Box 1
Container
Contains 5 Collections and/or Records:
Engineering Drawings and Papers, 1942 - 1944
Sub-Series — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSA 25, Series 1, Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Series one has a strong focus on the unique air safety contributions Johnson made to aviation and aeronautical engineering. Included
are Johnson's engineering drawings, papers he authored, various articles, biographical information, clippings, certificates, correspondence, manuals, memorandums, memoirs, "reading files," records, reports, and transcripts.Highlights of this series are Johnson's reports on "The National Army Air Maneuvers of 1931;" "Exposure - The Key to Flight...
Dates:
1942 - 1944
Approach and Landing Procedure, Technique, and Equipment for Proficient Landing of Aircraft During Blacked-Out Conditions -- Incorporating the All-Weather Approach and Landing Technique, April 16, 1942
File — Box: 1, Folder: 1, Item: 1
Identifier: MSA 25, Series 1, Sub-Series 1, File 1
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Series one has a strong focus on the unique air safety contributions Johnson made to aviation and aeronautical engineering. Included
are Johnson's engineering drawings, papers he authored, various articles, biographical information, clippings, certificates, correspondence, manuals, memorandums, memoirs, "reading files," records, reports, and transcripts.Highlights of this series are Johnson's reports on "The National Army Air Maneuvers of 1931;" "Exposure - The Key to Flight...
Dates:
April 16, 1942
Co-Ordination of Flight Deck Duties on Large Airplanes, by Ralph S. Johnson Chief Test Pilot, United Air Lines, Inc., paper presented before the Society of Automotive Engineers, Los Angeles, California , October 6, 1944
File — Box: 1, Folder: 2, Item: 3
Identifier: MSA 25, Series 1, Sub-Series 2, File 3
Scope and Contents
(Includes photographs of flight deck coordinator instrument and engine.)
Dates:
October 6, 1944
Newspaper Clippings, Certificate, and Honorary Doctorate of Engineering, 1992 - 2008
Sub-Series — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSA 25, Series 1, Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Series one has a strong focus on the unique air safety contributions Johnson made to aviation and aeronautical engineering. Included
are Johnson's engineering drawings, papers he authored, various articles, biographical information, clippings, certificates, correspondence, manuals, memorandums, memoirs, "reading files," records, reports, and transcripts.Highlights of this series are Johnson's reports on "The National Army Air Maneuvers of 1931;" "Exposure - The Key to Flight...
Dates:
1992 - 2008
Ralph S. Johnson papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 25
Scope and Contents
The Ralph S. Johnson papers document the pioneering aviation career of Ralph S. Johnson. Included among the papers are aeronautical engineering drawings done by Johnson, along with articles and papers authored by him. The newspaper clippings, awards, and honorary Doctorate of Engineering from Purdue University focus on the latter part of his career, as he was being recognized as an aviation pioneer. The biographical information was often collected and written by the authors, as a...
Dates:
1924 - 2010; Majority of material found within 1930 - 1947