MS 243
Alexander Lippisch

Papers, 1897-1993, n.d.

Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140

Descriptive summary   |  Administrative information  |  Biographical/Historical note
Collection description  |  Organization  |  Description of series/container list
 

Series 1, Biographical Documents
Series 2, Aviation History
Series 3, Soaring Sailplanes and Gliders
Series 4, Delta-Winged Aircraft
Series 5, Aerodynamics
Series 6, Smoke Tunnels
Series 7, Aerodynes

Series 8, General Ground Effect
Series 9, Ground Effect - Aeroskimmers
Series 10, Ground Effect - Aerofoil Boats
Series 11, Aerodynamics and Smoke Tunnels
Series 12, Hydrofoil Boat
Series 13, Miscellaneous Files
Series 14, Films

 

Description of series

Series 4 Delta-Winged Aircraft 1904-1982, n.d.
extent: 14 boxes
description: The series holds over 1,000 photographs of delta-wing planes, especially the Me163, the fastest plane of World War II. Many articles (see Box 21) and patent applications (Box 14 and Box 17 are strongest) about the wing Lippisch designed are contained here, too. Additionally, this series contains test results and experimental data (refer to Box 18, Folders 13-29 and all of Box 20).

Container list

Box Folder Title Dates
11 1 History/background, 1904-1940s: History of the tailless airplanes (before Lippisch) -- Dunne biplane (1912), Geoffrey Hill, Horten, etc. 1912-40s
11 2 History/background, 1904-1940s: History of the Delta Wing n.d.
11 3 History/background, 1904-1940s: History of the Delta airplanes n.d.
11 4 Publications: Manuscript describing the arrow-wing and delta-wing aircraft of Lippisch 1921-50
11 5 Publications: National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, Aircraft Circular #159 -- "The Dreieck I Tailless Airplane" by Edwin P.A. Heinze. n.d.
11 6 Publications: Flying wing design (not Lippisch) by RRG n.d.
11 7 Publications: Articles in unknown newspaper -- "Glider Pilot Title Won by Opitz," and "Glider Soaring Test Continues" n.d.
11 8 Publications: Article in unknown newspaper -- "Flying-wing Glider at Dayton 5 Hours After Toledo Take-off" n.d.
11 9 Publications: Article in unknown publication -- "Birth of Sweepback" n.d.
11 10 Publications: "'Das "Nur Flügel" Segelflugseug"' by Hangwind n.d.
11 11 Publications: Roll-stability (outline for a talk or paper) n.d.
11 12 Publications: Disposition sheet for the article "The Story of the Delta-Wing" n.d.
11 13 Publications: Partial list of publications by A.M. Lippisch 1920-37
11 14 Calculations: "Die eigenstable Flügel." "Statische Stabilitat um die Querachse" n.d.
11 15 Calculations: Circulation drag n.d.
11 16 Calculations: Miscellaneous thoughts on high-speed flight and aerodynamics n.d.
11 17 Photographs: Ram-jet drawings n.d.
11 18 Photographs: Self-stable wings n.d.
11 19 Photographs: Survey (drawing) of all tailless and delta airplanes 1921-44
11 20 Photographs: Tailless glider by Dinort -- Lippisch design n.d.
11 21 Photographs: Tailless airplane by F.A. Teichfus (Italy) n.d.
11 22 Photographs: Tailless airplane by Geoffrey Hill (United Kingdom) n.d.
11 23 Photographs: Construction and testing detail -- Photos for Delta Aircraft, incl. Me163 n.d.
11 24 Photographs: Frankfurter Illustrierte -- Me163 n.d.
11 25 Photographs: Comparison: tailless and normal aircraft ca. 1927
11 26 Photographs: Tailless aircraft -- Dunne Biplane, G. Hill Pterodactylus I, Lippisch Storch V 1912, n.d.
11 27 Photographs: Presentation about tailless airplanes n.d.
11 28 Photographs: Model of Lippisch Storch by Daniel Walton n.d.
11 29 Miscellaneous: "Fundamental thoughts on the design of high-speed airplanes" n.d.
11 30 Miscellaneous: Advantages of tailless airplanes n.d.
11 31 Miscellaneous: German Patent 170,693 by Rosa Rappaport -- "Gasturbine mit sich drehendem Leitrad" (Gas turbine with rotating leading disc) 1904
11 32 Miscellaneous: Information about the Zanonia tropical seed n.d.
