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The Naval Air Propulsion Center was established by the merger of the Naval Air Turbine Test Station (NATTS) and the Aeronautical Engine Laboratory (AEL). The AEL, established in 1915, was responsible for testing small gas turbine engines, auxiliary power units and engine starters. The NATTS's mission was the testing and evaluation of the turbojet, turboprop, ramjet, and pulsejet engines, accessories and components

 Identifier

NASM.XXXX.0526

Creator

United States. Navy

Date

bulk 1923-1979

Provenance

Capt. Edward Sturm / Naval Air Propulsion Center, Gift, 1982

Extent

43.6 Cubic feet ((40 box))

Archival Repository

National Air and Space Museum Archives

Scope and Contents

This accession consists of forty (40) boxes of technical publications from the United States Navy Naval Air Propulsion Center. The collection consists of mostly AEL/AED Formal Reports. There are also some Letter Report Numbers and miscellaneous files containing reports on Lycoming and Wasp engines.

Rights

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests

Restrictions

No restrictions on access.

Citation

United States Navy Naval Propulsion Center Technical Publications, Accession number XXXX-0526, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Topics

Propulsion systems

Airplanes -- Turbine-propeller engines

Engines

Aeronautics

Aeronautics, Military

Naval aviation

Aeronautics -- Research

Lycoming engines

Pratt & Whitney Wasp engines

Type

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Reports