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:
Aero Engines: With A General Introductory Account of the Theory of the Internal Combustion Engine (Eighth Edition), 1917
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 076, Book: Catalog Number: TBD
Identifier: 20180004
Abstract
PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION.
A short course of lectures on Aero Engines was given by the author at the Northampton Polytechnic Institute during 1914. On the suggestion of Mr Charles E. Larard, M.Inst.C.E., M,I.M.E., Head of the Engineering Department, the matter contained in these lectures - necessarily somewhat rearranged and largely extended-is now issued in book form, in the hope that it may be found of assistance to a wider circle of readers.The engines are classified as...
Dates:
Publication: 1917
"Aerodynamic Characteristics of a 4-Engine Monoplane Showing Comparison of Air-Cooled and Liquid-Cooled Engine Installations" [Originally published as an Advance Confidential Report in July 1939] (NACA Wartime Report L-471), 1939-07, 1947-05-05
Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.029
Identifier: 20170261
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Technical Research Report.
Authority: Government Civil (authoritative reference).
Document Number: National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) Wartime Report L-471, published soon after the end of WW II. Originally published as an Advance Confidential Report in July 1939.
Scope: NACA research report by Abe Silverstein and Herbert A. Wilson, Jr.
Contents: See title.
Dates:
Publication: 1939-07; Issued: 1947-05-05
Aircraft Engines: Theory, Analysis, Design and Operation, 1936
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 083, Book: Catalog Number: TBD
Identifier: 20180011
Abstract
PREFACE: This volume has been prepared with a twofold aim: 1. It is designed for a textbook in engineering courses for undergraduate and post-graduate students. 2. It forms a collection of material which is largely new, and which should prove valuable to anyone concerned with design, construction, operation, or maintenance of aircraft engines. This book covers the basic theory and principles of aircraft-engine design and operation, and the authors believe it to be one of three volumes...
Dates:
Publication: 1936
Aircraft Engines: Volume One, 1940
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 075, Book: Catalog Number: TBD
Identifier: 20180003
Topics
Document Type: TextbookFrom Preface: "The object of the present book, which is the first of two volumes on aircraft engines, is an endeavour to present the principles and results of relevant research work upon internal combustion engines, for the benefit of those entering or already engaged in aircraft engineering work. It is also written in order to fill a gap existing in aeronautical literature, between the more advanced specialist books on theory and design and the elementary...
Dates:
Publication: 1940
A.M. Fuel Systems for Aircraft, 1938
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 087, Book: Catalog Number: TBD
Identifier: 20180016
Abstract
Dr. Demtchenko's work is a compilation of theoretical studies of, and practical experiments with, fuel feed systems. It is presented in such clear form that theorists and technicians alike will find in it a valuable guide to this subject which is of such importance to aeronautical security. Although theory here has been gone into with some detail, its practical application has in no case been omitted and the work as a whole constitutes a veritable treatise on fuel systems.NB:...
Dates:
Publication: 1938
Aviation Engines: Design, Construction, Operation and Repair, 1917
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 081, Book: Catalog Number: TBD
Identifier: 20180009
Publication Detail & Remarks
Publication Data: Published in 1917. Other Notes: Quarter page flap glued in front of table of contents: "CENSORED. This books Entitled "Aviation Engines by Lieut. Victor W. Pagé has been censored by the United States Government, and pages and parts of pages have been omitted by special instructions from Washington. The book has been passed by THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC INFORMATION and is as complete as we can furnish it, and we so advise the purchaser of it. THE NORMAN W. HENSLEY...
Dates:
Publication: 1917
"Control of Airplanes at Low Speeds by Means of Conventional Ailerons" (Civil Aeronautics Bulletin No. 15), 1931-07-01
Item — Box MC-019-002, Folder: 001.A.040
Identifier: 20170497
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Technical Research Report
Purpose: Authoritative reference
Authority: Government Civil
Document Number: Civil Aeronautics Bulletin No. 15, dated July 1, 1931.Scope (from Introduction): "The Aeronautics Branch, through its research division located at the Bureau of Standards, has carried out certain wind-tunnel studies of the standard type of lateral control of airplanes in relation to safety, which are summarized in this bulletin." Contents: Includes...
Dates:
Publication: 1931-07-01
Dyke's Aircraft Engine Instructor, 1928
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 077, Book: Call Number: TL 701 .D85 1928
Identifier: 20180005
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Technical Textbook
Authority: Author (Instructional reference)Scope: "This book deals principally with aircraft gasoline engines and their accessories, such as carburetors, magnetos, starters, etc., the idea being to familiarize the student, the mechanic, and the public in general, who are mechanically inclined, with the construction and the principle of operation of the modern gasoline engine designed for aircraft work.Many will want to know more about...
Dates:
Copyright: 1928
Dyke's Aircraft Engine Instructor (Revised Edition with Additions), 1929
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 078, Book: Call Number: TL 701 .D85 1929
Identifier: 20180006
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Technical Textbook
Authority: Author (Instructional reference)Scope: "This book deals principally with aircraft gasoline engines and their accessories, such as carburetors, magnetos, starters, etc., the idea being to familiarize the student, the mechanic, and the public in general, who are mechanically inclined, with the construction and the principle of operation of the modern gasoline engine designed for aircraft work.Many will want to know more about...
Dates:
Copyright: 1929
Engine Conditioning for Reciprocating Engines (Air Force Manual 52-9), 1953-03
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 090, Book: Catalog Number: TBD
Identifier: 20191013
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Air Force ManualDocument Number: AF Manual 52-9From the Foreword:
1. PURPOSE. This Manual provides Air Force personnel with a better understanding of the nature and possibilities of engine conditioning for reciprocating engines.2. APPLICABILITY. The material included is for use by flight crews and operations personnel, as well as maintenance personnel and engine conditioning crews. 3. CONTENT. This Manual explains and defines...
Dates:
Publication: 1953-03