technical reports
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Reports giving details and results of a specific investigation of a scientific or technical problemFound in 41 Collections and/or Records:
Dwayne McLeod World War II Collection
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 2015-00-00-42
Contents of the Collection
The collection relates to the World War II experience of Dwayne W. McLeod, who served as a mechanic during the war. Materials include Boeing School of Aeronautics notes and training documents, a Flight Officer's checklist for the DC-3, aviation decals, and an airmail envelope.
Dates:
circa 1930s-1940s
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Joan Mettler Early Aviation Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1984-04-10-C
Content Description
The Joan Mettler Early Aviation Collection is a small collection consisting of two items: a photograph album documenting early Boeing aircraft from 1916-1929 and a report entitled “War Department Air Corps Materiel [sic] Division Dayton, Ohio Report on Aircraft Fire Prevention” from 1927.The photograph album includes 121 7.75x9.75" black-and-white prints picturing aircraft built by the Boeing Company from 1916-1929. The majority of photos show side or 3/4-views of the aircraft...
Dates:
1916-1929
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Ralph J. Moore Aviation Collection
Collection
Identifier: 1996-07-15
Abstract
Ralph James Moore (1909-1963) graduated from the Boeing School of Aeronautics in 1931, was a member of the Army Air Corps during the 1930s, and worked with the Civil Aeronautics Board through the 1930s and 1940s. The collection consists of manuscripts, maps, photographs, and clippings collected by Moore during his career in the Army Air Forces. The majority of the collection is comprised of Aircraft Accident Reports from the Civil Aeronautics Authority (CAA).
Dates:
circa 1930s to 1940s
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Albert Fulton Moorehead World War II Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2004-03-03
Contents of the Collection
The Albert Fulton Moorehead World War II Collection primarily relates to the World War II service of pilot Albert Fulton Moorehead, who served with the United States Naval Reserve Patrol Bombing Squadron 136. The collection contains approximately 130 photographs depicting locations in Alaska during the war, military personnel, activities, and aircraft. Additional materials include a pilot's log book, a typed "Personal History of VPB-136" by Robert R. Larson, military records...
Dates:
1941-1945
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Kazuo Nomi Airport Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2003-04-10
Contents of the Collection
The Kazuo Nomi Airport Collection is primarily comprised of site plans (technical drawings) for design, construction, and expansion of various airports, 1972-2002 (bulk dates 1972-1985). The materials were collected and used by Nomi, who was Assistant to the Administrative General Manager, Transportation Services for Japan Air Lines. The materials have been grouped by airport and are listed alphabetically by their anglicized name. Materials within each airport series are ordered...
Dates:
1972 to 2002 (bulk dates 1970s-1980s)
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Carol Peterson Continental Airlines Boeing 707 Crash Collection
Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 004833]
Identifier: 2024-09-20-A
Contents of the Collection
The Carol Peterson Continental Airlines Boeing 707 Crash Collection is a small collection related to the crash of Continental Airlines Boeing 707 (N70775), Flight 11 on May 22, 1962 in Missouri. Included is an official report about the jet's powerplants. The report includes eight black-and-white photographs of the powerplants found after the crash. Also present are approximately 30 assorted newspaper clippings about the crash and investigation.
Dates:
1962
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Manfred von Richthofen Signed Reports
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 2000-10-16-446
Content Description
The Manfred von Richthofen Signed Reports is a small collection consisting of two reports written and signed by von Richthofen, also known as the Red Baron, during the course of World War I. The first document is titled, "Gesehwaderfluge [Observational Squadron Flights]" and consists of 17 typed pages. The first page has handwritten annotations and the last page includes Richthofen's signature. The report is divided into several sections as follows: Page 7: "Der Fuhrer [The...
Dates:
circa 1916
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Henry C. Runkel Apollo Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1987-09-23
Content Description
The Henry C. Runkel Apollo Collection is a small collection with visual and textual materials documenting the development of the Saturn launch vehicles used in NASA's Apollo program in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The collection consists of items gathered by Runkel who was Boeing's Chief Engineer for the S-1C stage of the Saturn V rocket at NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, Louisiana. Of most interest is a bound document titled "Apollo Saturn V S-1C Booster...
Dates:
circa 1966-1977
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Seattle Air Route Traffic Control Center Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1988-07-08-C
Contents of the Collection
The Seattle Air Route Traffic Control Center Collection is comprised of textual, photographic, and audiovisual materials that relate to the operations of the Seattle Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC). Materials are dated from 1959 to 1986 with bulk dates in the 1980s. The collection mostly focuses on training materials, including technical diagrams and drawings of the "Dysim," a simulator used for controller training; diagrams of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)...
Dates:
1959-1986; Majority of material found within 1980s
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
SHANNON Engineering, Inc. Collection
Collection
Identifier: 1995-09-07
Content Description
The SHANNON Engineering, Inc. Collection is comprised predominantly of textual documents and a small number of visual materials that describe the work of Jack Shannon, the founder of the company, and his business’s engineering designs and aircraft manuals from 1970-1992. The textual materials are made up of company reports, hand-drawn technical designs, aircraft manual drafts, charts, certificates, correspondence, hand-written notes, clippings, and articles. The visual materials consist of...
Dates:
1970-1992
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives