Jean Warren (J. W.) Seele Aircraft Photography Collection
This collection consists of approximately 6000 color slides and over 2000 negatives/prints (a mixture of color and black and white) of civil and military aircraft taken by Seele, circa 1950s-1970s. The shots were taken in the United States, specifically in the Midwest. Aircraft from the following manufacturers are represented: Aero Commander, Arrow …
Melvin B. Zisfein Papers
Included in this collection are articles, reports, notebooks, photographs, slides, and certificates and awards. There is very little personal correspondence, but papers written by Zisfein contained in this collection seem to represent some of his major writings. Of special note are 15 notebooks kept by Zisfein at NASM, which contain notes …
Correspondence
This collection deals chiefly with Durant's tenure as Assistant Director for Astronautics at the National Air and Space Museum (NASM). Perhaps the single topic of greatest interest is the effort to obtain a building for NASM, which was accomplished on July 1, 1976, when the new museum opened. A parallel theme concerns …
Fairchild Aircraft Corporation Report # 2419 Test of Flap Control Bell Crank for the Fairchild 24J and 24K Airplanes
- Level:
- file
- Dates:
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January 6, 1938
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1989.0060
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
XLR-25-CW-1 Curtiss-Wright Rocket Engine Power Plant for the Bell X-2, Photos
- Level:
- file
- Dates:
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UNDATED
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0067
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
Report No. 7010, File No. none. "Manufacturing Practice at the Bell Aircraft Company, Buffalo, N.Y." submitted by the Engineering Dept., UNDATED
- Level:
- file
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0067
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
Conferences with Curtiss, Bell & Chrysler Representatives re Production of Aircraft Parts by the Cycle-Weld Process, EXP-M-51/4537-1-2
- Level:
- file
- Dates:
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8/10/42
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0067
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
Visit to Bell Aircraft Corp. & Curtiss Airplane Division, Buffalo, New York on Automatic Engine Control for V-1710, EXP-M-57-503-711
- Level:
- file
- Dates:
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9/28/42
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0067
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
Report No. U-10, "Transcript of Group and Detail Weight Statement on Actual Weight of XP-63 from Bell Aircraft Report No. 24-942-004, dated 12/05/42"
- Level:
- file
- Dates:
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3/4/1943
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0067
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
Curtiss-Wright Corporation Records - Patent Files
The years before World War I were spent in patent litigation for aviation pioneers Glenn Curtiss and Orville and Wilbur Wright.