12 1 Publications, 1921-30: Article in Flugsport -- "The Lippisch Sailplanes, 1925." Includes "Experiment" tailless 1925
12 2 Publications, 1921-30: Article in ZFM by Lippisch -- Model Trials With New Airplane Types [arrow wings, tailless, and canards] 1926
12 3 Publications, 1921-30: Article in ZFM by Fritz Stamer -- flight report about "Ente" 1928
12 4 Publications, 1921-30: Article in ZFM by Lippisch -- Rocket trials with airplanes and airplane models 1928
12 5 Publications, 1921-30: Article in Flugsport -- "Trials with the Tailless Airplanes" 1929
12 6 Publications, 1921-30: National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics -- Memorandum #564 -- "Recent tests of tailless airplanes" 1930
12 7 Publications, 1921-30: Lecture on sailplanes and gliders ca. 1930
12 8 Publications, 1921-30: Article in L'Aerophile by Lippisch -- tailless aircraft 1930
12 9 Publications, 1921-30: The development of tailless airplanes, through models and gliders 1921-31
12 10 Publications, 1921-30: Wind tunnel results for Storch-type airplanes 1926-27
12 11 Publications, 1921-30: Lists of Lippisch patents 1929-35
12 12 Publications, 1921-30: The development work by A. Lippisch on tailless airplanes 1921-31
12 13 Publications, 1921-30: Airfoil/wing selection for Deltas 1931-63
12 14 Photographs, 1921-1930: Sitzgleiter E-2 -- Espenlaub Lippisch 1921-22
12 15 Photographs, 1921-1930: Unidentified Storch material 1925-35
12 16 Photographs, 1921-1930: Tailless models: construction details 1925-27
12 17 Photographs, 1921-1930: Schwanzlose Pfeilflügel Modelle -- tailless arrow-wing model 1925-26
12 18 Photographs, 1921-1930: Gerader Brettflügel glider model 1926-27
12 19 Photographs, 1921-1930: Various tailless models from a publication -- Schwanzlos, Brett, Canard/Ente 1926-27
12 20 Photographs, 1921-1930: Canard Model; model of "Ente" 1926
12 21 Photographs, 1921-1930: Storch Model 1926
12 22 Photographs, 1921-1930: Storch: details of the controls 1927-29
12 23 Photographs, 1921-1930: First Delta-Wing evolved from the Canard 1927
12 24 Photographs, 1921-1930: Storch I glider, RRG 1927
12 25 Photographs, 1921-1930: Storch II glider, RRG 1927-28
12 26 Photographs, 1921-1930: The Duck-wing as Delta O: a model 1927
12 27 Photographs, 1921-1930: Storch IV, no engine glider, RRG, Wasserkuppe 1928-29
12 28 Photographs, 1921-1930: Glider version of the "Ente," RRG 1928-29
12 29 Photographs, 1921-1930: Rocket-powered model with Max Valier 1928-29
12 30 Photographs, 1921-1930: Delta-wing evolution projects 1928-31
12 31 Photographs, 1921-1930: Some tailless models -- rocket-powered tailless models (RRG, OPEL) 1928
12 32 Photographs, 1921-1930: Large-body Delta Transport, 2 engines 1928
12 33 Photographs, 1921-1930: First Delta for Köhl (as in German Patent DRP 615,460) 1928
12 34 Photographs, 1921-1930: Trials with rocket-powered models. Opel-Sander 1928
12 35 Photographs, 1921-1930: Long-range passenger delta design, transport project Delta Transport (Fernverkehr) 1929-30
12 36 Photographs, 1921-1930: Delta I models 1929-30
12 37 Photographs, 1921-1930: Design of a rocket-powered airplane for Fritz von Opel 1929
12 38 Photographs, 1921-1930: Storch V: demonstration flight, Berlin-Tempelhof Airport, pilot Günther Groenhoff, RRG 1929
12 39 Photographs, 1921-1930: Tailless airplane by Soldenhoff (Switzerland) -- [pilot: Espenlaub] 1929
12 40 Photographs, 1921-1930: Rocket-powered (full-scale, manned) "Ente," RRG -- for Fritz von Opel 1929
12 41 Photographs, 1921-1930: Motorgleiter "Hans Huckebein" Storch VII with canopy -- pilot Groenhoff 1930-31
12 42 Photographs, 1921-1930: Delta I glider RRG -- Hermann Köhl 1930
12 43 Photographs, 1921-1930: Tailless biplane by Smith-Dunne, U.S.A. 1930
13 1 Publications, 1931-1932: Article in Flugsport -- Soaring and Powered Flight" 1931
13 2 Publications, 1931-1932: Article in Flugsport -- "Lippisch Tailless Powered Airplane, type Köhl 1931
13 3 Publications, 1931-1932: Article in Flugsport -- The Tailless Airplanes of the RRG" 1931
13 4 Publications, 1931-1932: Article in Flugsport -- "Tailless Airplane Lippisch, Delta I" 1931
13 5 Publications, 1931-1932: Magazine National Glider -- "Recent Tests of Tailless Airplanes" 1931
13 6 Publications, 1931-1932: Magazine National Glider and Airplane News -- '"The New German "Tailless" Plane" 1931
13 7 Calculations, 1931-1936: Various essays, measurements, scribbles 1932-36
13 8 Photographs, 1931-1932: Tailless biplane model; developed for Heinkel 1931-32
