Guide to the David Richard Davis Papers, ca. 1934-1945
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Guide to the David Richard Davis Papers, ca. 1934-1945
Collection number: M1305
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Stanford University Libraries
Stanford, California
Contact Information
- Department of Special Collections
- Green Library
- Stanford University Libraries
- Stanford, CA 94305-6004
- Phone: (650) 725-1022
- Email: specialcollections@stanford.edu
- URL: http://library.stanford.edu/spc/
- Processed by:
- Special Collections staff
- Date Completed:
- Apr. 2002
- Encoded by:
- Michael G. Olson
© 2002 The Board of Trustees of Stanford University. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Davis, David Richard, Papers,
Date (inclusive): ca. 1934-1945
Collection number: M1305
Creator:
David Richard Davis
Extent:
1.5 linear ft.
Repository:
Stanford University. Libraries. Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives.
Abstract: Davis was closely associated with aircraft development through the early part of the 20th century. He, together with Donald
Douglas, formed the Davis Douglas Aircraft Company (much later to become McDonnell-Douglas), and formulated and built the
Cloudster, the first plane to use thick wings and carry a supply heavier than its own weight. Later he was associated with
the Bendix Aviation Corporation in charge of variable pitch propeller development. Davis died April 15, 1972, at age 78.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Access
None.
Publication Rights
Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights
reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To
obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the
Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections.
Preferred Citation
David Richard Davis Papers. M1305. Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Acquisition Information
Transferred from the Guggenheim Space Sciences Library (Aernautics and Astronautics Library), Stanford University.
Provenance
Transferred from the Guggenheim Space Sciences Library (Aernautics and Astronautics Library), Stanford University.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
Included are Davis's original papers and photographs for the innovative airfoil he theorized, designed, uniquely tested and
finally patented. Known as the Davis Wing, it bettered performance by 20% and was used by Consolidated in production of their
PBY-5 Catalina and Liberator B-24's - outstanding long-range bombers during WW II.
Access Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Davis, David Richard.
Aeronautics--History.
Airplanes--Design and construction.
Science--History.
The Cloudster (airplane)
Box 1, Folder 2
Blue Prints, Tests, and Specs
Box 1, Folder 3
Elliptical P.F.s + #10 P.F.
Scope and Content Note
Semi and Elliptical and B Planforms (Front View) With Davis 1-1, A.5 L45° and "H" 1.35 Foils And +1-1 90°Foil
Box 1, Folder 4
Pressure Distribution
Scope and Content Note
(P Q Max)
Box 1, Folder 5
"H"O and "H"O Shrunk 60%,"S"1 and "H"l "H" 1.11 and "H"2 (Partial)"H" 1.33
Box 1, Folder 8
Merrill Tunnel Planforms Summer 1945
Box 1, Folder 9
Original Tracings Aerodynamic Data
Box 1, Folder 10
Newspaper Clippings and Blueprints: Blueprints, Notes, and Davis Airfoils Inc., Determination of Effective Aspect Ration Wing
W1 Discussion
Box 1, Folder 12
Old Method A=0 B-+.25 (14.76%)
Box 1, Folder 13
Temp1ates: Davis l6%-"H"-1.35 and A.5<90°A -l-1 90º Foil shrunk vertically to 16.23%, and same shrunk vertically to 20.79%
Box 1, Folder 15
Original Computations for Davis Foil Sections
Box 1, Folder 16
Specs, Blue Prints, and Clippings
Scope and Content Note
Southern Flight, March 1944, Plane Talk, May 1944
W.J. Waterhouse: Supply Catalogs and Notes, Copy of Patent, Davis Brodkins Aircraft Corp, U. of Washington Aeronautical Laboratory
Report #197, Wind Tunnel Tests on Two Davis Airfolds
Box 1, Folder 17
Fluid Foils Patent #2, 281, 272 April 28, 1942
Box 1, Folder 17
Fluid Foils Patent #1, 942. 688 Jan 9, 1934
Box 1
Manta Aircraft Corp, Letters Patent Improvement in Fluid Foils
