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Creator:
American Helicopter Society  Search this
Extent:
5 Cubic feet ((7 boxes))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Copy negatives
Motion pictures (visual works)
Technical manuals
Technical reports
Date:
bulk 1905-1990
Scope and Contents:
This collection consists of 333 copy negatives, 51 motion picture films, and publications, including manuals, reports, studies, thesis, and lectures, all relating to the various aspects of helicopters. The 333 copy negatives are from the following work: Rotary-Wing Aircraft Handbooks and History, a series of 18 Volumes, edited by E. K. Liberatore, Prewitt Aircraft Co. This work was prepared for the Wright Air Development Center, Air Research and Development Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio, circa 1954..
Biographical / Historical:
Started in 1943, the American Helicopter Society (AHS) is an international technical society for engineers, scientists and others working on vertical flight technology.
Provenance:
AHS International / M. E. Flater, Gift, 2003
Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests
Topic:
Aeronautics  Search this
Helicopters  Search this
Genre/Form:
Copy negatives
Motion pictures (visual works)
Technical manuals -- 20th century
Technical reports
Citation:
American Helicopter Society Collection, Accession 2003-0040, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NASM.2003.0040
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg27e43c50d-831c-4ee6-8c8b-fb2521a74fea
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nasm-2003-0040