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Autogiro Company of America AC-35

Manufacturer:
Autogiro Company of America  Search this
Materials:
Silver-doped fabric and steel tube 2-seat roadable autogiro; 3-blade wood and fabric rotor; 2-blade wood propeller.
Dimensions:
Rotor Diameter: 11.1 m (36 ft 4 in)
Length: 5.0 m (16 ft 3 in)
Height: 2.4 m (8 ft)
Weight: Empty, 376 kg (828 lb)
Gross, 599 kg (1,320 lb)
Type:
CRAFT-Rotary Wing
Country of Origin:
United States of America
Date:
1936
Credit Line:
Transferred from the Civil Aeronautics Administration.
Inventory Number:
A19500086000
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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National Air and Space Museum Collection
Location:
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Exhibit Station:
Vertical Flight
Data Source:
National Air and Space Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv998f1ff57-0f58-4471-89cf-caa97cdca98a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nasm_A19500086000

Story Little Gee Bee

Maker:
Tom Story  Search this
Dimensions:
Wingspan: 9 m (29 ft 8 in)
Length: 5.7 m (19 ft)
Height: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Weight: Empty, 218 kg (485 lb)
Gross, 334 kg (743 lb)
Engine: Continental A-40, 4-cylinder, 4-cycle, air-cooled,
65 horsepower
Cruising Speed: 172 km/h (107 mph)
Maximum Speed: 195 km/h (121 mph)
Type:
CRAFT-Aircraft
Date:
1947
Credit Line:
Gift of the Experimental Aircraft Association, Portland Chapter 105
Inventory Number:
A20070023000
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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National Air and Space Museum Collection
Location:
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Exhibit Station:
Sport Aviation
Data Source:
National Air and Space Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv950512f26-37e9-4f78-be59-6e222bb15466
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nasm_A20070023000

Manila Davis Talley Scrapbook

Creator:
Talley, Manila Davis.  Search this
Names:
Curtiss-Wright Corporation  Search this
United States. Civil Air Patrol  Search this
Extent:
0.23 Cubic feet (1 box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Scrapbooks
Date:
bulk 1917-1967
bulk 1929-1942
Summary:
This collection consists of a scrapbook relating to Manila Davis Talley and her aviation career.
Scope and Contents:
This collection consists of one scrapbook which contains newspaper clippings, membership cards, programs, photographs, and pilot's licenses, mostly relating to Manila Davis Talley and her aviation career. The focus of the collection is on the years 1929-42, and highlights Talley's career as a salesperson for Curtis-Wright, and her association with the 99s and the Betsy Ross Corps. Also included is the scrapbook is information on the Women's National Air Races, the Women's National Air Meets, and Talley's work with the Civil Air Patrol. The scrapbook also includes clippings and other items related to Amelia Earhart, Jimmy Doolittle and General Balbo.
Arrangement:
Single item in original order.
Biographical / Historical:
Manila Davis Talley (1898-1973) soloed in October 1929 and received her pilot's license in April of 1930. She joined Curtis-Wright Corporation as a saleswoman in late 1929 or early 1930. Talley joined the 99s (international association of female pilots) in 1930 and was a founding member of Betsy Ross Corps, a private 1930s female auxiliary/reserve for the Army Air Corps. Talley was the third woman to go through Air Force War College, in December 1966.
Provenance:
Estate of Manila Davis Talley, Gift, Unknown, NASM.XXXX.0041
Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
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.
Topic:
Aeronautics  Search this
Women air pilots  Search this
Airplane racing  Search this
Genre/Form:
Scrapbooks
Citation:
Manila Davis Talley Scrapbook, NASM.XXXX.0041, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NASM.XXXX.0041
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2b3cfd97b-f6e7-454c-b17d-1c97c8b7f0e6
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nasm-xxxx-0041
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Waterman, Waldo D.

Collection Creator:
Morehouse, Harold E., 1894-1973  Search this
Container:
Box 13, Folder 16
Type:
Archival materials
Text
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access
Collection Rights:
Permissions Requests
Collection Citation:
Harold E. Morehouse Flying Pioneers Biographies Collection, Acc. XXXX-0450, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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Harold E. Morehouse Flying Pioneers Biographies collection
Harold E. Morehouse Flying Pioneers Biographies collection / Series 1.1: Biographies of Flying Pioneers 1.1
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg237f9de6e-9bed-4332-9861-11f36842c56a
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-0450-ref343
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Burns, Arthur C.

Collection Creator:
Morehouse, Harold E., 1894-1973  Search this
Container:
Box 2, Folder 30
Type:
Archival materials
Text
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access
Collection Rights:
Permissions Requests
Collection Citation:
Harold E. Morehouse Flying Pioneers Biographies Collection, Acc. XXXX-0450, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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Harold E. Morehouse Flying Pioneers Biographies collection
Harold E. Morehouse Flying Pioneers Biographies collection / Series 1.1: Biographies of Flying Pioneers 1.1
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2426f7de2-af0a-47ba-879e-0f038f0d9f72
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-0450-ref75
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Copland, Harry D.

