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Vic Bilek Aviation Research Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-514
Abstract
The collection contains research notes, including newspaper and journal articles, handwritten notes, drawings, and photographs. The photos and notebook are predominantly Curtiss aircraft.
Dates:
1920-1950
Found in:
Special Collections
Dean Mosher Collection (MS-320)
Collection
Identifier: MS-320
Scope and Contents
This collection contains illustrations and correspondence concerning Mosher’s original painting, “The Bishop’s Boys” (2003), depicting the Wright Brothers in flight over Huffman Prairie on May 25, 1910, the only time the brothers ever flew together. The collection also includes materials concerning Mosher’s “Great Moments in U.S. Naval History” series (1997).
Dates:
1997-2003
Found in:
Special Collections
Sir Frank Whittle Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-241
Abstract
Sir Frank Whittle invented the jet propulsion engine, proposing the use of the gas turbine for jet propulsion in 1928. He patented his idea in 1930. The first jet aircraft flew in 1941. Whittle's engine technology was shared with the United States government and became the foundation for the American jet aircraft program. The papers in the collection document Whittle's invention of the jet engine and include correspondence, technical and design reports, photographs, charts, and engineering...
Dates:
1936-1964
Found in:
Special Collections
