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United States Navy Nava lAir Propulsion Center Technical Publications

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Creator:
United States. Navy  Search this
Extent:
43.6 Cubic feet ((40 box))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Reports
Date:
bulk 1923-1979
Scope and Contents:
This accession consists of forty (40) boxes of technical publications from the United States Navy Naval Air Propulsion Center. The collection consists of mostly AEL/AED Formal Reports. There are also some Letter Report Numbers and miscellaneous files containing reports on Lycoming and Wasp engines.
Biographical / Historical:
The Naval Air Propulsion Center was established by the merger of the Naval Air Turbine Test Station (NATTS) and the Aeronautical Engine Laboratory (AEL). The AEL, established in 1915, was responsible for testing small gas turbine engines, auxiliary power units and engine starters. The NATTS's mission was the testing and evaluation of the turbojet, turboprop, ramjet, and pulsejet engines, accessories and components
Provenance:
Capt. Edward Sturm / Naval Air Propulsion Center, Gift, 1982
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:
Propulsion systems  Search this
Airplanes -- Turbine-propeller engines  Search this
Engines  Search this
Aeronautics  Search this
Aeronautics, Military  Search this
Naval aviation  Search this
Aeronautics -- Research  Search this
Lycoming engines  Search this
Pratt & Whitney Wasp engines  Search this
Genre/Form:
Reports
Citation:
United States Navy Naval Propulsion Center Technical Publications, Accession number XXXX-0526, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NASM.XXXX.0526
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg29e9c5854-4220-4887-b005-c7d25bcd997a
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nasm-xxxx-0526