13 9 Photographs, 1931-1932: Tailless model 1931
13 10 Photographs, 1931-1932: Delta I -- 30 HP Bristol -- Hermann Köhl -- RRG 1931
13 11 Photographs, 1931-1932: Delta III Model 1931-32
13 12 Photographs, 1931-1932: Evolution of the Me163A and B 1932-42
13 13 Photographs, 1931-1932: Delta IV (?) Model 1932-34
13 14 Photographs, 1931-1932: Delta IV: Fieseler Wespe (wasp) F3: Heini Dittmar (pilot) 1932-34
13 15 Photographs, 1931-1932: Tailless biplane by Heinkel (a model) 1932
13 16 Photographs, 1931-1932: Storch VIII "Marabu" 1932
14 1 Publications, 1932-1936: Reflections of A. Lippisch on (his friend and test pilot) Günther Groenhoff 1932
14 2 Publications, 1932-1936: Article in Flugtechnik and response by A. Kupper -- The Problem of the Tailless Airplane and its Evolution into the Flying-Wing" 1932
14 3 Publications, 1932-1936: Presentation -- "The Theory of the Tailless Airplane" to the W.G.L. at Berlin 1932
14 4 Publications, 1932-1936: Article in Zeitung für Flugtechnik und Motorluftschiffahrt -- "The Problem of the Tailless Airplane and its Evolution into the Flying-Wing" 1932
14 5 Publications, 1932-1936: Report by AVA to the RRG -- wing with double-flap, RRG XIII, Model 2811 1933
14 6 Publications, 1932-1936: Presentation by F. Krämer to the VfL -- "Contribution to the Sizing of Wing Spans" 1933
14 7 Publications, 1932-1936: Troubles involving Lippisch, Köhl, and the Delta I 1932
14 8 Publications, 1932-1936: Zentrale für Technisch - Wissenschaftliches Berichstswesen Über Luftahrtforschung -- "Nusflügelflugsluge" 1934
14 9 Scientific Research, 1932-1937: Aerodynamische Versuchsanstalt Göttingen, Report 36-51 -- wind tunnel tests on trapezoidal wings with backward sweep. 1936-1937
14 10 Patent Material, 1932-1936: Patent 542,309 -- airplane steering using cables 1932
14 11 Patent Material, 1932-1936: Patent 546,993 -- swept-back wing, particularly for tailless aircraft 1932
14 12 Patent Material, 1932-1936: Patent 558,111 -- airplane wing with stationary center of pressure 1932
14 13 Patent Material, 1932-1936: Patent 558,959 -- pitch control for tailless airplanes with arrow-wings 1933
14 14 Patent Material, 1932-1936: U.S. Patent 1,931,928 by A.M. Lippisch -- aircraft aerofoil 1933
14 15 Patent Material, 1932-1936: Patent 582,542 -- arrow-wing, particularly for tailless plane 1934
14 16 Patent Material, 1932-1936: Patent 593,495 -- tailless airplane with several wings 1934
14 17 Patent Material, 1932-1936: Patent 607,612 -- trim mechanism for tailless airplanes 1935
14 18 Patent Material, 1932-1936: Patent 609,853 -- winglets for yaw control on tailless airplanes 1935
14 19 Patent Material, 1932-1936: Patent 615,460 -- tailless airplane with a thick wing-root that can accommodate passengers 1935
14 20 Photographs, 1932-1936: 1932 Delta design, 2 engines (push-pull), model -- mail carrier, long-range 1932
14 21 Photographs, 1932-1936: Delta model built in France by ABRIAL 1932
14 22 Photographs, 1932-1936: Delta II, RRG 1932
14 23 Photographs, 1932-1936: Storch-like airplane by Beyer/Rossitter 1932
14 24 Photographs, 1932-1936: Storch IX -- 30 HP Bristol engine 1933-35
14 25 Photographs, 1932-1936: "Tailless Zögling -- ancestor of Storch IX "Schwanzloser Zögling" 1933
14 26 Photographs, 1932-1936: Delta I crash 1933
14 27 Photographs, 1932-1936: Delta III 1934-36
14 28 Photographs, 1932-1936: Delta IVa -- 1 engine, 2 open seats, no canard 1934-35
14 29 Photographs, 1932-1936: Delta IVb -- 1 engine, 1 seat, canards 1934-35
14 30 Photographs, 1932-1936: Rubber-powered tailless model at Darmstadt 1934-35
14 31 Photographs, 1932-1936: Forward-swept glider KORMORAN built as DFS-42 at Darmstadt 1935-37
14 32 Photographs, 1932-1936: Span location for flying-wing aircraft 1935
14 33 Photographs, 1932-1936: Conceptual drawing: Delta jets in formation flight 1934
14 34 Photographs, 1932-1936: DFS 39 (last of the Delta IV series, forerunner of Me163A) -- Delta Ivc 1935-37
15 1 Publications, 1936-1938: "Stellungen zum Vorschlag von V. Doepp" 1937
15 2 Publications, 1936-1938: Article in Jahrbuch der deutschen Luftahrtforschung -- "Report on the Measurements of the Tailless Experimental Airplane DFS 193" 1937
15 3 Calculations/experimentation, 1936-1938: Airfoil with gap that allows high-pressure air from the underside

to enter the upper surface

1936
15 4 Calculations/experimentation, 1936-1938: Aerodynamische Versuchsanstadt Göttingen, Report 37/39 -- wind-tunnel tests on arrow-wing model J 1180 -- sweep angle = -15° 1937-38
