Beland, Richard R.
Person
Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:
From Gipsy to Gem With Diversions, 1926-1986: A History of the de Havilland Aero Engine, Napier & Other Associations & of the Rolls-Royce Small Engine Division/Helicopter Engine Group (Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust Historical Series #10), 1987, 1987
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 083, Call No.: TL 686 .D4 S76 1987
Identifier: 20171012
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Historical Study).
Purpose: Informational.
Authority: Author Expertise.
Series: Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust Historical Series #10.NB: The Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust and the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation are closely related. From "Rolls-Royce: The Pursuit of Excellence" (1984): "Both organisations share the history of the early days and work closely in harmony. This Historical Series of books was started by the Trust and it is intended that a series shall...
Dates:
Copyright: 1987; Copyright: 1987
Gas Turbines and Jet Propulsion for Aircraft: Thermal Jet Propulsion Systems with Rotary, Reciprocating or Combined Units, A survey of Steam and Gas Turbines Driving Airs rews (Third Edition), 1942-12, 1944-04
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 117, Call No.: TL 709 .S648 1944B
Identifier: 20171003
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Technical Reference).
Authority: Author Expertise.
Purpose: Informational.Scope: The third edition of a technical monograph written for an educated audience by G. Geoffrey Smith, M.B.E., editor of Flight magazine, the leading aeronautical journal in Great Britain.From the Editors Note:
"ORIGIN OF THIS BOOK
It was early in 1941 that the author discussed with Lord Brabazon, then Minister of Aircraft Production, the desirability of reviewing the...
Dates:
Copyright: 1942-12; Publication: 1944-04
Jet: The Story of a Pioneer, 1953, 1953
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 209, Call No.: TL 540 .W48 A3 1953
Identifier: 20171002
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Historical Study).Purpose: Informational.Authority: Author Expertise.Scope (from the Preface): "This book is not an autobiography. It is primarily the history I of my association with the development of the turbo-jet engine in Great Britain. I have included a very brief account of my life prior to my practical work on the turbo-jet engine, in order that the reader may have some idea of the nature of the soil in which the seed of an...
Dates:
Copyright: 1953; Publication: 1953
Rolls-Royce Aero Engines, 1989, 1989
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 101, Call No.: TL 703 .R6 G86 1989
Identifier: 20171004
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Historical Study).
Purpose: Informational.
Authority: Author Expertise.
Series: This is the first of three books in the history. Scope: Historical study of Rolls-Royce aeronautical engines, written by Bill Gunston, a former RAF pilot and flying instructor, and one of the top aviation writers in Great Britain.From the dust jacket: "Although formed in 1906 as a motor car manufacturer, by 1914 Rolls-Royce was urgently developing an aeroplane engine....
Dates:
Copyright: 1989; Publication: 1989
Rolls-Royce: The Merlin At War, 1978, 1978
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 100, Call No.: HD 9711 .G74r
Identifier: 20171007
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Historical Study).
Purpose: Informational.
Authority: Author Expertise.
Series: This is the third of three books in the history. Scope: Historical study of the Rolls-Royce company, written by Ian Lloyd, an independent historian.From the dust jacket: "The history of the Battle of Britain, which will certainly rank as one of the decisive battles of British, if not world, history, will be rewritten by many authors. In this book, the third in his...
Dates:
Copyright: 1978; Publication: 1978
Some Unusual Engines, 1975
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 076, Call No.: TL 210 .S43
Identifier: 20171001
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Technical Reference).
Purpose: Informational.
Authority: Author Expertise.
Scope: TBD
Contents: TBD
Dates:
Publication: 1975
The History of the Rolls-Royce RB211 Turbofan Engine (Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust Historical Series #47), 2014, 2014
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 120, Call No.: TL 709.3 .T82 R843 2014
Identifier: 20171018
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Historical Study).
Purpose: Informational.
Authority: Author Expertise.
Series: Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust Historical Series #47.NB: The Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust and the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation are closely related. From "Rolls-Royce: The Pursuit of Excellence" (1984): "Both organisations share the history of the early days and work closely in harmony. This Historical Series of books was started by the Trust and it is intended that a series shall...
Dates:
Copyright: 2014; Publication: 2014
The Rolls-Royce Tyne (Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust Historical Series #24), 1997, 2000
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 119, Call No.: TL 709.3 .T8 H39 2000
Identifier: 20171016
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Historical Study).
Purpose: Informational.
Authority: Author Expertise.
Series: Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust Historical Series #24.NB: The Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust and the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation are closely related. From "Rolls-Royce: The Pursuit of Excellence" (1984): "Both organisations share the history of the early days and work closely in harmony. This Historical Series of books was started by the Trust and it is intended that a series shall...
Dates:
Copyright: 1997; Publication: 2000