Collection Creator:
Morehouse, Harold E., 1894-1973  Search this
Container:
Box 3, Folder 20
Type:
Archival materials
Text
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access
Collection Rights:
Permissions Requests
Collection Citation:
Harold E. Morehouse Flying Pioneers Biographies Collection, Acc. XXXX-0450, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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Harold E. Morehouse Flying Pioneers Biographies collection
Harold E. Morehouse Flying Pioneers Biographies collection / Series 1.1: Biographies of Flying Pioneers 1.1
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg236b033de-7f83-47da-bf3a-98c1e819065f
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-0450-ref96
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US Department of Commerce Certificates

Type:
Archival materials
Date:
bulk 1929-1948
Scope and Contents:
Two airman certificates with associated rating records for pilot's license no. 2648 issued to Grover Loening by United States Department of Commerce, Civil Aeronautics Administration. Both certified Loening as a private pilot of airplanes, single-engine land. The first certificate, stamped as duplicate, included two documents issued on 12 December 1946. The other certificate is dated 19 April 1948.
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
Collection 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
Topic:
Aviation  Search this
aeronautics, civil  Search this
Licenses  Search this
Collection Citation:
Pilots' Licenses Collection, NASM.XXXX.0650, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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Pilots' Licenses Collection
Pilots' Licenses Collection / Grover Loening
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2cdf93de1-d700-4885-bcaa-cfc11daaa440
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-0650-ref45

Airman Identification Card

Type:
Archival materials
Scope and Contents:
An Airman's Identification Card issued to Grover Loening by United States Department of Commerce, Civil Aeronautics Administration. The identity card includes a personal description, small photograph, and fingerprints of Loening. Date not listed. Item is fragile along the folds of the document.
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
Collection 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
Topic:
aeronautics, civil  Search this
Aviation  Search this
Licenses  Search this
Collection Citation:
Pilots' Licenses Collection, NASM.XXXX.0650, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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Pilots' Licenses Collection
Pilots' Licenses Collection / Grover Loening
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg255f043d6-6c8b-4760-bf09-08cf4d474e38
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-0650-ref48

'Information Concerning Mechanic Certificates' correspondence

Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1945-08-24
Scope and Contents:
Typed correspondence from the United States Department of Commerce, Civil Aeronautics Administration, responsing to Paul Robert Gruhler's questions regarding mechanic certificates. Dated 24 August 1945.
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
Collection 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
Topic:
Licenses  Search this
Collection Citation:
Pilots' Licenses Collection, NASM.XXXX.0650, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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Pilots' Licenses Collection
Pilots' Licenses Collection / Paul R Gruhler
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2595d2336-a016-4a85-b2e9-3d7710db1479
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-0650-ref83

Airman Certificate and Rating Record

Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1941-10-15
Scope and Contents:
Airman Certificate and Airman Rating Record, two separate documents, issued by the United States Department of Commerce, Civil Aeronautics Administration, to Paul Robert Gruhler. Licensed as an Aircraft Engline Mechanic on 15 October 1941.
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
Collection 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
Topic:
Licenses  Search this
Collection Citation:
Pilots' Licenses Collection, NASM.XXXX.0650, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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Pilots' Licenses Collection
Pilots' Licenses Collection / Paul R Gruhler
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2deddd782-3ff2-49fb-8261-04b0af6988b9
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-0650-ref84

Identification Cards

Type:
Archival materials
Scope and Contents:
The Pilot's Identification Card issued to Ralph H. Upson on 1 December 1929 by the Unites States Department of Commerce, Aeronautics Branch, and includes a small photograph of Upson affixed at upper right corner. The Airman Identification Card issued to Ralph H. Upson by United States Department of Commerce, Civil Aeronautics Administration, is not dated. The tri-fold card includes personal description, small portrait photo, and fingerprint card of right hand.
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
Collection 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
Topic:
Licenses  Search this
Aviation  Search this
aeronautics, civil  Search this
Collection Citation:
Pilots' Licenses Collection, NASM.XXXX.0650, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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Pilots' Licenses Collection
Pilots' Licenses Collection / Ralph H. Upson
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg23b990fc8-aa7a-4dcd-a372-c9cae2711f5e
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-0650-ref91

Student Pilot Certificate

Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1942-07-03
Scope and Contents:
Student Pilot Certificate no. S431314 issued on 3 July 1942 by United States Department of Commerce, Civil Aeronautics Administration, to Ralph Upson for private pilot license.
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
Collection 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
Topic:
Aviation  Search this
aeronautics, civil  Search this
Licenses  Search this
Collection Citation:
Pilots' Licenses Collection, NASM.XXXX.0650, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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Pilots' Licenses Collection
Pilots' Licenses Collection / Ralph H. Upson
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2e99477b7-271c-4178-b20a-7d3acda0b1d3
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-0650-ref92

