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National Air and Space Museum Archives
Helicopter and Autogiro Testing Collection
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1999.0025
- Dates:
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bulk 1934-1945
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.15 Cubic feet(3 folders)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of thirty-five photographs of helicopter and autogiros, many undergoing testing by the United States Navy. Craft featured include the Pitcairn PA-22 Cabin Autogiro, Hiller XHOE-1 (Hiller HJ-1) Hornet (serial number 46446) and Sikorsky (VS-316A, S-48) HNS-1 (39046 and 39050). Locations include the U.S. Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, MD; the C.G. Air Station, Brooklyn, NY; and on the sea as the Royal Navy conducts shipboard tests on the British freighter MV Daghenstan. Also included is a 33' by 17' drawing of a Pitcairn Autogiro ca. 1934-1935 and the short memoir, 'The Story of Flight 1917-1919 and Recollections of Its Members.'
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Lee M. Gunther-Mohr, Gift, 1999
Digital Content
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access.
Preferred Citation
Helicopter and Autogiro Testing Collection, Accession number 1999-0025, 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Aeronautics | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| World War, 1939-1945 | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Helicopters | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Autogiros | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Pitcairn PA-22 Cabin Autogiro | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Sikorsky (VS-316A, S-48) Hoverfly Mk.1 | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Hiller XHOE-1 (Hiller HJ-1) Hornet | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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