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Charlie Taylor-Howard DuFour Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-286
Abstract
Howard DuFour extensively researched Charlie Taylor, who designed and built the engine that powered the Wright Brothers' historic flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, 1903. The collection consists of newspaper clippings, articles, aviation history books, an oral history, personal correspondence, photographs, and Howard DuFour's drafts of the book "Charlie Taylor: The Wright Brothers Mechanician." The collection also contains materials on DuFour's building of the Wright 1903 Flyer Replica...
Dates:
1938-2004
Found in:
Special Collections
Paul L. Hooper, Jr. Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-504
Abstract
Lecture notes, and research document the work of Paul L. Hooper, Jr., an aerospace engineer who studied human powered flight, soaring and gliding, and designs for low cost export fighters while at M.I.T. and the United States Air Force.
Dates:
1956-1989; Majority of material found within ( 1970-1989)
Found in:
Special Collections
John William Miller Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-345
Abstract
Most of the items in this collection are either about John Miller or were used by him in his career as an engineer and civil expert on the jet engine at Wright Patterson Air Force Base from 1941 to 1976. The collection documents the testing and development of aircraft engines, helicopter transmissions, and other subsystem components. The collection includes: educational background about Miller; personal information, such as memorabilia and personnel records; engineering and technical...
Dates:
1920-2005; Majority of material found within 1950-1969
Found in:
Special Collections
Reports of the Institution of Aeronautical Engineers
Collection
Identifier: MS-304
Abstract
This collection contains reports published by the Institution of Aeronautical Engineers.
Dates:
1922-1926
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
Wright Aeronautical Corporation Binder
Collection
Identifier: SC-305
Content Description
The collection consists of the cover and spine from one Wright Aeronautical Corporation binder. The binder is labeled “Services Lectures: Wright Aircraft Engines, Paterson, N.J., U.S.A.” and includes the Wright Aircraft Engines logo.
Dates:
Undated
Found in:
Special Collections
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