Flight Instrumentation, Stall Warning Systems: Correspondence with the Civil Aeronautics Administration

Collection Creator:
Upson, Ralph Hazlett, 1888-1968  Search this
Container:
Box 16, Folder 6
Type:
Archival materials
Text
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
Collection Rights:
Permissions Requests
Collection Citation:
Ralph Hazlett Upson Collection, Acc. XXXX-0177, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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Ralph Hazlett Upson Collection
Ralph Hazlett Upson Collection / Series 3: Subject files
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2024a0d0d-1bb6-4902-ba4f-3a8b15c7cc5b
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-0177-ref235

Contest bulletins and programs

Collection Creator:
Junkin, Hattie Meyers, 1896-1985  Search this
Container:
Box 4, Folder 11
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access
Collection 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.
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Hattie Meyers Junkin Papers
Hattie Meyers Junkin Papers / Series 2: Soaring and Gliding
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg209830546-eca4-418d-8f08-d34e0e343008
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-0171-ref124
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Correspondence, Civil Aeronautics Administration

Collection Creator:
Weems, Philip Van Horn (P. V. H.)  Search this
Container:
Box 91, Folder 5
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1951
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
Collection 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.
Collection Citation:
Philip Van Horn (P. V. H.) Weems Papers, Accession 2012.0052, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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Philip Van Horn (P. V. H.) Weems Papers
Philip Van Horn (P. V. H.) Weems Papers / Series 2: Professional Materials
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2d6fc9a74-c801-45e9-97b3-bfd1db72f927
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-2012-0052-ref1002

Correspondence, Civil Aeronautics Administration

Collection Creator:
Weems, Philip Van Horn (P. V. H.)  Search this
Container:
Box 97, Folder 4
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1953
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
Collection 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.
Collection Citation:
Philip Van Horn (P. V. H.) Weems Papers, Accession 2012.0052, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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Philip Van Horn (P. V. H.) Weems Papers
Philip Van Horn (P. V. H.) Weems Papers / Series 2: Professional Materials
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2324c8db0-4f0e-4fec-91c9-3a039ffdf661
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-2012-0052-ref1097

Correspondence and blank applications, Civil Aeronautics Administration's ground instructor certificate

Collection Creator:
Weems, Philip Van Horn (P. V. H.)  Search this
Container:
Box 103, Folder 2
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1955
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
Collection 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.
Collection Citation:
Philip Van Horn (P. V. H.) Weems Papers, Accession 2012.0052, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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Philip Van Horn (P. V. H.) Weems Papers
Philip Van Horn (P. V. H.) Weems Papers / Series 2: Professional Materials
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2da969900-fa3f-4e6f-b64a-9cbd0b6a0ec6
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-2012-0052-ref1182

Report and bulletins, U.S. Department of Commerce, Civil Aeronautics Administration

Collection Creator:
Weems, Philip Van Horn (P. V. H.)  Search this
Container:
Box 140, Folder 12
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1949-1952
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
Collection 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.
Collection Citation:
Philip Van Horn (P. V. H.) Weems Papers, Accession 2012.0052, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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Philip Van Horn (P. V. H.) Weems Papers
Philip Van Horn (P. V. H.) Weems Papers / Series 2: Professional Materials
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg28fd2ed53-f925-45ab-bcbe-a7374003a3f5
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-2012-0052-ref1571

Notices, Civil Aeronautics Administration

Collection Creator:
Weems, Philip Van Horn (P. V. H.)  Search this
Container:
Box 168, Folder 1
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1952-1955
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
Collection 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.
Collection Citation:
Philip Van Horn (P. V. H.) Weems Papers, Accession 2012.0052, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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Philip Van Horn (P. V. H.) Weems Papers
Philip Van Horn (P. V. H.) Weems Papers / Series 2: Professional Materials
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg276403537-f0af-4c57-a8ec-d3d5fe9bd444
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-2012-0052-ref1939

Examination booklets and charts, commercial pilot examinations, Civil Aeronautics Administration

Collection Creator:
Weems, Philip Van Horn (P. V. H.)  Search this
Container:
Box 178, Folder 1
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1955-1956
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
Collection 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.
Collection Citation:
Philip Van Horn (P. V. H.) Weems Papers, Accession 2012.0052, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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Philip Van Horn (P. V. H.) Weems Papers
Philip Van Horn (P. V. H.) Weems Papers / Series 2: Professional Materials
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2fe5a0dc4-211f-4bc2-895d-9e518c857755
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-2012-0052-ref2028

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