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National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Langley Research Center
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1923-1964
bulk 1934-1940, 1951-1960
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2.18 Cubic feet ((2 records center boxes))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0056
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
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.
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Johnson, Robert E., 1903-
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1939-1958
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4.95 Cubic feet ((1 flatbox) (4 records center boxes))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0054
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection contains Johnson's profession papers during his tenure as Chief Field Engineer at Wright Aeronautical. It consists of correspondence relating to flight and engine testing, engine production, and civil aviation.
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Rockwell International
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1976-1981
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5.68 Cubic feet ((1 slim legal document box) (5 records center boxes) (2 flatboxes))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1989.0059
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of documentation on the NASM HiMAT. The material includes correspondence, color photographs, test information, computer programs, printouts, punch tapes, and schematics.
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Nevinger, Donald
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[ca. 1960s-1980s]
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0.72 Cubic feet ((2 letter document boxes))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2001.0012
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of engineer's data and notes relating to mostly unmanned (drone) aircraft. Included in the notebooks are also articles, papers, and reports gleaned from a variety of sources.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Langley Research Center
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1964-1972
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5.85 Cubic feet (13 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0104
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
The supercritical wing concept was developed by Dr. Richard T. Whitcomb of the NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. Whitcomb's airfoil was designed to delay formation of shock waves at high speeds.
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Flight Testing Exhibit Collection
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bulk 1903-1974
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0.49 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1994.0053
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection is a product of the material gathered for the Flight Testing Exhibit. It includes the following material: technical reports; copy negatives with corresponding photocopies of images used in the exhibit; unidentified miscellaneous negatives which were probably gathered for research but not used in the exhibit; and a script, with negat...
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Germany
Japan
United States. Army Air Forces
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[ca. 1939-1945]
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3,732 Microfilm reels
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0431
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of the Air Force master microfilm of captured German and Japanese documents pertaining to aviation. The documents cover a wide variety of subjects, including aircraft and engines, flight test reports, proposals, and engineering studies. English translation is provided for some documents.
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1986
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0.05 Cubic feet (1 folder)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2018.0021
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of one Naval Air Training and Operating Procedures Standardization (NATOPS) Flight Manual for the Grumman F-14A Tomcat.
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Boeing Airplane Company
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undated
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0.68 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2005.0014
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of seven volumes of the Boeing Company Airplane Division Commercial Supersonic Transport Proposal of January 15, 1964 (volumes A-II, A-III, A-IV Book 2, A-V, A-VII, A-VIII, and A-XI).
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1936
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0.05 Cubic feet ((1 folder), 6 gelatin silver print photographs)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1997.0038
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of six photographs of Charles A. Lindbergh with Frederick (F.G.) and Blossom Miles inspecting Lindbergh's new Miles M.12 Mohawk airplane on the ground at Woodley Aerodrome, near Reading (Berkshire), England, and making a test flight, circa August 1936.