National Air and Space Museum Archives

NACA/NASA Langley Field Aircraft Log Books

Summary

Collection ID:
NASM.XXXX.0056
Creators:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Langley Research Center
Dates:
1923-1964
bulk 1934-1940, 1951-1960
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
2.18 Cubic feet
(2 records center boxes)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
This collection consists of original aircraft, engine, and equipment log books of aircraft operated by NACA and NASA from Langley Research Center. Each log represents a history of the aircraft/engine/equipment from its manufacture, through its pre-NACA/NASA service, and during its operation by that agency.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics [NACA], created by act of Congress, 3 March 1915, and its successor, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration [NASA] operate an aeronautical research center on Langley AFB, Hampton, VA. Work at the Langley Research Center has ranged over a wide variety of aeronautical subject intended to extend performance, efficiency, and capability of aircraft. Operations at Langley extend from theoretical and wind-tunnel experiments through full scale flight testing.

Administration

Immediate Source of Acquisition
NASA, Transfer, 1969, XXXX-0056

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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Airplanes -- Motors Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Airplanes -- Flight testing Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Aeronautics, Military -- Research Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Aeronautics, Military Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Aeronautics Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Wind tunnels Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Logs (records) Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Langley Research Center Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
United States. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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