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North American X-15 Flight Record

Creator:
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration  Search this
Reaction Motors, Inc.  Search this
Names:
North American Aviation, Inc.  Search this
United States. Air Force  Search this
Dryden, Hugh L. (Hugh Latimer), Dr., 1898-1965  Search this
Extent:
.05 Cubic feet (1 folder)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
1964
Summary:
This collection consists of two items relating to the X-15 Flight Test Program: a 24-page booklet, X-15 Flight Record with Thiokol Liquid Rocket Engines, prepared by the Thiokol Chemical Corporation, Reaction Motors Division, from flight data compiled by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (Third Printing, January 1964); and an event program for the X-15 Flight Test Program Awards Ceremony held at the NASA Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on February 24, 1964.
Scope and Contents:
This collection consists of two items, a 7 x 5 inch booklet and an 8 x 5 inch event program. The 24-page booklet, X-15 Flight Record with Thiokol Liquid Rocket Engines, "prepared by the Thiokol Chemical Corporation, Reaction Motors Division, from flight data compiled by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration" (Third Printing, January 1964, publication number PL 1-64) is designed as a souvenir of the X-15 flight test program. The illustrated booklet contains a brief history of the X-15 program and the three X-15 vehicles built by North American Aviation, Inc. using Thiokol reusable liquid rocket engines; a list of X-15 test pilots; brief information about the Thiokol XLR11 and YLR99 engines; and a chronological list of flight record entries beginning with the first flight on June 8, 1959. Each flight record entry (designed to appear handwritten) lists the date, pilot, speed and altitude reached, and remarks. Flights 1 through 98 (January 8, 1964) are pre-printed, with blank spaces provided "to help you log future successes" (space is provided to record information on 148 flights total). The program is for the X-15 Flight Test Program Awards Ceremony held at the NASA Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on February 24, 1964. This event included the presentation of a NASA Group Achievement Award to the X-15 Flight Test Program team as well as the presentation of individual awards. Featured speakers included Hugh L. Dryden (Deputy Administrator, NASA), Paul F. Bikle (Director, NASA Flight Research Center), and Brigadier General Irving L. Branch (US Air Force, Commander, Air Force Flight Test Center).
Arrangement:
Items are arranged in chronological order.
Biographical / Historical:
First flown in 1959, the North American X-15 hypersonic research aircraft bridged the gap between human flight in the atmosphere and spaceflight. Three airframes were built by North American Aviation, Inc. for the X-15 program (serial numbers 56-6670, 56-6671, and 56-6672) each using liquid rocket engines built by the Reaction Motors Division of the Thiokol Chemical Corporation. Based at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Flight Research Test Center at Edwards Air Force Base, California, the X-15 was the first winged aircraft to fly Mach 4, 5, and 6 and to operate at altitudes above 30,500 m (100,000 ft). Eight of the twelve test pilots received astronaut wings for X-15 high-altitude flights.
Provenance:
Unknown, found in collection, 1992, NASM.1992.0020.0076.
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
Propulsion systems  Search this
Research aircraft  Search this
Supersonic planes  Search this
North American X-15  Search this
Citation:
North American X-15 Flight Record, Acc. NASM.1992.0020.0076, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NASM.1992.0020.0076
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North American X-15 Flight Record
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg22a266697-564c-41a8-a043-913cadc5d854
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nasm-1992-0020-0076
Online Media:

Aircraft Propulsion Collection [Mikel]

Names:
United Aircraft Corporation. Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Division  Search this
Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company  Search this
Extent:
0.41 Cubic feet ((2 boxes and 2)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Technical manuals
Photographic prints
Drawings
Brochures
Date:
bulk 1917-1985
Scope and Contents:
This collection consists of manuals, reports, photographs, drawings, brochures, and other material relating to aircraft propulsion. The following companies are represented: Pratt & Whitney, Armstrong Siddeley, Bristol, Napier, Westinghouse, and Rolls Royce Engines. Besides material on engines and propellers, the collection also contains U.S. Navy Department Power Plant Memorandums and color slides of 1962 and 1964 British air shows.
Provenance:
Ulrika Mikel, Gift, 1994
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
Aeronautics  Search this
Aeronautics, Military  Search this
Aeronautics -- Exhibitions  Search this
Genre/Form:
Technical manuals -- 20th century
Photographic prints
Drawings
Brochures
Citation:
Aircraft Propulsion Collection [Mikel], Acc. 1994-0018, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NASM.1994.0018
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg203281e88-258c-402e-bc55-090d525ee602
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nasm-1994-0018
Online Media:

