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National Air and Space Museum Archives
Maitland B. Bleecker Collection
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1991.0029
- Creators:
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Bleecker, Maitland B., 1903-
- Dates:
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1926-1937
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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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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Aeronautics | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Curtiss Bleecker Helicopter | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Helicopters | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Drawings | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Scrapbooks | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Bleecker, Maitland B., 1903- | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Curtiss-Wright Corporation | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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