National Air and Space Museum Archives

Roland Chilton Collection

Summary

Collection ID:
NASM.2005.0042
Creators:
Chilton, Roland.
Dates:
bulk 1914-1965
Languages:
English
.
Physical Description:
0.91 Cubic feet
(2 boxes)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
This collection consists of the following items documenting Roland Chilton's aviation patent career: photographs; two 11 x 7 inch black photo albums, labeled "Healey-Aeromarine Bus Co., Inc. Keyport - New Jersey USA," which contain photographs of engines from Aeromarine Plane & Motor Co.; log book for a Wright R 760 engine; Chilton's pilot log books; World War I registration cards and passports; newspaper clippings; patent and tax paperwork; reports on Chilton's trip to the United Kingdom in 1941; an Aeromarine S-12 Engine report; and drawings of Blade Rolling Machines.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Roland Chilton (1890- ) was a prolific designer of over 150 aviation engine and accessory mechanisms. Born in Wolverhampton, England, Chilton immigrated to the United States in 1918, becoming a naturalized citizen in 1941. Chilton started his career working at Sunbeam Motor Car Co., LTD, in Wolverhampton, England, before moving to London where he was in charge of the engine section of B. Napier & Son. In 1914, Chilton became the Chief Engineer for Fergus Motors and entered the United States to work in Fergus' American offices. Chilton then joined Aeromarine Plane & Motor Co. as the Chief Engineer for Aero Engines, Starters and Buses in 1920. Ten years later, he was hired as a Consulting Engineer for Wright Aeronautical Corporation. He retired from Wright Aeronautical Corporation in 1949, and by that time held over 150 United States patents, ranging from articulated propellers to the Chilton Damper.

Administration

Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bonnie Hampton, Gift, 2005

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access.
Preferred Citation
Roland Chilton Collection, Accession number 2005-0042, 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

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Aeromarine S-12 Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Aeromarine Plane & Motor Co. Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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