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Box 16

 Container

Contains 44 Collections and/or Records:

Professional Career, 1951 - 2013

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 283, Series 3
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Jerry L. Ross papers document Ross' student life at Purdue, his test flight engineer work, and NASA career as an engineer and astronaut. The collection includes Purdue coursework and memorabilia; papers from Ross' work at Edwards Air Force Base, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, and Test Pilot School; NASA Space Shuttle training, mission documents and mission related scrapbooks, memorabilia, and flight crew films and interviews, along with documents and maps from Ross' work on Space Shuttle...
Dates: 1951 - 2013

Air Force Active Duty and Test Pilot School, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and Edwards Air Force Base, 1951 - 1978

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 283, Series 3, Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents This sub-series covers the time Ross was in test pilot school, and includes his flight test engineer training course application, Air Force active duty documents and test pilot course material. Also included are student flight records and checklists for T-33, F-4, O-2A and RF-4C and a flight test engineering handbook, Ramjet propulsion documents and research, overhead sled testing/MACH transparencies, "Design MACH 23" and speech notes, and Society of Experimental Test Pilot Reports to the...
Dates: 1951 - 1978

Jerry L. Ross papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 283
Scope and Contents The Jerry L. Ross papers document Ross' student life at Purdue, his test flight engineer work, and NASA career as an engineer and astronaut. The collection includes Purdue coursework and memorabilia; papers from Ross' work at Edwards Air Force Base, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, and Test Pilot School; NASA Space Shuttle training, mission documents and mission related scrapbooks, memorabilia, and flight crew films and interviews, along with documents and maps from Ross' work on Space Shuttle...
Dates: 1940 - 2013; Majority of material found within 1970 - 2000

Flight Test Engineer training course , 1959 - 1976

 Sub-Group — Box: 16
Identifier: MSA 283, Series 3, Sub-Series 1, Sub-Group 2
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: This sub-series covers the time Ross was in test pilot school, and includes his flight test engineer training course application, Air Force active duty documents and test pilot course material. Also included are student flight records and checklists for T-33, F-4, O-2A and RF-4C and a flight test engineering handbook, Ramjet propulsion documents and research, overhead sled testing/MACH transparencies, "Design MACH 23" and speech notes, and Society of Experimental Test Pilot Reports to the...
Dates: 1959 - 1976

Flight Test Engineer training course, statement of availability, application and letter of recommendation, 1973 - 1974

 File — Box: 16, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSA 283, Series 3, Sub-Series 1, Sub-Group 2, File 1
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: This sub-series covers the time Ross was in test pilot school, and includes his flight test engineer training course application, Air Force active duty documents and test pilot course material. Also included are student flight records and checklists for T-33, F-4, O-2A and RF-4C and a flight test engineering handbook, Ramjet propulsion documents and research, overhead sled testing/MACH transparencies, "Design MACH 23" and speech notes, and Society of Experimental Test Pilot Reports to the...
Dates: 1973 - 1974

United States Air Force, Test Pilot School Curriculum, Experimental Test Pilot Course, Flight Engineer Course, Edwards Air Force Base, California, February 1974

 File — Box: 16, Folder: 2
Identifier: MSA 283, Series 3, Sub-Series 1, Sub-Group 2, File 2
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: This sub-series covers the time Ross was in test pilot school, and includes his flight test engineer training course application, Air Force active duty documents and test pilot course material. Also included are student flight records and checklists for T-33, F-4, O-2A and RF-4C and a flight test engineering handbook, Ramjet propulsion documents and research, overhead sled testing/MACH transparencies, "Design MACH 23" and speech notes, and Society of Experimental Test Pilot Reports to the...
Dates: February 1974

Air Force Systems Command, Junior Officer of the Year Nomination , 1974

 File — Box: 16, Folder: 4
Identifier: MSA 283, Series 3, Sub-Series 1, Sub-Group 2, File 4
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: This sub-series covers the time Ross was in test pilot school, and includes his flight test engineer training course application, Air Force active duty documents and test pilot course material. Also included are student flight records and checklists for T-33, F-4, O-2A and RF-4C and a flight test engineering handbook, Ramjet propulsion documents and research, overhead sled testing/MACH transparencies, "Design MACH 23" and speech notes, and Society of Experimental Test Pilot Reports to the...
Dates: 1974