French Aviation Catalog [Office d'Aviation Richelieu Automobiles]

Extent:
0.05 Cubic feet (1 folder)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
circa 1910
Summary:
This single-item collection consists of a French-language catalogue issued circa 1910 by the Aviation Office (Office d'Aviation) of Richelieu Automobiles in Paris, France. The catalogue consists of loose pages bound together in a decorative cover. Individual pages detail aviation equipment and services offered by Richelieu Automobiles, including airplanes from assorted designers and manufacturers, Astra balloons and airships, engines, aircraft accessories, fabric, hangars, toy airplanes, insurance, flight clothing, and books.
Scope and Contents:
This French language catalogue ("Catalogue B"), issued circa 1910 by the Aviation Office (Office d'Aviation) of Richelieu Automobiles, consists of 46 double-sided black and white printed sheets inserted into a heavy brown paper cover illustrated with a four-color serigraph print, bound with a blue silk cord. The front cover depicts a "Vision of the Future" ("Vision d'Avenir") at top with an eagle in flight at bottom; the back cover features the mythological figure of Daedalus in flight over Paris, with aircraft in the background. The first two sheets provide information about aviation services offered by Richelieu Automobiles, the organization of the catalogue, and include an exterior view of Richelieu's showroom at 3, Avenue de'Opéra, Paris, France. This copy of the catalogue does not include sheets for all sections listed in the introduction (Classes).

Classe 1 - Aéroplanes, Monoplans [Airplanes, Monoplanes]: Blériot, Hanriot, Koechlin, Santos Dutheil-Chalmers [Santos-Dumont Demoiselle with Dutheil-Chalmers engine].

Classe 2 - Aéroplanes, Biplans [Airplanes, Biplanes]: Henri Farman, Maurice Farman, Sommer, Voisin, Wright.

Classe 3 - Moteurs [Engines]: Moteurs légers à ailettes pour l'aviation [Lightweight air-cooled engines for aviation]; Moteurs à circulation d'eau pour l'aviation [Water-cooled engines for aviation]; Aster, Dansette, E.N.V., Gnome, Labor-Picker, Panhard et Levassor, Renault, Wolseley [Vickers Sons & Maxim Ltd.]

Classe 4 - Dirigeables - Sphériques [Airships - Balloons]: Astra.

Classe 5 - Accessoires [Accessories]: Tendeurs et Boulons [turnbuckles and bolts]; Magnétos [magnetos] Lavalette-Eisemann, Ruthardt, U. H. (Unterberg et Helmle); Bougie "Oléo" Aviation [sparkplugs]; B & S "Selve" Aluminium [aluminum radiators, fuel and oil tanks, fittings, wheel rims, coolers]; Zimmermann, Radiateur d'Aviation [radiators]; Automobiline, Oléonaphte Huile D.F. [fuel and oil for airplanes and automobiles]; Hélices [propellers] L. Chauvière, Drzewiecki, Passerat et Radiguet, W. L. D.; Fixator, Commandes Irréversibles, Leviers [control assemblies, levers]; Chauvin et Arnoux [precision instruments for aircraft including tachometer, anemometers, inclinometers, landing indicators]; Phares [lights] B. R. C. Alpha, Ducellier; Pneus [tires] Dunlop.

Classe 6 - Toiles [Fabrics]: Hutchinson, Metzeler.

Classe 7 - Hangars [Hangars]: Hangars Démontables [temporary hangars], Hangars Fixes (Système E. Laillet) [permanent hangars].

Classe 9 - Réduction d'appareils - Jouets scientifiques [Scale models - Scientific toys]: Jouets scientifiques [rubber-powered flying airplane models and parts].