15 5 Calculations/experimentation, 1936-1938: DFS40, Delta V 1938-39
15 6 Calculations/experimentation, 1936-1938: Correspondence regarding NACA TN 591 between NACA and Lippisch 1938
15 7 Calculations/experimentation, 1936-1938: "Wind tunnel tests of Model J 7010" Part I 1938-39
15 8 Calculations/experimentation, 1936-1938: "Wind tunnel tests of Model J 7010" Part II 1938-39
15 9 Calculations/experimentation, 1936-1938: Delta thermodynamics 1938
15 10 Calculations/experimentation, 1936-1938: Calculation of the lift distribution at maximum lift ca. late 1930s
15 11 Calculations/experimentation, 1936-1938: "Explanation of the Aerodynamic Calculation of Wings" by Lippisch and Hubert at DFS ca. late 1930s
15 12 Patent Material, 1936-1943: Patent 636,244 -- wing with a gap that has a bladed blower in it to blow high-pressure air from the bottom to the top 1936
15 13 Patent Material, 1936-1943: List of Lippisch patents during his Messerschmitt years 1939-43
15 14 Photographs, 1936-1938: Delta-model: "Wilde Hummel" (Wild Bumblebee) 1936
15 15 Photographs, 1936-1938: DFS 39d -- Project X wind tunnel model 1937-38
15 16 Photographs, 1936-1938: Reconnaissance DFS 193 1937
15 17 Photographs, 1936-1938: One-seat fighter 1937
15 18 Photographs, 1936-1938: DFS 194 wind tunnel model -- push prop 1937
16 1 Publications, 1939-1943: Presentation: tailless aircraft, including Me163B 1939-43
16 2 Publications, 1939-1943: The size of the vertical damping areas of modern airplanes; by F. L. Thompson 1939-43
16 3 Publications, 1939-1943: "Development of Flying Wings" 1939-43
16 4 Scientific Research, 1939-1943: Decrease in runway length through the use of a propeller-driven launch vehicle 1939-40
16 5 Scientific Research, 1939-1943: Climbing flight with accelerated horizontal flight ca. 1939-43
16 6 Scientific Research, 1939-1943: Surface speed for a symmetric airfoil ca. 1939-43
16 7 Scientific Research, 1939-1943: Crash-safe model ca. 1939-43
16 8 Scientific Research, 1939-1943: "Vergrösserung der Reichweite" (Increase of Range [for various airplane types]) 1939-43
16 9 Scientific Research, 1939-1943: Vortex induction; horseshoe vortex for straight and swept-back wings 1939-43
16 10 Patent Material, 1939-1943: Patent application -- folding landing-flap ca. 1939-43
16 11 Patent Material, 1939-1943: Patent application -- blowing slots ca. 1939-43
16 12 Patent Material, 1939-1943: Patents: some related notes 1939-43
16 13 Photographs, 1939-1941: Blueprints of P01-111, P01-113, P01-114, P01-115 1939-41
17 1 Scientific Research, 1939-1943: Bf 163 V4 -- pressure distribution at the rear of the fuselage -- polars 1939
17 2 Scientific Research, 1939-1943: P03 drag determination 1939
17 3 Scientific Research, 1939-1943: "Unstetigkeiten im Verlauf des Profilwiderstandes" 1941
17 4 Scientific Research, 1939-1943: Induced drag of multi-wing and tandem configurations 1939
17 5 Scientific Research, 1939-1943: Wind-tunnel 3-component measurements of trapezoidal wings with small aspect ratio 1940
17 6 Scientific Research, 1939-1943: Die Reichweite der Flugzeuge mit Strahlantrieb 1940
17 7 Scientific Research, 1939-1943: Determination of center of gravity for swept-back wings 1940
17 8 Scientific Research, 1939-1943: Wind-tunnel data for a trapezoidal-plan form wing with fuselage, Messerchmitt (Augsburg) 1940
17 9 Scientific Research, 1939-1943: "Systematic Occurrences in the Course of the Drag of Airfoils 1941-45
17 10 Scientific Research, 1939-1943: Me163B polars n.d.
17 11 Scientific Research, 1939-1943: Determination of true airspeed 1941-42
17 12 Scientific Research, 1939-1943: Comparison of side (yaw) stability. 1941
17 13 Scientific Research, 1939-1943: Me163 V4 1941
17 14 Scientific Research, 1939-1943: Neutral axes for wings of small aspect ratio 1941
17 15 Scientific Research, 1939-1943: Rectangular wing with (?) flap: 3 component measurements 1941
17 16 Scientific Research, 1939-1943: Stellungsnahme (defense of wind-tunnel work) 1941
17 17 Scientific Research, 1939-1943: Me263 (P01) side (yaw) stability -- contract J-1279 1941
17 18 Patent Material, 1939-1943: Patent -- France -- by A. de Saint Exupéry -- No. 850.093 1939
17 19 Patent Material, 1939-1943: Patent application M146,650 -- flap arrangement 1939
17 20 Patent Material, 1939-1943: Letters regarding patents: 546,993 ; 582,542 ; 558,111 ; 593, 495 ; 636,244 ; 499,199 ; 607,612 ; 615,460 1940-43