Paperwork, Award of Meritorious Service Medal , 1975

 File — Box: 16, Folder: 5
Identifier: MSA 283, Series 3, Sub-Series 1, Sub-Group 2, File 5

United States Air Force Test Pilot School, Performance, Volume 1 - Aerodynamic Theory , 1973

 File — Box: 16, Folder: 6
Identifier: MSA 283, Series 3, Sub-Series 1, Sub-Group 3, File 1

Table of Contents, 1973

 Item — Box: 16, Folder: 6, Item: 1
Identifier: MSA 283, Series 3, Sub-Series 1, Sub-Group 3, File 1, Item 1

Chapter I, The Atmosphere, 1973

 Item — Box: 16, Folder: 6, Item: 2
Identifier: MSA 283, Series 3, Sub-Series 1, Sub-Group 3, File 1, Item 2

Chapter II, Aerodynamics Introduction, 1973

 Item — Box: 16, Folder: 6, Item: 3
Identifier: MSA 283, Series 3, Sub-Series 1, Sub-Group 3, File 1, Item 3

Chapter III, Subsonic Aerodynamics, 1973

 Item — Box: 16, Folder: 6, Item: 4
Identifier: MSA 283, Series 3, Sub-Series 1, Sub-Group 3, File 1, Item 4

Chapter IV, Supersonic Aerodynamics, 1973

 Item — Box: 16, Folder: 6, Item: 5
Identifier: MSA 283, Series 3, Sub-Series 1, Sub-Group 3, File 1, Item 5

United States Air Force Test Pilot School, Performance, Volume I - Aerodynamic Theory , 1973

 File — Box: 16, Folder: 7
Identifier: MSA 283, Series 3, Sub-Series 1, Sub-Group 3, File 2
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: This sub-series covers the time Ross was in test pilot school, and includes his flight test engineer training course application, Air Force active duty documents and test pilot course material. Also included are student flight records and checklists for T-33, F-4, O-2A and RF-4C and a flight test engineering handbook, Ramjet propulsion documents and research, overhead sled testing/MACH transparencies, "Design MACH 23" and speech notes, and Society of Experimental Test Pilot Reports to the...
Dates: 1973

Chapter V, Hypersonic Aerodynamics, 1973

 Item — Box: 16, Folder: 7, Item: 1
Identifier: MSA 283, Series 3, Sub-Series 1, Sub-Group 3, File 2, Item 1
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: This sub-series covers the time Ross was in test pilot school, and includes his flight test engineer training course application, Air Force active duty documents and test pilot course material. Also included are student flight records and checklists for T-33, F-4, O-2A and RF-4C and a flight test engineering handbook, Ramjet propulsion documents and research, overhead sled testing/MACH transparencies, "Design MACH 23" and speech notes, and Society of Experimental Test Pilot Reports to the...
Dates: 1973

United States Air Force Test Pilot School, Performance, Volume II - Performance Flight Testing Theory , 1973

 File — Box: 16, Folder: 8
Identifier: MSA 283, Series 3, Sub-Series 1, Sub-Group 3, File 3
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: This sub-series covers the time Ross was in test pilot school, and includes his flight test engineer training course application, Air Force active duty documents and test pilot course material. Also included are student flight records and checklists for T-33, F-4, O-2A and RF-4C and a flight test engineering handbook, Ramjet propulsion documents and research, overhead sled testing/MACH transparencies, "Design MACH 23" and speech notes, and Society of Experimental Test Pilot Reports to the...
Dates: 1973

Table of Contents, 1973

 Item — Box: 16, Folder: 8, Item: 1
Identifier: MSA 283, Series 3, Sub-Series 1, Sub-Group 3, File 3, Item 1
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: This sub-series covers the time Ross was in test pilot school, and includes his flight test engineer training course application, Air Force active duty documents and test pilot course material. Also included are student flight records and checklists for T-33, F-4, O-2A and RF-4C and a flight test engineering handbook, Ramjet propulsion documents and research, overhead sled testing/MACH transparencies, "Design MACH 23" and speech notes, and Society of Experimental Test Pilot Reports to the...
Dates: 1973