Classe 12 - Assurances [Insurance]: Richelieu Automobiles.

Classe 13 - Vêtements [Clothing]: de Baeder.

Classe 14 - Librairie [Bookstore]: Richelieu Automobiles.
Arrangement:
The catalogue, identified as NASM Archives item number NASM-9A18906, is presented in its original order.
Biographical / Historical:
The company known as "Office d'Aviation – Richelieu Automobiles" was established in Paris, France, in June 1909 by Viscount Henry de Dampierre, Jean d'Orlyé, and Belgian aviator Ferdinand de Baeder, to offer customers everything related to airplanes, airships, balloons, engines, and automobiles, including related accessories and services. Their main showroom was located at 3, Avenue de'Opéra, with administrative offices at 42, Rue de Richelieu, and a building at 19, Rue des Entrepreneurs where they offered aircraft construction and repair services as well as aircraft storage at the rate of 10 centimes per square meter per day. The business incorporated as a Sociéte Anonyme on August 10, 1910, only to dissolve just over a year later on September 12, 1911.
Related Materials:
A second circa 1910 version of an Office d'Aviation catalogue, identified as NASM Archives item number NASM-9A00722, appears in the John J. Ide Collection, NASM.XXXX.0070. This copy (44 pages total) is made up of many of the same sheets in NASM-9A18906 but includes additional airplane sheets for the Antoinette, Bréguet, Curtiss, Nieuport, de Pischoff (L'Autoplane), Savary, and Tellier companies. This catalogue is also presented in its original order, and contains several duplicate sheets.
Provenance:
Library of Congress, transfer, 1966[?], NASM.XXXX.0825
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 -- 1903-1916  Search this
Aeronautics, Commercial  Search this
Airplanes  Search this
Airships -- 1900-1910  Search this
Hangars  Search this
Aircraft engines  Search this
Propulsion systems  Search this
Citation:
French Aviation Catalog, Acc. NASM.XXXX.0825, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NASM.XXXX.0825
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2d6f3eba0-2496-44ec-b910-744ac4281fe4
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nasm-xxxx-0825
Online Media:

Nordyke & Marmon Aviation Plant Photograph Album

Creator:
Nordyke & Marmon Company  Search this
Names:
Nordyke & Marmon Company  Search this
Extent:
0.05 Cubic feet (1 flat box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photograph albums
Date:
1917-1918
Summary:
The Marmon Motor Car Company, owned by Nordyke & Marmon Company of Indianapolis, Indiana, was one of several automotive companies that was awarded contracts to produce Liberty aircraft engines during World War I. Hall-Scott also licensed Nordyke & Marmon to produce some of their aircraft engines. This collection consists of a photo album documenting the construction of Nordyke & Marmon Company's aviation plant, as well as operations at the completed factory. There is also a sheet in the front of the album which lists captions and dates for each photograph contained in the album.
This collection is in English.
Scope and Contents:
This collection consists of a photo album documenting the construction of Nordyke & Marmon Company's aviation plant, as well as operations at the completed factory. The album, which measures approximately 11 by 8 inches and has a Marmon logo on the front cover, includes many images of men and women at work. The album also includes images of completed Liberty and Hall-Scott engines on test stands. There is also a sheet in the front of the album which lists captions and dates for each photograph contained in the album.
Arrangement:
Collection is in original order.
Biographical / Historical:
The Marmon Motor Car Company, owned by Nordyke & Marmon Company of Indianapolis, Indiana, was one of several automotive companies that was awarded contracts to produce Liberty aircraft engines during World War I. Hall-Scott also licensed Nordyke & Marmon to produce some of their aircraft engines. The company constructed a new aviation plant in 1917 to facilitate production of these engines.
Provenance:
Nordyke & Marmon Company, Gift, Unknown, NASM.XXXX.0250.
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
Propulsion systems  Search this
Aircraft industry  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photograph albums
Citation:
Nordyke & Marmon Aviation Plant Photograph Album, NASM.XXXX.0250, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NASM.XXXX.0250
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2426d92bd-e5cc-49aa-ac3f-ae34965f8cd9
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nasm-xxxx-0250
Online Media:

Louis Gathmann Collection

Creator:
Gathmann, Louis  Search this
Extent:
0.05 Cubic feet (1 folder)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
1887-1907
Summary:
This collection consists of three patents issued to Louis Gathmann.
Scope and Contents:
This collection consists of three patents issued to Louis Gathmann in Great Britain. The first, number 5,150, was issued on April 13, 1886 for an invention for "improvements in grain driers." The second patent, issued for invention for "improvements in machines for bending or coiling metal bars" is numbered 14,128 and dated October 2, 1888. The third patent, dated March 6, 1904, is numbered 18,560 and was issued for the invention of "improvements in air propellers for flying machines." The collection also contains two 1907 memoranda on applying for patents in Great Britain as well as the top portion of a piece of Gathmann's personal stationery which includes his name and address along with an illustration of his home in Chicago.
Arrangement:
Arranged at item level.
Biographical / Historical:
Louis Gathmann was an engineer and inventor who held numerous patents in many different fields. Initially, Gathmann created equipment for screening and sifting wheat and flour and held a number of patents for these devices. In the 1880s, Gathmann built three astronomical observatories in the Chicago area and was working on a new type of telescope lens. His Chicago home also included a domed observatory tower. Gathmann received a patent in the 1890s based on his research in weather modification. Gathmann later became interested in ordnance development and in 1901 invented the Gathmann Gunn, an 18 inch gun to be mounted on ships that was designed to send large charges of high explosives at water level. The gun was tested at the Government Proving Ground at Sandy Hook but was rejected by the U.S. military. In 1916, Gathmann invented a new type of battleship armor based on the use of air chambers and shock absorbers. Gathmann also had an interest in aviation and proposed an idea for a type of helicopter that he called an "Aero Locomotive" in the early 1900s. It is unclear if a patent was ever sought or issued for this invention. In 1904, Gathmann earned a patent in Great Britain for a propeller for flying machines. Gathmann died in June 1917.
Provenance:
Unknown - found in collection, unknown, unknown, NASM.XXXX.1095
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
Propulsion systems  Search this
Patents  Search this
Citation:
Louis Gathmann Collection, NASM.XXXX.1095, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NASM.XXXX.1095
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg231c0a69b-9806-45eb-9cf1-a4a537ee739a
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nasm-xxxx-1095
Online Media:

German Rocket Aircraft Photography

Names:
Göring, Hermann, 1893-1946  Search this
Heinkel, Ernst Heinrich  Search this
Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945  Search this
Extent:
0.05 Cubic feet ((1 folder))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Negatives
Photographs
Date:
bulk 1939
Summary:
This collection consists of eleven black and white 4x5 inch black and white copy negatives (with an 8x10 inch black and white copy print of each) of images gathered by Michael Neufeld for his article, "Rocket Aircraft and the Turbojet Revolution." This article was included in the book, "Innovation and the Development of Flight", edited by Roger Launius, 1999. The photographs include views of the Heinkel He 176, the Heinkel He 112, the Heinkel He 111, and the Focke-Wulf Fw 56 Stösser (Falcon). The prints also show views of Ernst Heinkel, Erich Warsitz, and the upper German command, including Hermann Goering and Adolf Hitler.
Scope and Contents:
This collection consists of eleven black and white 4 x 5 inch black and white copy negatives (with an 8 x 10 inch black and white copy print of each) of images gathered by Michael Neufeld for his article, "Rocket Aircraft and the Turbojet Revolution." This article was included in the book, "Innovation and the Development of Flight", edited by Roger Launius, 1999. The photographs include views of the Heinkel He 176, the Heinkel He 112, the Heinkel He 111, and the Focke-Wulf Fw 56 Stösser (Falcon). The prints also show views of Ernst Heinkel, Erich Warsitz, and the upper German command, including Hermann Goering and Adolf Hitler.