17 21 Patent Material, 1939-1943: Patent application M145,995 -- tailless airplane with flap 1940
17 22 Patent Material, 1939-1943: U.S. Patent 2,210,642 by S.W. Thompson -- stabilizer for tailless airplanes 1940
17 23 Patent Material, 1939-1943: Power plant rocket: liquid jet. Patent application M148,363 XI/62b -- Germany 1940
17 24 Patent Material, 1939-1943: Patent -- France -- by A. de Saint-Exupéry -- No. 50.700 1940
17 25 Patent Material, 1939-1943: Patent application: M152,372 XI/62b and M 44,241 Gm 62b -- "Arrow-shaped airplane wing" 1941-43
17 26 Patent Material, 1939-1943: Patent application: M-151,045 -- Germany -- power plant - jet engine 1941
17 27 Patent Material, 1939-1943: Patent application: M 152,462 -- airplane with swept-forward wings 1941
17 28 Patent Material, 1939-1943: Patent application: M 152,452 -- horizontal tail for aircraft (retractable horizontal tail for tailless aircraft) 1941
17 29 Patent Material, 1939-1943: Patent application: M 152,412 -- Patent 762,107 -- airplane wing with lift-flap 1941
17 30 Patent Material, 1939-1943: Patent application: M 152,346 -- propeller with self-pitching blades 1941
17 31 Patent Material, 1939-1943: Patent application: M 152,348 -- arrow-wing with ends that can be rotated 1941
17 32 Patent Material, 1939-1943: Patent application: M 152,411 -- airplane with arrow-wing 1941
17 33 Patent Material, 1939-1943: Patent application: M 152,710 -- airplane with engine made of several steel tubes 1941
17 34 Patent Material, 1939-1943: Patent application: M 152,705 -- brake flap for airplane wings 1941
17 35 Photographs, 1939-1941: P01 (Me263) 1941
17 36 Photographs, 1939-1941: Blueprints -- P01-116, Rentel 1941
17 37 Photographs, 1939-1941: Blueprints: P01-117 Interceptor, P01-118 Interceptor, and P01-119 Interceptor 1941
17 38 Photographs, 1939-1941: P06 tailless prop -- Messerschmitt 1940
17 39 Photographs, 1939-1941: Drawings of the AVA Model of the Me163A 1939
17 40 Photographs, 1939-1941: Blueprints -- P01-116, Körner 1939
17 41 Photographs, 1939-1941: Me163: center gravity location from model (1/25 scale) measurements 1941
17 42 Photographs, 1939-1941: Li P05 Interceptor (similar to Me163) 1941
17 43 Photographs, 1939-1941: P04 tailless, 2 push-props, Knickflügel -- Messerschmitt 1939-41
17 44 Photographs, 1939-1941: DFS 194 1939-40
17 45 Photographs, 1939-1941: Me163A 1939-41
17 46 Photographs, 1939-1941: DFS 194 -- installation of rocket engine and first trial rocket launch in August 1940-47
17 47 Photographs, 1939-1941: Combined photo -- Me163A, Me163B, and P11 1941-44
17 48 Photographs, 1939-1941: Me163B Rocket Fighter 1941-45
17 49 Miscellaneous, 1939-1941: P08 long-range battle aircraft -- 4 push-props -- Messerschmitt 1941
17 50 Miscellaneous, 1939-1941: The Range of Aircraft with Jet Propulsion 1940
17 51 Miscellaneous, 1939-1941: Schedule for work on Me163 and other projects ca. 1941
18 1 Publications, 1942-1943: Der Einfluß des Triebwerkes auf die Flugzeuggestaltung 1942-43
18 2 Publications, 1942-1943: Lippisch lecture to the academy in Berlin -- "The Development of the Tailless Airplanes" 1942
18 3 Publications, 1942-1943: "Über die Entwicklung der schwanzlosen Flugzeuge" (presentation) -- Deutsche Akademie der Luftahrtforschung 1942
18 4 Publications, 1942-1943: Lippisch lecture to Lilienthal Society in Berlin -- "Aircraft Construction Using Wood" 1942
18 5 Publications, 1942-1943: Lippisch presentation at Augsburg and Heidelberg -- "Problems of Airplane Design" 1943
18 6 Correspondence, 1942-1943: Correspondence about lectures/presentations 1942-43
18 7 Correspondence, 1942-1943: Conference between Lippisch and Messerschmitt regarding the use of the P-10 as a high-speed bomber 1942
18 8 Correspondence, 1942-1943: Lippisch as reviewer: review of Helmbold's lecture 1942
18 9 Correspondence, 1942-1943: Remark about the lecture of Helmbold on irregularities in the drag of airfoils 1942
18 10 Correspondence, 1942-1943: Remarks about the lecture of Prof. Schmidt on jet engines 1942
18 11 Correspondence, 1942-1943: Lippisch as reviewer: review of Schmidt's lecture 1942
18 12 Correspondence, 1942-1943: Thoughts about the establishment of a developmental institute for airplane construction 1942
18 13 Scientific Research, 1942-1943: Various projects at Messerschmitt: Schnellbomber, Lorin Jäger, P13b, Schnellbomber LiP10, Me329, P10/II, and P10 1942-44
18 14 Scientific Research, 1942-1943: Volumes and surface areas of cone-shaped wings 1942
