Royal Air Force Technical Notes on engines and rigging; ca. 1914-1925;, ca. 1914-1925

File — Box: 30, Folder: 6

Staff Only

Scope and Contents note

From the Series: The printed materials include manuals, brochures, diaries, schematics, and related documents ranging from a Parisian ballooning permit from 1784 to material related to man in space in the 1980s.

Dates

ca. 1914-1925

Access Restrictions

This material is open for research.

Boxes 1-23; 25-67; 70 stored off-site at the Library Service Center. Please request this material via woodson@rice.edu or call 713-348-2586. Boxes 24; 68-69 stored onsite at the Woodson Research Center.

Extent

From the Collection: 23.5 Linear Feet (68 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

General note

The Royal Air Force produced these small pamphlets that include rigging notes, critical dimension, special points of observation during rigging or repair, and photos and diagrams of the airplane. Technical notes cover the following airplanes: the B.E. 2e, De Havilland 4, Martinsyde Buzzard, Martinsyde Scout, Nieuport Scout, Neiuport Two Seater, R.E.8, S.E. 5a, Sopwith Dolphin, Sopwith 1½ Strutter, Sopwith Pup, Sopwith Triplane, and Spad Biplane. General technical notes includes one pamphlet on general engine notes, engine running, and engine running faults. Technical notes on engines include the following: 120 H.P. Beardmore, 110 H.P. Clerget, 80 H.P. Gnome, 100 H.P. Monosoupape, 90 H.P. R.A.F. 1a, 200 H.P. R.A.F. 3a, 80 H.P. Le Rhone, and 240 H.P. Siddeley Puma.