Note: The digital images in this finding aid were repurposed from scans made by an outside contractor for a commercial product and may show irregular cropping and orientation in addition to color variations resulting from damage to and deterioration of the original objects.
Arrangement:
The German Rocket Aircraft Photography Collection is arranged in its original order.
Provenance:
Michael Neufeld, Transfer, 1999
Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
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:
Rocket engines  Search this
Heinkel He 112 Family  Search this
Heinkel He 111Family  Search this
Heinkel He 176  Search this
Focke-Wulf Fw 56 Stösser (Falcon)  Search this
Propulsion systems  Search this
Genre/Form:
Negatives
Photographs
Citation:
German Rocket Aircraft Photography, Accession 1999-0069, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NASM.1999.0069
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German Rocket Aircraft Photography
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2296cfe64-71a4-411f-a178-570c9a7d201f
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nasm-1999-0069
Online Media:

Gemini Program Emergency Separation Procedure Photographs

Creator:
McDonnell Douglas Corp  Search this
Extent:
0.05 Cubic feet ((1 folder))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photographs
Date:
bulk 1930-1940
Scope and Contents:
his collection consists of the following materials collected by Richard E. Martens: eighteen black and white prints, two color prints and three black and white negatives of blast-shield tests panels, eight black and white photographs of the scale model used to for altitude testing, and four black and white prints of full-scale Gemini separation test hardware.
Biographical / Historical:
Richard E. Martens joined McDonnell in 1962 where he worked for the Gemini propulsion group. There he developed an analytical model describing the "pop gun" phenomena of a Gemini Mode II abort and monitored the test program on the emergency separation procedure. He later conducted ablative material evaluation with the McDonnell's Rocket Engine Technology group.
Provenance:
his collection consists of the following materials collected by Richard E. Martens: eighteen black and white prints, two color prints and three black and white negatives of blast-shield tests panels, eight black and white photographs of the scale model used to for altitude testing, and four black and white prints of full-scale Gemini separation test hardware., Gift, 2004
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:
Astronautics  Search this
Propulsion systems  Search this
Gemini Project  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs
Citation:
Gemini Program Emergency Separation Procedure Photographs , Accession 2004-0041, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NASM.2004.0041
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg249f1a15c-102d-4380-a697-317fbf04494b
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nasm-2004-0041

Brownback Motor Laboratories, Inc. Collection

Creator:
Brownback, Henry Lowe.  Search this
Names:
Brownback Motor Laboratories, Inc.  Search this
Vasseur, Maurice  Search this
Extent:
0.23 Cubic feet ((1 box))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Correspondence
Photographs
Brochures
Advertisements
Date:
bulk 1934-1946
Scope and Contents:
his collection consists of photographs, correspondence, brochures and advertisements concerning Brownback Motor Laboratories, Inc. Included here is information on airplane, marine, and automotive motors. Correspondence with and advertisements for the following companies are included: Light Manufacturing and Foundry Company (Tiger Aircraft Engine Division); Auto Engine Works, Inc. (manufacturers of Capitol marine motors); Anzani Aviation Engines; and Hall-Scott Motor Car Company, Inc. Correspondence with Maurice Vasseur, a French motor boat racing champion and manufacturer of airplane propellers is also included in this collection. A Supplementary Instruction Book for the Type A7-a Airplane Engine, an article from Les Ailes May 18, 1946, and the 1938 report of the United States National Museum are included as well. Information on the following engines is included: Hall-Scott A-7-A four cylinder, Tiger, Tiger Junior, Tiger Kitten, Premier Motor, Shark Marine Engines, Lycoming Marine Engines, and six cylinder Aero Motors. Also present in this collection is Brownback's patent application for "Method of Making Bearings, and Product."
Biographical / Historical:
Henry Lowe Brownback, the grandson of T. S. Lowe, was born in June 1891 in Norristown, Pennsylvania. In 1912, he received his pilot's license and later received a Masters degree from Cornell University. He went on to work at various motor and engine companies, and eventually became the vice president of the Brownback Motor Laboratories in Norristown, Pennsylvania. From 1925-1929, Brownback was in France, working with Allessandro Anzani. Throughout his life, Brownback held several different occupations including chief machine gun instructor at Cornell University. He also worked as a consulting engineer. Brownback has designed and built many successful airplane engines, and holds patents for airplane engine bearings.
Provenance:
Mrs. Ernst Hain, Gift, 1997
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
Propulsion systems  Search this
Hall-Scott A-7A 4-Cylinder Inline  Search this
Brownback Tiger C-400  Search this
Brownback Tiger Junion 4-Cyclinder Opposed  Search this
Brownback Tiger Kitten 2-Cylinder Inline (Model 20)  Search this
Genre/Form:
Correspondence
Photographs
Brochures
Advertisements
Citation:
Brownback Motor Laboratories, Inc. Collection, Accession number 1997-0069, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NASM.1997.0069
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg29dc1a39c-bf1f-40d4-818d-04283acf514e
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nasm-1997-0069