18 15 Scientific Research, 1942-1943: Drag coefficients from model measurements of various crafts 1942
18 16 Scientific Research, 1942-1943: Deutsche Luftahrtforschung -- Druckverteilungsmessungen bei Hochgeschwindigkeit und Schräganblasung 1942
18 17 Scientific Research, 1942-1943: Improvements of propellers 1942
18 18 Scientific Research, 1942-1943: "Pressure Distribution Measurements at High Speed and Oblique Incidence of Flow" 1942
18 19 Scientific Research, 1942-1943: P10 flying wing, single engine (push-prop) 1942
18 20 Scientific Research, 1942-1943: Dimensions for the addition of leading edge flaps -- Me163A 1942
18 21 Scientific Research, 1942-1943: HWK-engine (Walter) Strahlruder -- Me163A 1942
18 22 Scientific Research, 1942-1943: Transaction about the degree of effectiveness of a thermodynamic cycle/process 1943-45
18 23 Scientific Research, 1942-1943: Wind-Tunnel Measurement of a 60° swept-back Delta wing model, Göttingen 1943-44
18 24 Scientific Research, 1942-1943: L-Triebwerke P-12, P13b 1943-44
18 25 Scientific Research, 1942-1943: Polars and wind-tunnel tests of Me329 -- contract J 7062 1943
18 26 Scientific Research, 1942-1943: Me265 and Me329 -- Zerstörer, 2-push-props, tailless 1943
18 27 Scientific Research, 1942-1943: Borsig Take-off Aid, Me163A 1943
18 28 Scientific Research, 1942-1943: Me163B flight tests 1943
18 29 Scientific Research, 1942-1943: "Flugzeuge mit strahlantrieb" ca. 1943
18 30 Patent Material, 1942: Patent application: M 153,176 and M 150,613 (Lippisch and Börger) -- cambered flap for airplane wings, particularly for tailless airplanes 1942
18 31 Patent Material, 1942: Patent application: M 150,140 -- airplane wing with >>Sprezklappe<< (spreading flap) 1942
18 32 Patent Material, 1942: Patent application: M 154,287 -- airplane for high-speed flight 1942
18 33 Patent Material, 1942: Patent application: M 155,444 -- tailless aircraft with an arrow-wing 1942
18 34 Photographs, 1942-1943: Me/LiP 11 Schnellbomber (fast bomber) --turbine propulsion, turbojet bomber, tailless 1942-43
18 35 Photographs, 1942-1943: Luftahrtforschungsanstalt Wien (LFW) floorplan 1942
18 36 Photographs, 1942-1943: Flugkörper TP 1400-3 -- Messerschmitt/Lippisch 1942
18 37 Photographs, 1942-1943: Me163D V-Muster (wheeled) 1943
18 38 Photographs, 1942-1943: Me163C 1943
18 39 Photographs, 1942-1943: Steuersäule Me163, Seitensteuer Me163, Fußsteuer, Vorgeschriebene Mindestsirzabmaße 1943
18 40 Photographs, 1942-1943: Walter Triebwerk -- data 1943
18 41 Photographs, 1942-1943: Ueberschall-Delta (supersonic delta) -- Pfeilflügelmessung AVA Göttingen 1942-44
18 42 Photographs, 1942-1943: Luftahrtforschungsanstalt Wien photos 1942
18 43 Photographs, 1942-1943: Me161 ca. 1942
19 1 Publications, 1943-1944: "Flight-mechanical characteristics of swept-back (arrow) wings at normal speeds" by A. W. Quick. Also: comment by Lippisch 1943
19 2 Publications, 1943-1944: "The Tailless Aircraft in Comparison to the Aircraft of Conventional Construction Type" -- speech by Professor Scheubel. Also: remark by A. Lippisch 1943
19 3 Publications, 1943-1944: "Der Einfluss Des Triebwerkes Auf Die Flugzeuggestaltung" 1943
19 4 Publications, 1943-1944: "Visible Aerodynamics" -- slide presentation/lecture 1943
19 5 Publications, 1943-1944: Me163B handbooks 1944
19 6 Scientific Research, 1943-1944: Structural requirements for a fighter-bomber 1943
19 7 Scientific Research, 1943-1944: "The Flight Mechanics of Airplanes with Jet Propulsion." Research Report FB 1791 of the DLF: includes comments and may have something to do with dissertation 1943
19 8 Scientific Research, 1943-1944: Me263 (P01) wind-tunnel tests of side (yaw) stability -- contract J 7036 1943
19 9 Scientific Research, 1943-1944: Me163C wind tunnel tests -- contract J 7063 1943
19 10 Scientific Research, 1943-1944: Delta-wing center of gravity/neutral point 1944-46
19 11 Scientific Research, 1943-1944: Gedankensplitter P12 n.d.
19 12 Scientific Research, 1943-1944: "Projekt-Baubeschreibung P13" (original and in English) 1944
19 13 Scientific Research, 1943-1944: Staudrucktriebwerk 1944
19 14 Scientific Research, 1943-1944: Polars and lift and drag of delta-wing airplanes 1944
19 15 Scientific Research, 1943-1944: Betrachtungen über das Lorin-Gerät im Unterschallbereich (the ramjet at supersonic speeds) 1944
19 16 Patent Material, 1943-1944: Patent application: M 158,481 -- launching method for airplanes 1943
19 17 Photographs, 1943-1944: Graph drawings of Lorin-Triebwerk (ramjet engine) n.d.
