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Thomas Taylor Neill (1903-1988) was an aeropropulsion engineer and author. Following the completion of his degrees at Catholic University of America (BS.ME 1925) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MS 1926) he went to work in the Aircraft Engine Research lab at the United States National Bureau of Standard (engineer 1926-39). He served as an ignition engineer for the Army Air Corps in Dayton, OH (1939-42). He then spent nearly twenty years in research for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (Assistant to the Director of Research 1942-58) and its successor the National Aeronautics and Administration (NASA; Chief of Research Administration Division, Office of Advanced Research Programs 1958-61; Chief of Research and Technical Reports, Office of Advance Research and Technology, 1961-70). Following his retirement from NASA, Neill worked as a consultant to the National Air and Space Museum (1971- ) where he began compiling a book on aviation engines in the inter-war period.

 Identifier

NASM.XXXX.0181

Creator

Neill, Thomas Taylor, 1903-1988

Date

1926-1972

bulk 1938-1943

Provenance

Thomas Neill, transfer, unknown, XXXX-0181, unknown

Extent

17.25 Cubic feet ((2 legal document boxes) (15 records center boxes))

Archival Repository

National Air and Space Museum Archives

Scope and Contents

This collection contains the research material that Neill used in compiling his book. The material consists of correspondence and reports dealing with inspection, specifications, and performance tests of automobile and aircraft engines and fuels from 1926 to 1944. There are also reports, articles, and log books of specific engine types, both aeronautical and automotive, collected from all over the world, as well as a rough manuscript copy of Neill's book.

Rights

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Restrictions

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Topics

Aeronautical engineers

Aeronautics

Aircraft engines

Airplanes -- Rocket engines

Airplanes -- Motors

Airplanes -- Jet propulsion

Type

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Correspondence

Financial records

Photographs

Drawings

Logs (records)

Manuscripts

Publications

Reports