Lawrance Engineering and Research Corporation blueprints
Creation: 1940-1943Abstract
The Lawrance Engineering and Research Corporation manufactured auxiliary power plants for airplanes. The firm was founded in 1930 in Linden, New Jersey, by aviator Charles L. Lawrance (1882-1950). This small collection of blueprints shows auxiliary power plant equipment.
Dates
- Creation: 1940-1943
Creator
- Lawrance Engineering and Research Corporation (Organization)
Extent
19 item(s)
Physical Description
19 drawings : blueprints ; 42 x 60 in. folded to 9 x 12 in.
Biographical / Historical
The Lawrance Engineering and Research Corporation manufactured auxiliary power plants for airplanes. The firm was founded in 1930 in Linden, New Jersey, by aviator Charles L. Lawrance (1882-1950). Lawrance pioneered the construction of air-cooled engines for airplanes. He invented the engine that powered Charles Lindberg's (1902-1974) "Spirit of St. Louis" in its transatlantic flight in 1927.
The Lawrance Engineering and Research Corporation was involved in engine development in the 1930s and 1940s. Among other products, they developed auxiliary power units for aircraft, including some driven by horizontally opposed engines.
Please note: "Lawrance" is spelled correctly here; often, his and the firm names are misspelled with an "e" instead of the second "a."
Scope and Contents
This small collection of blueprints shows auxiliary power plant equipment. The drawings include the United States Navy Auxiliary Power Plants types 1-A and 1-B; United States Army Air Force Auxiliary Power Plants type D-2 (Lawrance Model 20A); engine assemblies 30-B-1, 30-C-2, 30-C-3; and superchargers 75A, 75B, and 75C.
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access; this collection is open for research.
Language of Materials
English
Finding Aid & Administrative Information
- Title:
- Lawrance Engineering and Research Corporation blueprints
- Author:
- Jon Williams
- Date:
- 2002
- Description rules:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description:
- English
- Script of description:
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2024: Laurie Sather
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the Audiovisual Collections Repository
