AEHS Newsletter 2021 #3
Compiled by Tom Fey and Tony Ward
Published 1 Sep 2021

The Dearborn 2021 — Our new-build AEHS Convention will take place on schedule for October 5 and 6, 2021. The meeting will be to be centered at the Hilton Doubletree Hotel in Dearborn, Michigan. The Hotel is fully open and operational. A block of rooms has been set aside for the AEHS and we have a meeting room for both of those evenings. The leading option is to visit the Ford Museum on Tuesday Oct. 5, and the sites for visitation on the second day, Weds. Oct. 6, can be discussed and decided Tuesday evening in the Meeting Room. Informal presentations will take place in one section of the Meeting Room. Information on the Dearborn 2021 will be provided and discussed on the AEHS Message Board under Mini-Gigs and updates in every Newsletter. Dialog and ideas are welcomed. Any questions, please contact Tom Fey via the AEHS Message Board or email at Doolittlefey@aol.com. Tom Fey’s phone number will be made available via contact by email.
Virtual Hotel Tour (no need to set up an account; just click past it)
Dearborn 2021 Hotel Reservations

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Dozens of aero, marine, auto, and powerplant technical histories

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Brennan Coastal Torpedo (Spooled Wire Powered)   Video

Howell Coastal Torpedo (Flywheel Powered)   Video

Whitehead Torpedo (Compressed Air Powered)   Video

Crawling Down a Torpedo Tube

Sorting Out S-51 (Supercharged V-8) Replica P-51 Mustang

Sorting out Turbine Powered Thunder Mustang Replica P-51

Pratt & Whitney J58/Lockheed SR-71 Tales

Tom Fey’s Restored Herkimer OK Twin

Aircraft Magnetos Training Film

Unusual Internal-Combustion Engines

Nuclear-Powered Aircraft

WWI-Era Documents

Aircraft Engine Carburetion Training Film

HISTORIC AND TECHNICAL AIRCRAFT ENGINE AND AIRCRAFT PUBLICATION COLLECTION

As Curator for Aero Propulsion at the National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution from 1983 until 1999, I privately acquired and paid for some 637 reference publications on aircraft engines and aircraft, books written by my colleagues, and technical publications necessary for aircraft and engine restoration.

This collection is primarily representative of many U.S. and some foreign engine publications in the 20th century. From the 1980s, most of the publications in this collection are new and in excellent condition. Some are autographed. Earlier than that, most are new old stock and in very good condition. Some of the very old books are fragile and are so noted. All of these books are intended to be sold as a complete collection, not individually. Ideally, I would like them to go to an organization or an individual who appreciates their historic and technical significance. The total asking price of US $3,995.00 reflects primarily known and very low or no estimated acquisition cost, not today’s value which has certainly appreciated over the years. The buyer is responsible for pick-up or shipping and related costs. The collection is arranged alphabetically by author or publisher. A few entries are pamphlets, but the majority in the collection are books, hardcover or soft cover. I will gift a copy of my reference book, The History of North American Small Gas Turbine Aircraft Engines, to whomever purchases this collection.

Rick Leyes
2317 N. County Rd. E
Janesville, WI 53548
(608) 754-3266
rickleyes@gmail.com

Rick Leyes Collection Inventory