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Schult (Wilhelm F.) Personal Papers
SDASM.SC.10126
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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
San Diego Air and Space Museum Library and Archives
Title: Wilhelm F. Schult Personal Papers
Identifier/Call Number: SDASM.SC.10126
Physical Description:
1.25 Cubic Feet
2 boxes 6” X 18” X 10”
Date (inclusive): 1895-1979
Abstract: Wilhelm Schult was a designer and researcher at Ryan Aeronautical who, in the 1930s, began his own independent research into
the flying wing aircraft design.
The collection is open to researchers by appointment.
Some copyright may be reserved. Consult with the library director for more information.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The materials in this Collection were donated to the San Diego Air and Space Museum.
[Item], [Filing Unit], [Series Title], [Subgroups], [Record Group Title and Number], [Repository “San Diego Air & Space Museum
Library & Archives”]
This collection consists of 2 boxes 6” X 18” X 10” containing drawings, calculations, photographs, and negatives. One folder
in the collection is restricted for conservation reasons.
Northrop Grumman Subject Files
Horton Subject Files
Wilhelm F. Schult was born in Winthrop, Massachusetts in 1895. He studied mathematics and engineering at Massachusetts Institute
of Technology. In 1927, he moved to San Diego and began work for Ryan Aeronautical Company and other companies. In the 1930s,
he began to do independent research in the design of flying wing aircraft. He built scale models and tested them in flight
and in wind tunnels. This collection contains his research. He passed away in 1979 and was buried in Massachusetts.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
McDonnell Douglas aircraft
Flying Wing Airplanes
Northrop Grumman Corporation
Boeing Airplane Company
Wright Aeronautical Corporation
Schult, Wilhelm F.
Ryan Aeronautical Company
Lockheed Aircraft
Boeing Company