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Lawrance Engines was established by Charles L. Lawrance in the late 1910s. Lawrance built the first air cooled radial engine, which evolved into the 200 horse power Wright Whirlwind engine. In 1924, Lawrance merged with the Wright Aeronautical Corporation. After serving as president of the Wright Aeronautical Corporation and vice president of the Curtiss-Wright Corporation, he founded the Lawrance Engineering and Research Corporation in Linden, New Jersey (1930). Lawrance engines are associated with the aircraft flown by Charles Lindbergh, Rear Admiral Byrd and Amelia Earhart.

 Identifier

NASM.XXXX.0579

Creator

Lawrance Aero-Engine Corporation

Date

[ca. 1910s-1920s]

Provenance

Joseph Worth, gift, 1972, XXXX-0579

Extent

0.45 Cubic feet ((1 legal document box))

Archival Repository

National Air and Space Museum Archives

Scope and Contents

This collection contains the following: documentation pertaining to the production and endurance test results of the J-1 Engine; engineering data for the Model Z-5 and the Model B engine; five engineering drawings for various parts; photographs;correspondence; price listings; lists of engines by serial number; service notes; calculations; and an obituary on C.L. Lawrance.

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Topics

Lawrance J-1 9-cyl radial engine

Lawrance Model B 3-cyl radial engine

Airplanes -- Motors

Aeronautics, Military

Aeronautics, Commercial -- United States

Aeronautics, Commercial

Aeronautics

Type

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Reports

Notes

Clippings

Correspondence

Photographs

Drawings