National Air and Space Museum Archives

Maitland B. Bleecker Collection

Summary

Collection ID:
NASM.1991.0029
Creators:
Bleecker, Maitland B., 1903-
Dates:
1926-1937
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.65 Cubic feet
(1 legal document box) (1 oversized scrapbook)
0.42 Linear feet
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
This collection includes a scrapbook of newspaper clippings on the helicopter, before the trials; drawings of the helicopter; and prints of paintings of pioneering flights. It also includes reports written by Bleecker, "A Proposal for the Construction of an Experimental Helicopter" (1926); "A Study of Assisted Take-off" (1937); three mimeographed pamphlets detailing engine operations under the pseudonym "Si Klohn;" photographs of model helicopters used in wind tunnel tests; and 100 photographs of the Curtiss-Bleecker Helicopter.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Maitland B. Bleecker (b. 1903), inventor for Curtiss-Wright, developed the Curtiss-Bleecker Helicopter for which trials were held in 1930.

Administration

Immediate Source of Acquisition
Maitland B. Bleecker, gift, 1991, 1991-0029

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Use
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

Keywords

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