Chapter I, Pitot-Static and Temperature Systems Theory, 1973

 Item — Box: 16, Folder: 8, Item: 2
Identifier: MSA 283, Series 3, Sub-Series 1, Sub-Group 3, File 3, Item 2
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: This sub-series covers the time Ross was in test pilot school, and includes his flight test engineer training course application, Air Force active duty documents and test pilot course material. Also included are student flight records and checklists for T-33, F-4, O-2A and RF-4C and a flight test engineering handbook, Ramjet propulsion documents and research, overhead sled testing/MACH transparencies, "Design MACH 23" and speech notes, and Society of Experimental Test Pilot Reports to the...
Dates: 1973

Chapter II, Energy Concepts and Non-Steady State Performance, 1973

 Item — Box: 16, Folder: 8, Item: 3
Identifier: MSA 283, Series 3, Sub-Series 1, Sub-Group 3, File 3, Item 3
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: This sub-series covers the time Ross was in test pilot school, and includes his flight test engineer training course application, Air Force active duty documents and test pilot course material. Also included are student flight records and checklists for T-33, F-4, O-2A and RF-4C and a flight test engineering handbook, Ramjet propulsion documents and research, overhead sled testing/MACH transparencies, "Design MACH 23" and speech notes, and Society of Experimental Test Pilot Reports to the...
Dates: 1973

United States Air Force Test Pilot School, Performance, Volume II - Performance Flight Testing Theory, 1973

 File — Box: 16, Folder: 9
Identifier: MSA 283, Series 3, Sub-Series 1, Sub-Group 3, File 4
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: This sub-series covers the time Ross was in test pilot school, and includes his flight test engineer training course application, Air Force active duty documents and test pilot course material. Also included are student flight records and checklists for T-33, F-4, O-2A and RF-4C and a flight test engineering handbook, Ramjet propulsion documents and research, overhead sled testing/MACH transparencies, "Design MACH 23" and speech notes, and Society of Experimental Test Pilot Reports to the...
Dates: 1973

Chapter III, Steady State Performance, 1973

 Item — Box: 16, Folder: 9, Item: 1
Identifier: MSA 283, Series 3, Sub-Series 1, Sub-Group 3, File 4, Item 1
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: This sub-series covers the time Ross was in test pilot school, and includes his flight test engineer training course application, Air Force active duty documents and test pilot course material. Also included are student flight records and checklists for T-33, F-4, O-2A and RF-4C and a flight test engineering handbook, Ramjet propulsion documents and research, overhead sled testing/MACH transparencies, "Design MACH 23" and speech notes, and Society of Experimental Test Pilot Reports to the...
Dates: 1973

Chapter IV, Turning Performance, 1973

 Item — Box: 16, Folder: 9, Item: 2
Identifier: MSA 283, Series 3, Sub-Series 1, Sub-Group 3, File 4, Item 2
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: This sub-series covers the time Ross was in test pilot school, and includes his flight test engineer training course application, Air Force active duty documents and test pilot course material. Also included are student flight records and checklists for T-33, F-4, O-2A and RF-4C and a flight test engineering handbook, Ramjet propulsion documents and research, overhead sled testing/MACH transparencies, "Design MACH 23" and speech notes, and Society of Experimental Test Pilot Reports to the...
Dates: 1973

Chapter V, Takeoff and Landing, 1973

 Item — Box: 16, Folder: 9, Item: 3
Identifier: MSA 283, Series 3, Sub-Series 1, Sub-Group 3, File 4, Item 3
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: This sub-series covers the time Ross was in test pilot school, and includes his flight test engineer training course application, Air Force active duty documents and test pilot course material. Also included are student flight records and checklists for T-33, F-4, O-2A and RF-4C and a flight test engineering handbook, Ramjet propulsion documents and research, overhead sled testing/MACH transparencies, "Design MACH 23" and speech notes, and Society of Experimental Test Pilot Reports to the...
Dates: 1973

Chapter VI, Fuel Flow Corrections, 1973

 Item — Box: 16, Folder: 9, Item: 4
Identifier: MSA 283, Series 3, Sub-Series 1, Sub-Group 3, File 4, Item 4
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: This sub-series covers the time Ross was in test pilot school, and includes his flight test engineer training course application, Air Force active duty documents and test pilot course material. Also included are student flight records and checklists for T-33, F-4, O-2A and RF-4C and a flight test engineering handbook, Ramjet propulsion documents and research, overhead sled testing/MACH transparencies, "Design MACH 23" and speech notes, and Society of Experimental Test Pilot Reports to the...
Dates: 1973