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National Air and Space Museum Archives
J. C. B. Tinling/Power Jets, Inc. Collection
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1991.0032
- Creators:
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Power Jets, Ltd.
- Dates:
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1930-1987bulk [ca. 1930s-1940s]
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.9 Cubic feet(2 legal document boxes) (1 flatbox)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of corporate records, magazine articles, photographs and a scrapbook containing newspaper clippings on Power Jets, Ltd. Most of the material in the collection also relates to Frank Whittle and his accomplishments. Included are some of Whittle's writings and the agreements he signed for Power Jets.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
J.C.B. Tinling, an ex-RAF pilot, was directly involved with the work of Sir Frank Whittle, inventor of the first British turbojet engine. Tinling, along with R. Dudley Williams, initiated Power Jets, Ltd., a company incorporated in 1936 to develop Whittle's jet engine ideas.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Charles and Barbara Kahn, Jr., gift, 1991, 1991-0032, NASM
Digital Content
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
More Information
General
General
NASMrev
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jet propulsion | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Aeronautics, Commercial | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Aeronautics | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Aircraft industry | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Correspondence | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Scrapbooks | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Clippings | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Photographs | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Articles | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Williams, R. Dudley | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Tinling, J .C. B. | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Whittle, Frank, Sir, 1907- | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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