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Precision astrolabe Portuguese navigators and transoceanic aviation by Francis M. Rogers

Author:
Rogers, Francis Millet  Search this
Physical description:
xxxi, 397 p illustrations, map 24 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Portugal
Date:
1971
Topic:
Aeronautics--Flights  Search this
Navigation (Aeronautics)  Search this
Sextant  Search this
Navigation (Aéronautique)  Search this
Sextants  Search this
Voyages en avion  Search this
sextants  Search this
Call number:
TL589.2.S4 R6X
TL589.2.S4R6X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_10401

Flight planning guide for pilots

Author:
Reithmaier, L. W (Lawrence W.).) 1921--  Search this
Physical description:
31 p illustrations, maps 19 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1970
Topic:
Navigation (Aeronautics)  Search this
Plotting charts  Search this
Cartes de tracés de navigation  Search this
Navigation (Aéronautique)  Search this
Call number:
TL587 .R44X
TL587.R44X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_10633

The log of air navigation by Norris B. Harbold

Author:
Harbold, Norris, B. 1906-  Search this
Physical description:
xv, 125 pages illustrations, facsimiles, portraits 22 cm
Type:
Books
History
Place:
United States
États-Unis
Date:
1970
Topic:
Aeronautics, Military  Search this
Navigation (Aeronautics)--History  Search this
Aéronautique militaire  Search this
Navigation (Aéronautique)--Histoire  Search this
Navigation (Aeronautics)  Search this
Call number:
TL586 .H25
TL586.H25
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_6259

Avionics navigation systems Myron Kayton [and] Walter R. Fried: editors

Author:
Fried, Walter R  Search this
Kayton, Myron  Search this
Physical description:
xxiv, 666 pages illustration 24 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1969
Topic:
Avionics  Search this
Avionique  Search this
Electronique dans l'aéronautique  Search this
Navigation (Aeronautics)--Instruments  Search this
Call number:
TL695 .A82X
TL695.A82X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_858

Navigation today : a special exhibition held at the Science Museum, London, from April-September, 1953 / by D. Chilton

Author:
Chilton, D  Search this
Science Museum (Great Britain)  Search this
Physical description:
v, 21 p. VII pl., illus. 25 cm
Type:
Books
Exhibitions
Place:
London (England)
Date:
1953
Topic:
Navigation  Search this
Navigation (Aeronautics)  Search this
Call number:
VK6.G72L663X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_215188

Time and Navigation Exhibit

Extent:
36 Digital prints
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Digital prints
Digital images
Date:
bulk 2013
Scope and Contents:
This collection consists of 36 original digital illustrations drawn for, and used in, NASM's Time and Navigation Exhibit.
Biographical / Historical:
The National Air and Space Museum's Time and Navigation Exhibit opened in 2013. The exhibition explores the connection between time and place and how revolutions in timekeeping over three centuries have influenced how we find our way. The gallery is organized into five sections (Navigating at Sea; Navigating in the Air; Navigating in Space; Inventing Satellite Navigation; and Navigation for Everyone) and spans three centuries of efforts to travel on Earth and through the solar system.
Provenance:
NASM Aeronautics Department, Transfer, 2013
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:
Navigation -- History  Search this
Navigation (Aeronautics)  Search this
Navigation (Astronautics)  Search this
Time  Search this
Genre/Form:
Digital images
Citation:
Time and Navigation Exhibit, Accession 2013-0032, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NASM.2013.0032
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg264badea8-1474-40bb-98db-7368f2647199
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nasm-2013-0032
Online Media:

