Dates
- 1970 - 2008
Extent
18.3 cubic feet.
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Collection consists of engineering reports and drawings covering 44 different airplane types, 6 helicopter types, and 11 engine types. Includes documentation on hush kits for noise abatement of the Boeing 707 and others, critical structural modifications of the 747 for heavy loads, testing Sikorsky helicopters to accept an 11,000 pound external load and photographic studies taken in flight. In addition, reports touch on regulatory matters, and compliance with evolving requirements of the F.A.A. and its international peers. The collection encompases material during a transitional time period - analog technology to computer/electronic breakthroughs developed during the space program to the digital age and Internet.
- Status
- Completed
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Box: 1 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 2 (Mixed Materials)
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- Box: 19 (Mixed Materials)
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)
rareref@cornell.edu