Lawrance Aero-Engine Corporation Collection

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Summary
Collection ID:
NASM.XXXX.0579
Creators:
Lawrance Aero-Engine Corporation
Dates:
[ca. 1910s-1920s]
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.45 Cubic feet
(1 legal document box)
Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the following: documentation pertaining to the production and endurance test results of the J-1 Engine; engineering data for the Model Z-5 and the Model B engine; five engineering drawings for various parts; photographs;correspondence; price listings; lists of engines by serial number; service notes; calculations; and an obituary on C.L. Lawrance.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Lawrance Engines was established by Charles L. Lawrance in the late 1910s. Lawrance built the first air cooled radial engine, which evolved into the 200 horse power Wright Whirlwind engine. In 1924, Lawrance merged with the Wright Aeronautical Corporation. After serving as president of the Wright Aeronautical Corporation and vice president of the Curtiss-Wright Corporation, he founded the Lawrance Engineering and Research Corporation in Linden, New Jersey (1930). Lawrance engines are associated with the aircraft flown by Charles Lindbergh, Rear Admiral Byrd and Amelia Earhart.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Joseph Worth, gift, 1972, XXXX-0579
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
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Lawrance Model B 3-cyl radial engine Topic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Lawrance, Charles Lanier, 1882- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Repository Contact
National Air and Space Museum Archives
14390 Air & Space Museum Parkway
Chantilly, VA 20151
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