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Aeronautical engineers

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

All American Engineering Company photographs

 Collection
Accession: 1968-006
Abstract:

All American Engineering Company was an aeronautical engineering and research firm which was incorporated on October 31, 1952. The company was originally a division of All American Aviation, Inc. This small collection of photographs depicts air pick-up testing, airplanes, equipment, and personnel.

Dates: 1943-1961

All American Engineering Company photographs and audiovisual materials

 Collection
Accession: 1976-410
Abstract:

All American Engineering Company was an aeronautical engineering and research firm which was incorporated on October 31, 1952. The company was originally a division of All American Aviation, Inc. This collection consists primarily of films. There is a small amount of photographs which corresponds directly to the film material. The collection is organized into two series: Films and Photographs, both series are arranged alphabetically. Dating from 1937 to 1984, the Films series documents the company’s innovations in the aviation industry, including pickup and recovery systems, catapults and arresting gear. The photographs document different design projects and tests; most of this research was related to the aviation industry. There are photographs of the facilities at the DuPont Airport on Centre Road near Greenville, Delaware, and the Georgetown, Delaware, test plant. Richard du Pont and other personnel appear in some of the images.

Dates: 1938-1984; Majority of material found within 1951-1976

All American Engineering Company records

 Collection
Accession: 1541
Abstract:

The engineering and research unit of All American Aviation, once the principal feeder airline for the mid-Atlantic region, became the All American Engineering Company in 1953. Their records document the early evolution of All American Aviation, the development of its system of air pick-up service, and its use in postal and military applications.

Dates: 1937-1975

All American Engineering Company scrapbooks and news releases

 Collection
Accession: 1074
Abstract:

All American Engineering Company was an aeronautical engineering and research firm that was incorporated on October 31, 1952. The records consist of scrapbooks of newspaper clippings and news releases that document the development, testing, and applications of the company's products.

Dates: 1940-1971

Clarence Ferrier slides

 Collection
Accession: 2022-211
Abstract:

Clarence Ferrier (1908-1990) was a photographer for more than twenty-seven years at All American Engineering Co., an aeronautical engineering and research firm incorporated in Georgetown, Delaware, on October 31, 1952. This small colletion of slides depicts the facility, hanger, aircraft, and employees.

Dates: 1950s-1960s

Lawrance Engineering and Research Corporation blueprints

 Collection
Accession: 2002-231
Abstract:

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: 1940-1943