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Found in 441 Collections and/or Records:
"Preliminary Wind-Tunnel Tests of the Effect of Nacelles on the Characteristics of a Twin-Engine Bomber Model with Low-Drag Wing" (NACA Advance Confidential Report, July 1942), 1942-07
Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.029
Identifier: 20060157
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Technical Research Report.
Authority: Government Civil (authoritative reference).
Document Number: National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) Advance Confidential Report (dated July 1942).
Scope: NACA research report by Carl J. Wenzinger and James C. Sivells.
Contents: See title.
Dates:
Publication: 1942-07
"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
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
"Procedure for 50-hr. Endurance Tests" (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 93 through 96.Scope: By Engine Testing Section. Intended for limited, controlled distribution (see General note on publication data).Contents: article includes "Standardized Method of Conducting...
Dates:
Publication: 1918-09
Production Illustration: The Techniques and Applications of Perspective Engineering Drawings, 1945, 1945-07-01T00:00:00+00:00
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 054, Call No.: TJ 230 .T7
Identifier: 20060364
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Textbook (Technical)
Purpose: Training & Education
Authority: Author ExpertiseScope: Textbook which details the rapid increase in technical illustration due to many factoers, especially war production. Author used his experience at Douglas Aircraft Company as a foundation. From Preface: "The widespread adoption of perspective illustration as a medium of engineering presentation has been so sudden, and its application so varied, that from many quarters a demand...
Dates:
Copyright: 1945; Publication: 1945-07-01T00:00:00+00:00
"Progress Report for August [2018]" (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 Airplane Engineering Department, U.S.A. [United States Army], Vol. I, No. 4 (dated September 1918). This section on pages 97 through 110.Scope: Report "Compiled by the Technical Publication Department". Intended for limited, controlled distribution (see General note on publication data).Contents: article includes "Summary of Progress Made...
Dates:
Publication: 1918-09
"Progress Report for December [1918]" (Bulletin of the Experimental Department, Airplane Engineering Division, U.S.A, Vol. II, No. 4) [Photocopy], 1919-01
Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.008
Identifier: 20140708
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. II, No. 4 (dated January 1919). This section on pages 128 through 139; however this copy is missing all but the last page.Scope: By the Experimental Department. Intended for limited, controlled distribution (see General note on publication data).Contents: Contains a...
Dates:
Publication: 1919-01
"Progress Reports for July [1918]" (Bulletin of the Airplane Engineering Department, U.S.A, Vol. I, No. 3), 1918-08
Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.003
Identifier: 20140703
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. 3 (dated August 1918. This section on pages 103 through 114.Scope: Report "Compiled by the Technical Publication Department." Intended for limited, controlled distribution (see General note on publication data).Contents: article includes "Summary of Progress Made by...
Dates:
Publication: 1918-08
"Progress Reports for June [1918]" (Bulletin of the Airplane Engineering Department, U.S.A, Vol. I, No. 2), 1918-07
Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.002
Identifier: 20140702
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. 2 (dated July 1918. This section on pages 142 through 154.Scope: Report "Compiled by the Technical Publication Department". Intended for limited, controlled distribution (see General note on publication data).Contents: article includes "Summary of Progress Made by...
Dates:
Publication: 1918-07
"Progress Reports for November [1918]" (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 143 through 155.Scope: Compiled by the Technical Publication Department. Intended for limited, controlled distribution (see General note on publication data).Contents: article includes "Summary...
Dates:
Publication: 1918-12