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Airplanes -- Flight testing

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Engineering Department, 1942-1962

 Series
Accession: 1915Identifier: 1915-V.
Scope and Content:

The Engineering Dept. reports document the work of the department, primarily in the applications of analog computers. Important projects include: automatic pilots, computerized flight systems, instrument controls for nuclear submarines, space satellite technology, and internal guidance systems for long-range and medium-range missiles, including the Nike-Zeus.

Dates: 1942-1962

Lawrence Sperry Aircraft Company, 1918-1927

 Series
Accession: 1915Identifier: 1915-IV.
Scope and Contents:

The Lawrence Sperry Aircraft Company records include technical and sales correspondence, engineering drawings, and reports that document the development of the aerial torpedo, automatic pilot, airplane stabilizer, and other aeronautical instruments. Correspondence with the Navy's Air Service Department describes the company's research, development and testing programs. There are also a number of reports on test flights. Patents and financial records document the relationship between the Lawrence Sperry Aircraft Company and the Sperry Gyroscope Company, as well as the agreements of both with the Curtiss Aeroplane & Motor Corporation. The Perry-Curtiss joint venture culminated with the invention of the flying bomb (1917-1918), which placed Sperry controls on a Curtiss-designed plane.

Dates: 1918-1927