19 18 Photographs, 1943-1944: Me163 with jet engine 1943
19 19 Photographs, 1943-1944: Bomber 1943
19 20 Photographs, 1943-1944: Delta VI turbojet delta-fighter or P11 twin-tail 1943-44
19 21 Photographs, 1943-1944: Li P 13 Lorinjet -- LFW Vienna 1944-46
19 22 Photographs, 1943-1944: Li P 14 1944-45
19 23 Photographs, 1943-1944: P12 -- Entwürfe -- Wien 1944
19 24 Photographs, 1943-1944: Zeichnungen P13 (blueprints and sketches) 1944
19 25 Photographs, 1943-1944: Li P 12 Lorinjet -- LFW -- Vienna 1944
19 26 Photographs, 1943-1944: Lorin-Triebwerk Verusche Vorschläge 1944
19 27 Photographs, 1943-1944: Li P 12/13 1944
20 1 Publications, 1944-1947: Lecture by A.M. Lippisch to: Hans der Technik -- "Development of Tailless Airplanes" 1944
20 2 Publications, 1944-1947: Vorschläge zur Ausführung eines Flakgeschosses-bzw. Ferngeschosses mit Staudruck-Raketenantrieb 1944
20 3 Publications, 1944-1947: Systematische Verusche über die Verwendung von Festkraftstoffen in Lorin Triebwerken -- ZWB Report 2852 by H. Schwabl 1945
20 4 Publications, 1944-1947: Ubër die Verwendung von Abwickekbaren Flächen im Flugzeugbau 1945
20 5 Publications, 1944-1947: A research program outline -- London 1945
20 6 Publications, 1944-1947: Proposed research program for supersonic aircraft with Lorin (athodyd) engines (post-Me163) n.d.
20 7 Publications, 1944-1947: Article in The Dayton Herald -- "Tests on Nazi Rocket Plane Begin" 1946
20 8 Publications, 1944-1947: Bureau of Aeronautics Technical Intelligence Liaison Unit -- "Swept-back Wing" 1946
20 9 Publications, 1944-1947: Article in Air Trails Pictorial -- "Me163B: Link to the Future?" 1946
20 10 Scientific Research, 1944-1947: P01 (Me263) -- wind tunnel and 6-component measurements (center of pressure) 1944
20 11 Scientific Research, 1944-1947: Experiments with various fuels for use in aircraft engines 1944
20 12 Scientific Research, 1944-1947: Graphs: constant pressure n.d.
20 13 Scientific Research, 1944-1947: Gleichdruck (constant pressure) -- Lorin-Propulsion n.d.
20 14 Scientific Research, 1944-1947: Lorin-Isobar-Isotherm n.d.
20 15 Scientific Research, 1944-1947: Warmeübergang/heat transfer efficiency of wind tunnels n.d.
20 16 Scientific Research, 1944-1947: Lorin Triebwerk mit Gleichdruck-Brennraum n.d.
20 17 Scientific Research, 1944-1947: Prozess mit Geradem Brennraum n.d.
20 18 Scientific Research, 1944-1947: The Ramjet Process post-1944
20 19 Scientific Research, 1944-1947: The Wimbledon Diagram 1945
20 20 Patent Materials, 1944-1947: Patent application: L 116,494 XI/62b -- Germany. Aircraft -- ramjet propulsion (tailless) 1944
20 21 Patent Materials, 1944-1947: Projectile -- reaction propulsion patent application (Germany): No. 1317 1945
20 22 Photographs, 1944-1947: Sketch: Li-P13a -- Lorin ram-jet Jäger (coal burner and needle-nose) 1944
20 23 Photographs, 1944-1947: Powered Wing 1944
20 24 Photographs, 1944-1947: Drawings/blueprints: Li-P13b (coal particle engine, twin vertical stabilizers, and two oval inlets) 1944-45
20 25 Photographs, 1944-1947: Drawings for U.S. Patents (?) -- all-wing aircraft and powered wing (Lorin/ramjet power unit) n.d.
20 26 Photographs, 1944-1947: Lippisch DM-1 and P13 1946
20 27 Photographs, 1944-1947: Supersonic diffusor 1947
21 1 Publications, 1948-1982: "History of Project Li-P13 (Athodyd)," "General Fundamentals of Lorin Propulsion," "Theory of the Heated Gas Flow," and "The Lorin Process on the Basis of the Heated Gas Flow Theory with Graphical Representation of the Lorin Process. English translation of the German Report of 1944 -- Report of Bur. of Aeronautics, Navy Dept., Techn. Intelligence Liaison Unit, Wright Field, Ohio 1948
21 2 Publications, 1948-1982: Article in Aviation Week -- "How Delta-Wing Aids High-Speed Flight" 1949
21 3 Publications, 1948-1982: Article in ? -- regarding Delta designs ca. 1950s
21 4 Publications, 1948-1982: Delta-wing clippings (collage) 1950
21 5 Publications, 1948-1982: Article in Aero Digest -- "Delta Wing" 1950
21 6 Publications, 1948-1982: "Germany and the Delta Wing" by Lippisch in Aero Digest 1951
21 7 Publications, 1948-1982: Article in Aviation Age -- "Age of the Triangle" 1951
21 8 Publications, 1948-1982: "A Description of the Facilities of the Collins Aeronautical Research Laboratory." Delta-drones and Collins personnel 1951
63 3 NACA, ONR, Miscellaneous Report Index 1951-56
21 9 Publications, 1948-1982: "The Flying Triangle" by James Hay Stevens -- article in Interavia 1952
21 10 Publications, 1948-1982: Article in The Cedar Rapids Gazette -- "Cedar Rapids' Dr. Lippisch 'Fathered' British Fighter" 1952
21 11 Publications, 1948-1982: Article in Interavia -- "The Delta -- Shape of the Future" 1953
