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technical drawings

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: The broad class of drawings that are intended for constructional, mechanical, or mapping purposes and that follow precise conventions of scale and projection, including cross-sections, details, diagrams, elevations, perspectives, plans, etc., made for use in a technical context.

Found in 29 Collections and/or Records:

Blueprints and Technical Drawings Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2018-00-00-119
Abstract

The Blueprints and Technical Drawings Collection is an artificial collection comprised of drawings related to assorted aircraft (commercial, personal, and military), helicopters, rockets, as well as related engines, accessories, parts and buildings, ranging from 1878-2000s.

Dates: 1878 - circa 2000s
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Avro Lancaster technical report and letter

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 1986-08-12-A
Content Description The Avro Lancaster technical report and letter is a small collection of textual materials about the Avro Lancaster from 1942. The collection includes one bound volume with information about the Avro Lancaster bomber including a general description, information on the Merlin and Hercules engines, technical data, plans and elevation drawings, and proposed bomb placement diagrams. The plans and elevation drawings are folded into the volume but unfold to dimensions of about 29x39 inches. A...
Dates: 1942
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

John L. Bailey Boeing B-52 Collection

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: 2023-10-02
Content Description The John L. Bailey Boeing B-52 Collection is a small collection of records and technical drawings from John Bailey's work designing instrument panels on the B-52 at the Boeing Company from the late 1940s to early 1950s. The collection consists of two of Bailey’s notebooks during his employment with the company. The first notebook, "B-52 Instrument Panels Change Record” includes technical drawings and notes. The second notebook titled, “B-52 Instrument Panels” includes technical drawings and...
Dates: 1949-1954
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Boeing PW-9 (Model 15) Blueprints

 Collection — Oversize folder 1
Identifier: 2019-10-26
Content Description The Boeing PW-9 (Model 15) Blueprints is a small collection consisting of 22 sheets of blueprint diagrams of various portions of the Boeing Model 15, also known as the PW-9, used by the U.S. Army Air Service in the 1920s and early 1930s. The sheets are stamped January 26, 1926. The sheets are labeled: assembly and installation, flight control board assembly, instruments cowl assembly, lower sta. #3 to #5 cowling assembly, PW-9...
Dates: 1926 January 26
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Abraham L. Brearcliffe Jr. Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1984-08-30-B
Abstract

Abraham Lincoln Brearcliffe, Jr. (1899-1984) was born in Washington state and worked for Boeing from 1930-1945. The collection features photographs, clippings and newsletters, foreman's materials, labor union membership books, and assorted ephemera from Brearcliffe's time at Boeing, most of which are almost exclusively from the war years (1941-1945).

Dates: 1921-1945, 1967-1970 ; Majority of material found within 1941-1945
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Breuget Bre.14 B2 Drawing

 Collection — Oversize folder 1
Identifier: 1991-11-18
Content Description

The Breuget Bre.14 B2 Drawing is a small collection consisting of one whiteline blueprint drawing of the Bre.14 B2 dated November 12, 1917. The drawing is a side view schematic titled "Avion de Bombardement."

Dates: 1917 November 12
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Walter E. Burnham Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2006-02-27-A
Content Description The Walter E. Burnham Collection consists of personal and professional papers of Burnham, who was Manager of Manufacturing Research at the Boeing Company, Wichita Division in the 1950s and 1960s. The collection is organized into two series: Personal and Professional. The personal series includes a small amount of correspondence but primarily consists of documents relating to his education and work in aeronautical engineering at Tri-State College in Angola, Indiana in the early...
Dates: circa 1929 to 1964
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

William Hough "Bill" Cook Jr. Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2017-10-26
Abstract

The William Hough “Bill” Cook, Jr. Papers are comprised of documents, photographs, newspaper clippings, and memorabilia pertaining to the life and work of Bill Cook, Jr. A significant portion of this collection is made up of correspondence, both personal and professional. Major topics include the Boeing high speed wind tunnel, the B-29, B-47, and B-17 bombers, the development of the YC-14 short takeoff and landing (STOL) aircraft, and research on supersonic transport.

Dates: 1925-2012; Majority of material found within 1938-1974
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Raymond P. Craig Collection of Vought A-7 Corsair II technical drawings

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 2015-07-07
Contents of the Collection The collection is comprised of two very large technical drawings of a Vought A-7 Corsair II, also known as LTV A-7 Corsair II. The drawings were sent to United States Navy Lieutenant Commander Raymond P. Craig while he was in U. S. Navy Post Graduate School from the Vought Corporation on July 21, 1982. The original paper mailing tube was discarded due to condition, however, photocopies of the address label and postmark were created and are retained to preserve context. Both drawings are...
Dates: 1982
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

David L. Davidson Jr. Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2022-07-11
Abstract David L. Davidson was an electrical engineer at The Boeing Company and worked on the Saturn V Rocket and the Lunar Rover projects. He served in the U.S. Marines from 1942-1946 and in the U.S. Army Reserves Engineer Corps from 1957-1962. This collection, which dates from 1941 to his retirement from Boeing in 1988, consists of textual materials, photographs, and one digital audio recording. It includes administrative records, notes, Boeing managerial training materials, photographs that depict...
Dates: circa 1937-1988
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

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