National Air and Space Museum Archives

United States Navy Nava lAir Propulsion Center Technical Publications

Summary

Collection ID:
NASM.XXXX.0526
Creators:
United States. Navy
Dates:
bulk 1923-1979
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
43.6 Cubic feet
(40 box)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
This accession consists of forty (40) boxes of technical publications from the United States Navy Naval Air Propulsion Center. The collection consists of mostly AEL/AED Formal Reports. There are also some Letter Report Numbers and miscellaneous files containing reports on Lycoming and Wasp engines.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
The Naval Air Propulsion Center was established by the merger of the Naval Air Turbine Test Station (NATTS) and the Aeronautical Engine Laboratory (AEL). The AEL, established in 1915, was responsible for testing small gas turbine engines, auxiliary power units and engine starters. The NATTS's mission was the testing and evaluation of the turbojet, turboprop, ramjet, and pulsejet engines, accessories and components

Administration

Immediate Source of Acquisition
Capt. Edward Sturm / Naval Air Propulsion Center, Gift, 1982

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access.
Preferred Citation
United States Navy Naval Propulsion Center Technical Publications, Accession number XXXX-0526, 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

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Propulsion systems Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Airplanes -- Turbine-propeller engines Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Engines Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Aeronautics Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Aeronautics, Military Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Naval aviation Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Aeronautics -- Research Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Lycoming engines Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Pratt & Whitney Wasp engines Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Reports Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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