Colonel Alexis B. McMullen Collection

Extent:
37 Cubic feet ((31 boxes))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Maps
Date:
bulk 1938-1968
Scope and Contents:
This collection consists of aeronautical charts of United States territory (ca. 1944-1963), a few specific states (ca. 1965), the Middle East as charted by the U.S. Army during World War II (ca. 1944), and some international flight areas (c. 1947 and 1968). These charts were complied by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Coast and Geodetic Survey, U.S. Army Maps Service, and Provisional International Civil Aviation Organization. This collection also includes 1968 airline maps of the United States and South America, as well as a 1938 summary of the legislation history of the District of Columbia airport bills.
Biographical / Historical:
Colonel Alexis B. McMullen participated in American aviation activities at the local, state and national level over a period of some 50 years, as well as international activities during two world wars. A. B. McMullen learned to fly during World War I, and he became an Aerobatic Flight Instructor and Base Engineering Officer. After the war, he barnstormed with Mabel Cody and owned/operated flying schools and aviation corporations. In 1933 he became Florida's first State Director of Aviation. Under his leadership in this position, 84 new airports and flight strips were constructed and the first comprehensive state aviation map was published. From 1936-1942 McMullen served as Chief, Airports Section Bureau of Air Division. During World War II he actively served as Deputy Commander North African Division of Air Transport Command (ATC), stationed in Morocco. After the war he established the Washington, DC Headquarters of the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) which he continued to serve with until his retirement.
Provenance:
Alexis Brenier McMullen, Gift, Unknown
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
Navigation (Aeronautics)  Search this
Genre/Form:
Maps
Citation:
Colonel Alexis B. McMullen Collection, Accession XXXX-0034, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NASM.XXXX.0034
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg27d7cc997-a7e7-4e51-aa3a-4b1588bfa35f
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nasm-xxxx-0034
Online Media:

Rufus Porter Collection

Creator:
Porter, Rufus, 1792-1884  Search this
Names:
Aerial Locomotive (Airship)  Search this
Extent:
0.01 Cubic feet (1 folder)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Publications
Booklets
Date:
1826
1849
Summary:
This donation consists of the two booklets written by Rufus Porte on aerial navigation.
Scope and Contents:
This donation consists of the following two booklets written by Rufus Porter: 1) 'Select Collection of Valuable and Curious Arts and Interesting Experiments which are well Explained, and Warranted genuine, and may be Performed Easily, Safely and At Little Expense,' Concord (New Hampshire), J.B. Moore Printers, 1826; and 2) Aerial navigation: The Practicability of Traveling Pleasantly and Safely from New York to California in Three Days, Fully Demonstrated: With a Full Description of a Perfect Aerial Locomotive, with Estimates of Capacity Speed and Cost of Construction,' New-York, Published by H. Smith, John Hall Printer, 222 Water Street, 1849.
Arrangement:
This collection is arranged at the item level. One of the two items has been digitized.
Biographical/Historical note:
Rufus Porter (1792-1889) was the inventor of an airship 'the Aerial Locomotive' in the early 19th century. The original design for the airship was produced in 1820. In 1850 Porter organized a stock company to obtain funds for experimental purposes that failed to receive sufficient funds. Porter also invented a revolver, a horse power wood sawing apparatus and other mechanical devices. He was publisher of 'The New York Mechanic' and one of the founders of 'Scientific American.'
Provenance:
Robert B. Stephens, Gift, 1991, NASM.1991.0033
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
Aeronautics -- pre-1903  Search this
Navigation (Aeronautics)  Search this
Airships -- pre-1903  Search this
Airships  Search this
Genre/Form:
Publications
Booklets
Citation:
Rufus Porter Collection, NASM.1991.0033, National Air and Space Musuem, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NASM.1991.0033
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Rufus Porter Collection
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2236d9369-2e4b-45c9-bcfb-15e3bd1e2c43
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nasm-1991-0033
Online Media:

Albert F. Hegenberger Collection

Creator:
Hegenberger, Alfred F.  Search this
Names:
Maitland, Lester J., 1898-  Search this
Extent:
0.1 Cubic feet ((1 folder))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Correspondence
Diaries
Photographs
Date:
bulk 1895-1983
Scope and Contents:
This collection consists of biographical material on Albert F. Hegenberger, including photographs of his Hawaii flight and papers concerning his work with the development of instrument flying and aerial navigation.
Biographical / Historical:
Albert Francis Hegenberger (1895-1983) graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) as an aeronautical engineer and served as a flight instructor during World War I. In 1927, Hegenberger and Lester Maitland became the first persons to fly from California to Hawaii, in the Fokker C-2 , Military, "Bird of Paradise." For this achievement they received the MacKay Trophy and the Distinguished Flying Cross from President Coolidge. Hegenberger went on to develop a blind landing system, and in 1932 he made the world's first solo instrument-only flight at Wright Field in Dayton, Ohio. His system was adopted for both military and civilian use and earned him a second Distinguished Flying Cross and the Collier Trophy in 1934. Hegenberger rose to the rank of major general in the United States Army.
Provenance:
Robert F. Hegenberger, Gift, 1986
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:
Gardens -- Arizona -- Paradise Valley  Search this
Instrument flying  Search this
Aeronautics  Search this
Navigation (Aeronautics)  Search this
Genre/Form:
Correspondence
Diaries
Photographs
Citation:
Albert F. Hegenberger Collection, Accession 1987-0039, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NASM.1987.0039
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2aa77f8c8-bc73-4b13-84fe-2a2cd82378cb
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nasm-1987-0039

