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SDASM.SC.10200
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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
San Diego Air and Space Museum Library and Archives
Title: Richard Kuhn Personal Collection
Identifier/Call Number: SDASM.SC.10200
Physical Description:
.3 Cubic Feet
The collection contains various media types dating from approx. 1943 to 1978 on the effectiveness of flap systems in deflecting
propeller slipstreams and wind tunnel subsonic and transonic aerodynamic research at Langley.
The collection contains one box with 2 binders, 22 floppy discs with notes, four framed certificates, 1 picture of “Nation
Transonic Facility”, Three 1 & ¼ ” Video Tape Cassettes, One ¾” Video Tape Cassette, and one 3“ 16MM film canister with film
(X-13 and VZ-5A Over Water).
Date (bulk): bulk
Abstract: The collection contains information on the life and work of Richard Kuhn. Included in the collection are various media types
dating from approx. 1943 to 1978 on the effectiveness of flap systems in deflecting propeller slipstreams and wind tunnel
subsonic and transonic aerodynamic research at Langley.
Physical Description: certificates, 1 picture of “Nation Transonic Facility”, Three 1 & ¼ ” Video Tape Cassettes, One ¾” Video Tape Cassette, and
one 3“ 16MM film canister with film (X-13 and VZ-5A Over Water).
Richard E. Kuhn, a graduate of Parks Air College, began his career at the NACA Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory in
1943. His first work in V/STOL included studies on the effectiveness of flap systems in deflecting propeller slipstreams.
In 1962, he headed Langley Research Centers Powered Lift Aerodynamics Section and guided the development of the Langley V/STOL
Tunnel. He was co-recipient of the SAE Wright Brothers Award for best paper of the year in 1964. During the 1960s and early
1970s, he served as consultant to the U.S. Air Force, NATO, U.S. Department of Transportation and DARPA on various projects
and by 1974 was responsible for much of the subsonic and transonic aerodynamic research at Langley. In 1978, he retired from
NASA to take a more active role in V/STOL as a consultant and contractor to industry and the government. He has written or
co-authored over 100 technical papers most of them in V/STOL and half of them since his retirement from NASA. Mr. Kuhn is
an AIAA Associate Fellow and a member of the AIAA V/STOL Committee. He received the AIAAs F.E. Newbold V/STOL Award in 2000.
He was a world famous leader in vertical takeoff aircraft technology.
The collection is open to research by appointment. Some restrictions may apply.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection was donated to SDASM
Subjects and Indexing Terms
VTOL
NACA
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Ryan Aeronautical X-13 Vertijet
Ryan XV-5A Vertifan
Kuhn, Richard