Guiberson Radial Diesel Engine Instruction Manual, Model T-1020, Series 5

Creator:
Buda Engine Comapny  Search this
Extent:
0.04 Cubic feet (One letter folder, creased.)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
circa 1940s-1950s
Summary:
This collection consists of the Guiberson Radial Diesel Engine Instruction Manual, for Model T-1020 Series 5 engines that were manufactured by the Buda Engine Company.
This collection is in English.
Scope and Contents:
This collection consists of one technical manual that belonged to Jerome George Langer, Guiberson Radial Diesel Engine Instruction Manual, for Model T-1020 Series 5 engines that were manufactured by the Buda Engine Company. The manual is approximately 120 pages long and is undated.
Arrangement:
No arrangement as just a single item.
Biographical / Historical:
Jerome George Langer (1926-1992) was a diesel engine mechanic during World War II. Langer attended diesel mechanic training from November 1943 to May 1944 in Miami, Florida, logging nearly 980 hours of training. After completing the training course, Langer enlisted in the US Navy. After the war, Langer may have worked for the Buda Engine Company, which manufactured Guiberson engines by contract. Also after the war, Langer worked with his father who was the owner and operator of the "Gulf Hotel Corporation" hotel and gas station in Miami Beach, Florida and later opened his own business, Langer's Marine.
Provenance:
William Langer, Gift, 2020, NASM.2021.0006
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
Propulsion systems  Search this
Guiberson Radical Diesel Engine Model T -1020  Search this
Citation:
Guiberson Radial Diesel Engine Instruction Manual, Model T-1020, Series 5, NASM.2021.0006, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NASM.2021.0006
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2417a18fe-00d5-47cc-ad6b-2fccc8579838
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nasm-2021-0006

Stock Certificate for Société des Moteurs Gnome et Rhone

Creator:
Société des Moteurs Gnome et Rhone  Search this
Extent:
0.05 Cubic feet ((1 folder))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Stock certificates
Date:
bulk 1941
Scope and Contents:
This collection consists of a stock certificate, No. 71,050, for 300 francs of the Société des Moteurs Gnome et Rhone, dated May 15, 1941. Attached are 24 coupons.
Biographical / Historical:
Louis Seguin founded the Gnome engine company in 1895. The Gnome firm initially manufactured internal combustion engines for industrial purposes, and later as automobile engines. In 1898, the company merged with the firm of a hardware manufacturer, Maurice Thevenin, and was renamed the Société des Fonderies de Cuivre de Lyon, Macon, et Paris, Thevenin Freres, L. Seguin et Cie. Seguin separated out the engine manufacturing operations from the rest of the company and established the Société Anonyme des Moteurs Gnome in 1905. When automobile engine sales decreased due to the recession of 1907-1908, Gnome began manufacturing engines for other purposes, including aircraft. Gnome displayed its first rotary engine in late 1908 and, by March 1911, had expanded its factory to meet demand for the engine. By late 1913, Gnome was manufacturing engines in England, Russia, and Italy. The Société des Moteurs "Le Rhone" was founded in 1912 by Edouard Martin to produce rotary engines in competition with Gnome. Sensing a dangerous rival, Gnome offered Rhone very good terms to sell and the two companies began operating together under the name Société des Moteurs Gnome et Rhone in June 1914 although legal issues were not concluded officially until early 1915. Rhone engines were especially popular for military aircraft during World War I and were manufactured in Great Britain and the United States. After the War, the Société des Moteurs Gnome et Rhone attempted to diversify by producing different types of engines, automobile parts, an agricultural tractor, motorcycles, woolen textile machinery, sewing machines, and marine equipment. Only motorcycles and aviation engines were successful due to various problems with these plans and the recession of 1920-1921. In 1922, the Seguin family left Société des Moteurs Gnome et Rhone and new management took over. Bankers Henry Bauer and Charles Marchal, along with Paul Louis Weiller, took leadership of the company. The Société des Moteurs Gnome et Rhone, under Weiller's management, remained a top aviation engineer manufacturer until nationalizing under the name of S.N.E.C.M.A in 1945.
Provenance:
Unknown, 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
Propulsion systems  Search this
Airplanes -- Motors  Search this
Genre/Form:
Stock certificates
Citation:
Stock Certificate for Société des Moteurs Gnome et Rhone, Accession XXXX-0892, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NASM.XXXX.0892
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2a7adf80c-1000-441d-8dec-0c22ab97d668
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nasm-xxxx-0892

