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 32 Collections and/or Records:
Aircraft Engines: Theory, Analysis, Design and Operation, 1936
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 085, Call No.: TL 701 .D58
Identifier: 20180011
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Technical Reference).
Purpose: Informational.
Authority: Author Expertise.
Scope: TBD
Contents: TBD
Dates:
Publication: 1936
Aircraft Engines (Volume One), 1940
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 087, Call No.: TL 701 .J8V.1 1940
Identifier: 20180003
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Technical Reference).
Purpose: Informational.
Authority: Author Expertise.
Scope: TBD
Contents: TBD
Dates:
Publication: 1940
A.M. Fuel Systems for Aircraft, 1938
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 105, Call No.: TL 702 .F8 D42
Identifier: 20180016
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Technical Reference).
Purpose: Informational.
Authority: Author Expertise.Scope: Technical work on aircraft fuel systems written by "Basile Demtchenko, Ph.D. with an introduction by Paul Dumanois, General Inspector of Aeronautical Research and Instruction at the [French] Air Ministry. Translated from the French by M. E. Boname, B.A." Note: a 4" x 5.25" paper insert is in the book. A.M Pumps was a fuel pump producer and it was likely that this book...
Dates:
Publication: 1938
Aviation Engines: Design, Construction, Operation and Repair, 1917, 1917
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 071, Call No.: TL 701 .P3
Identifier: 20180009
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Textbook (Technical).
Purpose: Training & Education.
Authority: Author Expertise.
Scope: A COMPLETE, PRACTICAL TREATISE OUTLINING CLEARLY THE ELEMENTS OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINEERING WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION AND REPAIR OF AIRPLANE POWER PLANTS; ALSO THE AUXILIARY ENGINE SYSTEMS, SUCH AS LUBRICATION, CARBURETION, IGNITION AND COOLING. IT INCLUDES COMPLETE INSTRUCTIONS FOR ENGINE REPAIRING AND SYSTEMATIC LOCATION OF...
Dates:
Copyright: 1917; 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, 1928
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 137, Call No.: TL 701 .D85 1928
Identifier: 20180005
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Textbook (Technical).
Authority: Author Expertise.
Purpose: Training & Education.Scope (from Introduction): "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...
Dates:
Copyright: 1928; Publication: 1928
Dyke's Aircraft Engine Instructor (Revised Edition with Additions), 1928, 1929
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 138, Call No.: TL 701 .D85 1929
Identifier: 20180006
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Textbook (Technical).
Authority: Author Expertise.
Purpose: Training & Education.Scope (from Introduction): "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...
Dates:
Copyright: 1928; Publication: 1929
Engine Conditioning for Reciprocating Engines (Air Force Manual 52-9), 1953-03
Item — Box MC-019-TBD, Folder: 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
Engine Dynamics and Crankshaft Design (First Edition), 1925
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 096, Call No.: TL 701 .A5
Identifier: 20180012
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Technical Reference)
Purpose: Informational
Authority: Author ExpertiseSeries: First in the planned "Airplane Engine Design Series."Scope: Written by Glenn D. Angle, "Consulting Engineer; formerly In Charge of the Design of Airplane Engines for the United States Army Air Service." (from the Preface):
"The airplane engine has apparently received an equitable share of attention among technical writers when we consider the numerous other...
Dates:
Copyright: 1925
Engines (Part I): Dealing With the Maintenance and Repair of the Armstrong Siddeley "Cheetah IX", the "Tiger VIII," and "Lynx IVC" Engines [Aeroplane Maintenance and Operation Series, Volume 5], 1940, 1941
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 124, Call No.: TL 701.5 .M655pt.1 1940
Identifier: 20180010
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Technical Reference)Purpose: InformationalAuthority: Author ExpertiseSeries: Aeroplane Maintenance and Operation Series, Volume 5Scope: A detailed technical manual "compiled by a panel of experts," overseen by General Editor, E. Molloy and Advisory Editor, E.W. Knott. The editors write that "...this book is offered to the ground engineer and air mechanic in the firm belief that it will be found invaluable whenever any...
Dates:
Publication: 1940; Issued: 1941