineering Division, U.S.A. [United States Army], Vol. II, No. 2 (dated November 1918). This section on pages 5 through 19.Scope: By the Airplane Engineering Division. Intended for limited, controlled distribution (see General note on publication data).Contents: article includes "General Description of...
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Publication: 1918-11
"Torque Characteristics of V-Engines" (Bulletin of the Experimental Department, Airplane Engineering Division, U.S.A, Vol. II, No. 3) [Photocopy], 1918-12
Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.007
Identifier: 20140707
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Technical Research Report
Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference)
Document Number: Bulletin of the Experimental Department, Airplane Engineering Division, U.S.A. [United States Army], Vol. II, No. 3 (dated December 1918). This section on pages 107 through 111.Scope: By the Experimental Department. Intended for limited, controlled distribution (see General note on publication data).Contents: article includes "Relation of Maximum to Mean...
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Publication: 1918-12
"Twenty-Four-Cylinder Liberty Engine" (Bulletin of the Experimental Department, Airplane Engineering Division, U.S.A, Vol. II, No. 3) [Photocopy], 1918-12
Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.007
Identifier: 20140707
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Technical Research Report
Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference)
Document Number: Bulletin of the Experimental Department, Airplane Engineering Division, U.S.A. [United States Army], Vol. II, No. 3 (dated December 1918). This section on pages 114 through 121.Scope: By the Experimental Department. Intended for limited, controlled distribution (see General note on publication data).Contents: article includes "Description of Tests of...
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Publication: 1918-12
"Two Liberty Zenith Carburetor Changes" (Bulletin of the Experimental Department, Airplane Engineering Division, U.S.A, Vol. I, No. 4), 1918-09
Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.004
Identifier: 20140704
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Technical Research Report
Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference)
Document Number: Bulletin of the Experimental Department, Airplane Engineering Division, U.S.A. [United States Army], Vol. I, No. 4 (dated September 1918). This section on pages 51 through 61.Scope: From Engine Testing Section Reports. Intended for limited, controlled distribution (see General note on publication data).Contents: article includes "Altitude Control Altered...
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Publication: 1918-09
"U.S.A. Wing and Propeller Sections" (Bulletin of the Airplane Engineering Department, U.S.A, Vol. I, No. 1), 1918-06
Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.001
Identifier: 20140701
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Technical Research Report
Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference)
Document Number: Bulletin of the Airplane Engineering Department, U.S.A. [United States Army], Vol. I, No. 1 (dated June 1918. This section on pages 104 through 131.Scope: Report by Aeronautical Research Department. Intended for limited, controlled distribution (see General note on publication data).Contents: article includes "Review of Wind Tunnel Tests on U.S.A....
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Publication: 1918-06
"USD-9A Day Bomber: The Armament" (Bulletin of the Experimental Department, Airplane Engineering Division, U.S.A, Vol. II, No. 2), 1918-11
Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.006
Identifier: 20140706
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Technical Research Report
Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference)
Document Number: Bulletin of the Experimental Department, Airplane Engineering Division, U.S.A. [United States Army], Vol. II, No. 2 (dated November 1918). This section on pages 77 through 80.Scope: By the Airplane Engineering Division. Intended for limited, controlled distribution (see General note on publication data).Contents: article includes "USD-9A Equipped with...
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Publication: 1918-11