21 12 Publications, 1948-1982: Article in (Interavia?) -- "Supersonic Flight in the Soviet Union" -- regarding DFS-346 research aircraft 1953
21 13 Publications, 1948-1982: Magazine Aero -- Versuchsflugzeug Lippisch DM-1 1953
21 14 Publications, 1948-1982: Article in VDI-Nachrichten -- "Dreieckflügel-Flugzeuge" (delta-wing aircraft) 1953
21 15 Publications, 1948-1982: Article in American Aviation -- Hottest Flight in Design Today: "Wing Shapes" 1953
21 16 Publications, 1948-1982: Article in Soaring -- "The Seed That Became A Tree" 1953
21 17 Publications, 1948-1982: Article in Collins Signal -- Delta-wings: "The Seed That Became A Tree." 1953
21 18 Publications, 1948-1982: Biographical sketch in Collins Column. 1953
21 19 Publications, 1948-1982: Lippisch talks/presentations 1955-60
21 20 Publications, 1948-1982: From a presentation: concept of a supersonic ramjet delta (Collins) 1955
21 21 Publications, 1948-1982: Article in Royal Air Force Flying Review -- "Japan's Rocket Fighter" (Me163B) 1956
21 22 Publications, 1948-1982: Development of Me163 (written for William Green) 1956
21 23 Publications, 1948-1982: Article in Flugwelt -- "Die Entwicklung der Messerschmitt Me163" (Part I) 1959
21 24 Publications, 1948-1982: Article in Flugwelt -- "The Development of the Me163" (Part II) 1959
21 25 Publications, 1948-1982: Article in Milwaukee German Paper -- "50 Years ago: 1,000 km/h in the air" 1961
21 26 Publications, 1948-1982: Article in Aviation Week and Space Technology -- EAA Homebuilt Delt-air 250 crashes (Herbert Dean) 1961
21 27 Publications, 1948-1982: Various articles bound by Lippisch 1962-63
21 28 Publications, 1948-1982: Article in Flying Review -- "The Komet" 1963
21 29 Publications, 1948-1982: Article in Flug+Modell Technik -- Me163 R/c model 1971
21 30 Publications, 1948-1982: Article in Flug+Modell Technik -- Me163 R/c model 1972
21 31 Publications, 1948-1982: Articles in Air Enthusiast -- "A Brush with Exoticism" and "Tailless Tailpiece" 1972
21 32 Publications, 1948-1982: Articles in Sport Aviation -- tailless aircraft 1974
21 33 Publications, 1948-1982: Article in Business and Commercial Aviation -- "Lippisch and the Delta Wing" 1982
21 34 Patent Material, 1948-1982: U.S. Patent 170,090 by A.M. Lippisch -- airplane 1953
21 35 Patent Material, 1948-1982: U.S. Patent 2,693,325 by A.M. Lippisch -- aerodynamic stabilizing and controlling means for delta wing aircraft (canards) 1954
21 36 Correspondence, 1948-1982: Letter from Fritz Trenkle to Lippisch, regarding DFS 193 and DFS 194 1973
62 1 Photographs: Delta Aircraft Model Smoke Flow Tests in Hangar 1950
62 2 Negatives: Delta Aircraft Model Smoke Flow Tests in Hangar (Folder 1 of 2) 1950
62 3 Negatives: Delta Aircraft Model Smoke Flow Tests in Hangar (Folder 2 of 2) 1950
21 37 Photographs, 1948-1982: Delta-drones at Collins -- M01, M02, and M03 1950-51
21 38 Photographs, 1948-1982: Wooden Delta-models with rocket engines 1950-51
62 4 Photographs: Model M-01 ca. 1950-51
62 5 Photographs: Delta Wing: Photo Progress Record 1950-51
63 1 Photographs: M-01 Wind Tunnel Model, S-10 Smoke Model, Dr. Lippisch with Smoke Test Setups, and Flying Delta Wing Model 1951
63 2 Negatives: M-01 Wind Tunnel Model, S-10 Smoke Model, Dr. Lippisch with Smoke Test Setups, and Flying Delta Wing Model 1951
21 39 Photographs, 1948-1982: Collage of Delta photos -- photographed from a wall at Lippisch's shop in Cedar Rapids n.d.
63 4 Photographs: Delta Wing Models and AML Sketches n.d.
63 5 Negatives: Delta Wing Models and AML Sketches n.d.
63 6 Photographs: 2-D Smoke Flow Around Airfoils at Angles of Attack, Dr. Lippisch with Wing Tip Flag Models, Delta Wing Models, 3-D Smoke Tunnel and Equipment n.d.
63 7 Negatives: 2-D Smoke Flow Around Airfoils at Angles of Attack, Dr. Lippisch with Wing Tip Flag Models, Delta Wing Models, 3-D Smoke Tunnel and Equipment n.d.
22 1 Oversized: Article on Delta-wings 1951-53
22 2 Oversized: Mention of Lippisch's P13 1951
22 Magazines and photographs 1920-1960
Map case C402 D16 Collins Delta Models (1950-53), Delta-wing Collins Drone (1952), Delta and Propulsion Systems, P1 (1943), P13 (1944), and P15 (1945) (31 oversized items) 1943-1953
Lantern Slide Box (Box 6) n.d.
Tube Me-163 "Komet" R/c model by Werner Boder (1 item) 1975
61 1 Delta Wing Technical Drawings (43 slides) (these are images of original, oversized drawings housed in this collection) 1945-1955, n.d.
61 2 Delta Wing and Propulsion Systems Technical Drawings (52 slides) (these are images of original, oversized drawings housed in this collection) 1950-1955, n.d.

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