Archives of American Aerospace Exploration (AAAE)
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: If you use this subject heading, please use the local "Science and Technology" heading, too.Found in 42 Collections and/or Records:
William Hewitt Phillips Autobiography
Autobiography (typescript draft) of William Hewitt Phillips, NACA and NASA Langley Research Center aerospace engineer; chief of Flight Dynamics and Control Division from 1970 to 1979.
William Hewitt Phillips Papers
Papers of William Hewitt Phillips, NACA and NASA Langley Research Center aerospace engineer (and chief of Flight Dynamics and Control Division from 1970 to 1979), including lecture notes, reports and memoranda tracing the development of Phillips' theories while at Langley, spanning from his work on World War II-era aircraft to the early U.S. space program and beyond, as well as his interest in model aircraft.
Edward C. Polhamus Papers,
Edward C. Polhamus was an aeronautical engineer active in aerodynamics research related to the development of high-speed aircraft. The collection papers include reprints of articles and reports by Polhamus, correspondence, notebooks, photographs relating to his patents, and materials relating to his Wright Brothers lectureship.
James Robbins Randolph Papers,
Papers of engineer, mathematician and physicist James Robbins Randolph, including notes, calculations, correspondence and writings.
Rockwell International, Collins General Aviation Division Brochures
Nine brochures from the Collins General Aviation Division of Rockwell International contain information regarding various products of the division, such as Electronic Flight Instrument systems and Weather Radar systems.
Hartley A. Soule Papers,
The collection includes research files, personal notes, film scripts, and publications collected by Soule, an aerospace engineer, on the fields of aviation, aeronautics, and aerospace, particularly on the NACA and NASA programs, including the X-1 and X-15 jets, and the Mercury and Gemini space programs.
Robert Eldred Taylor Papers
Selective service records of Taylor of Larned, Kansas, during World War II. Taylor was disqualified from Aviation Cadet Training due to color blindness, and entered the enlisted reserve corps and was assigned inactive status to Pan American World Airways in Miami, Florida. In 1945 Taylor had to go in front of the selective service board again for possible duty.
Earl A. Thornton Collection
The collection includes research files, personal notes, audio recordings, videocassettes, photographs, and publications collected by engineer and Professor Earl A. Thornton on the fields of aviation, aeronautics, and aerospace.