Aircraft Engine Historical Society, Inc.
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Found in 193 Collections and/or Records:
"Test of Second Shipment Braender Experimental Leakproof Tanks" (Air Service Information Circular (Heavier-Than-Air) Vol. II, No. 113), 1920-06-01, 1920-09-25
Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.009
Identifier: 20141113
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Technical Research Report
Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference)
Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Heavier-than-Air) Vol. II, No. 113 (dated September 25, 1920). Prepared from McCook Field Report Serial No. 1330, dated June 1, 1920.
Scope: Report prepared by Equipment Section, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field.
Contents: See title.
Dates:
1920-06-01; Publication: 1920-09-25
"Test of Thick-Walled Leak-Proof Tanks Supplied by Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co." (Air Service Information Circular (Heavier-Than-Air) Vol. II, No. 136), 1920-08-24, 1920-11-30
Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.009
Identifier: 20141136
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Technical Research Report
Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference)
Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Heavier-than-Air) Vol. II, No. 136 (dated November 30, 1920). Prepared from McCook Field Report Serial No. 1364, dated Auguest 24, 1920.
Scope: Report prepared by Equipment Section, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field.
Contents: See title.
Dates:
1920-08-24; Publication: 1920-11-30
"Test Report of Kellogg 600-Watt Reverse Current Relay" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. II, No. 189), 1920-10-25, 1921-03-20
Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.010
Identifier: 20141190
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Technical Research Report
Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference)
Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. II, No. 189 (dated March 20, 1921), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 1429, dated October 25, 1920).
Scope: Report prepared by Equipment Section, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field.
Contents: See title.
Dates:
1920-10-25; Publication: 1921-03-20
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
The Aircraft Gas Turbine Engine and its Operation, 1952-06, 1958-02
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 098, Book: Catalog Number: TBD
Identifier: 20220214
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Operations Handbook and Manual
Authority: Manufacturer (authoritative reference)
Document Number: PWA Operating Instruction 200 (PWA Part No. 182408) From the Preface: “The Aircraft Gas Turbine Engine and Its Operation, Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Operating Instructions 200, has been rewritten to provide aircraft flight and ground crews with a practical basic manual for aircraft gas turbine engines. Numerous good texts are available to the student of theory and...
Dates:
Publication: 1952-06; Modified: 1958-02
The Airplane and Its Engine (Fourth Edition, Second Impression), 1940
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 086, Book: Catalog Number: TBD
Identifier: 20180015
Abstract
PREFACE TO THE FOURTH EDITION The wide use of the first three editions of the book, both by the general public and by schools and colleges, has indicated to the authors that their hope of meeting a definite need in aeronautical literature has been fulfilled. Like its predecessors, this edition is intended primarily for the reader who desires a sound knowledge of the basic principles and a broad view of the present development of the airplane and its power plant, without giving to the...
Dates:
Publication: 1940
The Airplane Engine (First Edition, Second Impression), 1922
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 079, Book: Catalog Number: TBD
Identifier: 20180007
Abstract
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 here collected is largely new; very little of it could have been written before the war and only a small fraction was available for publication before 1919. It is based mainly on the researches and engine developments...
Dates:
Publication: 1922
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...
Dates:
Publication: 1972
"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
Dates:
1921-08-25; Publication: 1922-04-01
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