Space Shuttle Manuals and Handbooks [Hollis]

Creator:
Hollis, William  Search this
Extent:
4 Cubic feet ((4 boxes))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Manuals
Date:
bulk 1974-1995
Scope and Contents:
This collection consists of 5 cubic feet of Space Shuttle manuals and handbooks, 1974-1995. Most of the manuals relate to the Space Shuttle propulsion system and were gathered by William "Ken" Hollis who was a Lockheed Martin Software and MPS/SSME Engineer at Kennedy Space Center.
Biographical / Historical:
William "Ken" Hollis was a Lockheed Martin Software and a Main Propulsion System/Space Shuttle Main Engines (MPS/SSME) Engineer at Kennedy Space Center, from 1985 to 1997.
Provenance:
William K. "Ken" Hollis, Gift, 2017
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
Space shuttles  Search this
Astronautics  Search this
Manned space flight  Search this
Genre/Form:
Manuals
Citation:
Space Shuttle Manuals and Handbooks [Hollis], Accession 2017-0043, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NASM.2017.0043
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg27fae54e4-4141-4aa2-befc-0679e3ba71fb
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nasm-2017-0043

Reaction Motors Photographs [Holder]

Names:
Reaction Motors, Inc.  Search this
Extent:
0.05 Cubic feet ((1 folder))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photographs
Date:
bulk 1946-1947
Scope and Contents:
This collection consists of the following imagery: eight 2.75 by 4.25 inch black and white photographs, and fifteen 4 by 6 inch black and white copy prints (including copies of the smaller images), with corresponding 35 mm copy negatives. The images include shots of Reaction Motors engine testing at Lake Denmark, New Jersey, and feature the following individuals: Max Guzeko, Andrew Donobro, Ed Garbarion, and Jim Reardon.
Biographical / Historical:
Reaction Motors Inc. (RMI) was formed in 1941 by four members of the American Rocket Society, James Hart Wyld, John Shesta, Lovell Lawrence, Jr., and Hugh Franklin Pierce. The company developed the rocket engines used by the the early NASA (NACA)/Air Force X planes including the Bell X-1 that first broke the sound barrier in 1947 and the North American X-15. Reaction Motors was taken over by Thiokol Chemical in 1958 and became the Reaction Motor Division. Later the division became Thiokol Propulsion which was acquired by ATK (Alliant Techsystems) in 2001. Robert Holder was an employee at RMI.
Provenance:
Arline Holder, Gift, 2012
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:
Rocket engines  Search this
Astronautics  Search this
Propulsion systems  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs
Citation:
Reaction Motors Photographs [Holder], Accession 2012-0012, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NASM.2012.0012
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg20a4adab6-7ddc-45ea-82f8-01eba4f0bcc6
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nasm-2012-0012

United States Navy Nava lAir Propulsion Center Technical Publications

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

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