Historical information
National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
From the collection of
Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (Item) - NACA Report - distribution of lift on thin wings at supersonic speeds, National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics Theoretical Distribution of Lift on Thin Wings at Supersonic Speeds
Other items from this collection
16322 items
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Moorabbin Air MuseumBadge (Item) - Moorabbin Air Museum (AARG) Tie Clip & Lapel Badge
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - Aero engine theory, Aero EngineTheory a Fitter's Course
Description of engines for engine fitters circa 1940snon-fiction
Description of engines for engine fitters circa 1940s
aero engines
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - Aircraft propellers, Airscrews Part 1
Description of maintenance & repair of de Havilland controllable pitch & hydromatic airscrewsThin blue hardback
non-fiction
Description of maintenance & repair of de Havilland controllable pitch & hydromatic airscrews
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - Aircraft hydraulic systems, Aeroplane Hydraulic Equipment
Description of the operation, inspection & maintenance of Lockheed, Dowry & other hydraulic systems circa 1940-sThin hardcober published 1941
non-fiction
Description of the operation, inspection & maintenance of Lockheed, Dowry & other hydraulic systems circa 1940-s
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - Airplanes and engines, Aeroplanes and Engines (Airsense)
Description of aircraft and their engines circa 1949sSmall, thin hardback with Vickers Wellington bomber on cover
non-fiction
Description of aircraft and their engines circa 1949s
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Moorabbin Air MuseumUniform (Item) - RAAF Patch Maintenance Squadron East Sale
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - Aeronautical Engineering Handbook, Aeronautical Engineering A Practical Guide for Everyone Connected With The Aircraft Industry
General overview of contruction, operation and repair of piston aircraft; engines. No publishing date found, but could be circa 1940snon-fiction
General overview of contruction, operation and repair of piston aircraft; engines. No publishing date found, but could be circa 1940s
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Moorabbin Air MuseumUniform (Item) - RAAF 37 Squadron Patch
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - Aircraft piston engines, Aircraft Engines
Gude to operation and maintenance of aircrafat piston engines circa 1930sRed hardback published in 1930
non-fiction
Gude to operation and maintenance of aircrafat piston engines circa 1930s
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - Aero enginerng, Aero Engineering , Maintenance And Overhaul , Volume III , Part 2 , Pages 433-844
Volume III of comprehensive guide to aero engineeringnon-fiction
Volume III of comprehensive guide to aero engineering
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Moorabbin Air MuseumUniform (Item) - RAAF 38 Squadron Patch Caribou (Unofficial)
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - Airplane mechanics questions and answers, Questions and Answers for Airplane and Engine Mechanics
Checklist of maintenance & repair for aircraft / aircraft engine mechanics circa 1940sSmall, bliue hardback ;published 1944.
non-fiction
Checklist of maintenance & repair for aircraft / aircraft engine mechanics circa 1940s
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Moorabbin Air MuseumUniform (Item) - RAAF Squadron Patch AIRTELU (Unofficial)
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - Aeronautics 1939, 1940, 1941, General Aeronautics
Fundamentals of general aeronautics for pilots, aircraft mechanics & aircraft engine mechanics, circa 1940sGreen covered hardback ; title faded on spine
non-fiction
Fundamentals of general aeronautics for pilots, aircraft mechanics & aircraft engine mechanics, circa 1940s
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Moorabbin Air MuseumUniform (Item) - RAAF Squadron Patch No.486 (Unofficial Patch)
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - Air Navigation, Air Navigation Royal Air Force
Text on the theory and practice of air navigation for RAF trainees, circa 1944Green hardback with frayed spine . Published 1944
non-fiction
Text on the theory and practice of air navigation for RAF trainees, circa 1944
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - Airplane design, Airplane Design Manual
Introduction to airplane design, circa early 1940s, for engineering students.Publshed 1941
non-fiction
Introduction to airplane design, circa early 1940s, for engineering students.
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual - Harrow airplane, The Harrow I Aeroplane Two Pegasus X Engines And The Harrow II Aeroplane Two Pegasus XX Engines
Technical overview of Harrow I & II twin engined bomberPublished January 1939
non-fiction
Technical overview of Harrow I & II twin engined bomber
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Moorabbin Air MuseumUniform (Item) - RAAF Squadron Patch 1FTS (Flight Training School)
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual - Hyderabad aircraft, The Hyerabad Aircraft ( Two Lion Engines )
Description of the general construction and equipment of the Hyderabad airplane of 1928Small manual published in 1928
non-fiction
Description of the general construction and equipment of the Hyderabad airplane of 1928
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - Flight training, The Complete Flying Course A Manual of Flying Tuition
Text on flight trainingnon-fiction
Text on flight training
flying course
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual - Electricity and magnetism, Electricity and Magnetism for Defence Trainees
Text on theories of electricity and magnetism for defence trainees, circa 1942Piublished in July 1942
non-fiction
Text on theories of electricity and magnetism for defence trainees, circa 1942
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual - Technical drawing, The Reading of Technical Drawings
Text on how to read technical drawings circa 1942Manual published in June 1942
non-fiction
Text on how to read technical drawings circa 1942
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Moorabbin Air MuseumUniform (Item) - RAAF Uniform Hardboard Shoulder Epaulette, Fitted With Officers Eagle Badge
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual - Fitting and machining texts historical, Notes on the Theory of Fitting for Defence Trainees
Overview of theoretical aspects of fitting circa 1942Published in June 1942
non-fiction
Overview of theoretical aspects of fitting circa 1942
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual - Engineering machine shop mathematics history, Engineering Machine Shop Mathematics for Defence Trainees
Overview of engineering machiine shop mathematics for defence trainees circa 1942Manual published in 1942
non-fiction
Overview of engineering machiine shop mathematics for defence trainees circa 1942
machne shop mathematics
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - Fitting and machining texts, Fitting and Machining: Grade One
Technical guide for fitting and machining worknon-fiction
Technical guide for fitting and machining work
fitting and machining
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Booklet - Flight charts, Visual Terminal Chart
Visual terminal charte Adelaide-Melb ; Mackay-Rockhampton; Canberra - Tamworth ; Brisbane- Coolangatta; Mount Isa- SydneySeries of terminal charts in plastic holder
non-fiction
Visual terminal charte Adelaide-Melb ; Mackay-Rockhampton; Canberra - Tamworth ; Brisbane- Coolangatta; Mount Isa- Sydney
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Booklet - Written tests for private piot licence, Sample Written Tests ( Restricted Private Pilot Licece )
Sample of written test for restricted private pilot licenceA4 size booklet
non-fiction
Sample of written test for restricted private pilot licence
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - Flight planning, Flight Planning for Airline Pilots
Reference book for airlne pilot training course on flight trainingnon-fiction
Reference book for airlne pilot training course on flight training
