The Aircraft Engine Historical Society, Inc. (AEHS) was organized in July of 2001 by a small group interested in preserving the rich history of all engines used in aerial propulsion, including rocket engines. The organizers hoped to achieve this goal by bringing together aircraft engine authors, collectors, operators, researchers, and enthusiasts with a single non-profit organization. Since that time, the AEHS quarterly journal, “Torque Meter,” has been read by tens of thousands, and the AEHS web site has been visited by millions of people from around the world.

The four main objectives of the AEHS are promoting and fostering the appreciation of the people, art, and science associated with aircraft engine development, manufacture, and use; educating students, historians, enthusiasts and the public about the history of aircraft engines; obtaining, archiving, and disseminating historical material related to aircraft engine development, manufacture and use; and encouraging the restoration and the public display of historical aircraft engines.

The AEHS is heavily involved in the identification and cataloging of new source material on the history of aircraft engine development, manufacture and use. In addition to its own growing archive, the AEHS has developed online catalogs of historically significant documents at the U.S. National Archives and of historically significant engines in museums and collections. The Aircraft Engine Historical Society, Inc. headquarters is located at 4608 Charles DR NW, Huntsville, Alabama, 35816, USA.