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Collection Creator:

National Air and Space Museum. Archives Division.  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

The majority of the Archives Department's public reference requests can be answered using material in these files, which may be accessed through the Reading Room at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. More specific information can be requested by contacting the Archives Research Request.

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.1183.B, File BP-100060-01

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National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Propulsion

National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Propulsion / Series B: Propulsion: Engines, by Manufacturer / Packard

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2d9b9471a-6761-4e95-9ee6-03a13274d0ac

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-1183-b-ref7626

Collection Creator:

National Air and Space Museum. Archives Division.  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

The majority of the Archives Department's public reference requests can be answered using material in these files, which may be accessed through the Reading Room at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. More specific information can be requested by contacting the Archives Research Request.

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.1183.B, File BP-100060-15

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National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Propulsion

National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Propulsion / Series B: Propulsion: Engines, by Manufacturer / Packard

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2682cabb7-8537-4609-b47d-5cdf5fde9aeb

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-1183-b-ref7629

Collection Creator:

National Air and Space Museum. Archives Division.  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

The majority of the Archives Department's public reference requests can be answered using material in these files, which may be accessed through the Reading Room at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. More specific information can be requested by contacting the Archives Research Request.

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.1183.B, File BP-100060-16

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National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Propulsion

National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Propulsion / Series B: Propulsion: Engines, by Manufacturer / Packard

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2a5a9bcc1-4a3d-4885-8767-1ea8da5b3743

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-1183-b-ref7632

Collection Creator:

National Air and Space Museum. Archives Division.  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

The majority of the Archives Department's public reference requests can be answered using material in these files, which may be accessed through the Reading Room at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. More specific information can be requested by contacting the Archives Research Request.

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.1183.B, File BP-100060-17

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National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Propulsion

National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Propulsion / Series B: Propulsion: Engines, by Manufacturer / Packard

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg203f66320-269f-4f6e-a04f-292520f06e6b

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-1183-b-ref7635

Collection Creator:

National Air and Space Museum. Archives Division.  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

The majority of the Archives Department's public reference requests can be answered using material in these files, which may be accessed through the Reading Room at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. More specific information can be requested by contacting the Archives Research Request.

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.1183.B, File BP-100060-50

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National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Propulsion

National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Propulsion / Series B: Propulsion: Engines, by Manufacturer / Packard

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2ff937f52-ec55-49f2-b1ee-4b5f118967c6

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-1183-b-ref7638

Collection Creator:

National Air and Space Museum. Archives Division.  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

The majority of the Archives Department's public reference requests can be answered using material in these files, which may be accessed through the Reading Room at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. More specific information can be requested by contacting the Archives Research Request.

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.1183.B, File BP-100060-51

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National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Propulsion

National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Propulsion / Series B: Propulsion: Engines, by Manufacturer / Packard

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg296d3e46b-2013-48c9-b323-513a2616aa89

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-1183-b-ref7641

Collection Creator:

National Air and Space Museum. Archives Division.  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

The majority of the Archives Department's public reference requests can be answered using material in these files, which may be accessed through the Reading Room at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. More specific information can be requested by contacting the Archives Research Request.

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.1183.B, File BP-100060-80

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National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Propulsion

National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Propulsion / Series B: Propulsion: Engines, by Manufacturer / Packard

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2e867c465-0e5d-4048-be30-f88e46b57017

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-1183-b-ref7644

Extent:

0.72 Cubic feet ((2 boxes))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Manuals

Date:

bulk 1941-1945

Scope and Contents:

This collection consists of .72 cubic ft of reports relating to the Packard V-1650 Merlin 12-Cylinder V engine, mostly prepared by Arthur P Fraas, 1943-1945.

Biographical / Historical:

Arthur P. Fraas (1915-2011) graduated from the Case Institute of Technology with a BS in Mechanical Engineering in 1938 and earned an MS in Aeronautical Engineering from New York University in 1943. Between 1938 and 1940, Fraas worked as a test engineer at the Wright Aeronautical Corporation, Patterson, New Jersey. In 1943, he moved to Detroit as an experimental projects engineer on the Packard V-1650 Merlin 12-Cylinder V at the Packard Motor Car Company. He left Packard at the end of World War II and joined the faculty at Case Institute of Technology. From 1950 to 1976, he worked at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, retiring as the Associate Director of the Reactor Division

The Packard V-1650 Merlin 12-Cylinder V engine was a version of the Rolls-Royce Merlin aircraft engine, produced under license in the United States by the Packard Motor Car Company. This engine was used in North American P-51 Mustangs.

Provenance:

Arthur Fraas, Gift, 2013

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

Packard V-1650 Merlin 12-Cylinder V  Search this

Genre/Form:

Manuals

Citation:

Packard V-1650 Merlin 12-Cylinder V Reports Collection, Accession 2013-0036, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.2013.0036

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg20c5504ef-90c2-4761-aa2d-1a134158ca3b

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-2013-0036