Practical air navigation, written and compiled by Frederick B. Thompson

Author:
Thompson, Frederick Bryton  Search this
Physical description:
1 v. illus., diagrs. 30 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1934
C1934]
Topic:
Navigation (Aeronautics)  Search this
Call number:
TL586 .T46X
TL586.T46X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_74325

Navigation und Seemannschaft im Seeflugzeug; ein Handbuch für Marineflieger, von Th. E. Sönnichsen, mit 52 Abbildungen und Tafeln

Author:
Sönnichsen, Theo E (Theo Emil)  Search this
Physical description:
169 p. illus. (incl. maps) col. pl., diagrs. 22 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1918
Topic:
Navigation (Aeronautics)  Search this
Seaplanes  Search this
Call number:
TL586.S6X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_74658

Principles of air navigation, by Bert A. Shields

Author:
Shields, Bert A 1896-  Search this
Physical description:
vii, 451 p. illus. (incl. maps, charts) diagrs. 21 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1943
[1943]
Topic:
Navigation (Aeronautics)  Search this
Call number:
TL586 .S45X
TL586.S45X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_73721

Air navigation and meteorology

Author:
Duncan, Richard  Search this
Physical description:
5 p. l., 246 p. illus., maps (1 fold.) diagrs. 20 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1929
Topic:
Navigation (Aeronautics)  Search this
Aeronautical instruments  Search this
Meteorology in aeronautics  Search this
Aeronautics  Search this
Meteorology  Search this
Call number:
TL586 .D8 1929X
TL586.D8 1929X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_87560

Bulletin of information

Author:
Great Britain Air Ministry  Search this
International Commission for Air Navigation  Search this
Physical description:
v. : ill. ; 32 cm
Type:
Periodicals
Place:
Great Britain
Date:
1922
1922-
Topic:
Aeronautics  Search this
Navigation (Aeronautics)  Search this
Call number:
TL500 .B936
TL500.B936
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_379892

Electronic avigation engineering

Author:
Sandretto, Peter C  Search this
Physical description:
772 p. illus. 24 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1958
Topic:
Avionics  Search this
Navigation (Aeronautics)  Search this
Call number:
TL693 .S3 1958X
TL693.S3 1958X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_73712

Practical air navigation simply explained, by Wing Commander J. K. Summers

Author:
Summers, John Kenneth  Search this
Physical description:
viii, 57 p. 2 pl. on 1 l., diagrs. 19 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1935
Topic:
Navigation (Aeronautics)  Search this
Call number:
TL586 .S78X
TL586.S78X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_74740

Star altitude curves. Latitude 60 t̊o 70 n̊orth. Positioned for epoch 1 Jan. 1945

Author:
Weems, Philip Van Horn 1889-  Search this
Physical description:
vii,601-624 p. diagrs. 36 cm
Type:
Tables
Date:
1940
Topic:
Navigation (Aeronautics)  Search this
Navigation  Search this
Call number:
TL587 .W42 1940X
TL587.W42 1940X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_73166

The problem of flight : a text-book of aerial engineering / by Herbert Chatley

Author:
Chatley, Herbert 1885-  Search this
Former owner:
Armstrong, E. R. DSI  Search this
Rohrer, S. DSI  Search this
Page, George A. DSI  Search this
Physical description:
x, 119 pages, [1] leaf of plates : illustrations, tables ; 23 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1907
Topic:
Navigation (Aeronautics)  Search this
Flight  Search this
Call number:
TL570 .C45 1907X
TL570.C45 1907X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_91834

Air navigation tables

Author:
United States War Department  Search this
Physical description:
119 p. ; 26 cm
Type:
Tables
Date:
1944
Topic:
Navigation (Aeronautics)  Search this
Call number:
TL587 .U59
TL587.U59
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_90610

Air navigation for the private owner; a course of elementary aerial navigation, by Frank A. Swoffer

Author:
Swoffer, Frank Arthur  Search this
Physical description:
viii, 131 p. incl. illus., diagrs., forms. plates, fold. maps. 19 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1931
Topic:
Navigation (Aeronautics)  Search this
Call number:
TL586 .S8X
TL586.S8X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_72730

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