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National Air and Space Museum Archives
Aircraft Propulsion Collection [Mikel]
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1994.0018
- Dates:
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bulk 1917-1985
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.41 Cubic feet(2 boxes and 2
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of manuals, reports, photographs, drawings, brochures, and other material relating to aircraft propulsion. The following companies are represented: Pratt & Whitney, Armstrong Siddeley, Bristol, Napier, Westinghouse, and Rolls Royce Engines. Besides material on engines and propellers, the collection also contains U.S. Navy Department Power Plant Memorandums and color slides of 1962 and 1964 British air shows.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Ulrika Mikel, Gift, 1994
Digital Content
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access.
Preferred Citation
Aircraft Propulsion Collection [Mikel], Acc. 1994-0018, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Propulsion systems | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Aeronautics | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Aeronautics, Military | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Aeronautics -- Exhibitions | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Technical manuals -- 20th century | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Photographic prints | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Drawings | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Brochures | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
United Aircraft Corporation. Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Division | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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