National Aeronautics Council (U.S.)

Organization

Staff Only

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National Aeronautics Council, Inc., New York

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Diesel Aviation Engines, 1940, 1942

Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 104, Call No.: TL 704.2 .W53

Identifier: 20123097

Scope and Contents Document Type: Book (Technical Reference) Purpose: Informational Authority: Author ExpertiseScope: Technical monograph about diesel engines used in various types of aircraft. Written by Paul H. Wilkinson, "Diesel Aviation Consulting Engineer" From Chapter 1: "Most people in the United States who are interested in aviation associate the gasoline engine with the airplane as its power plant.True, the gasoline engine has made flight possible and it has been...

Dates: Copyright: 1940; Publication: 1942

Found in: The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections / Aircraft Engine Historical Society Collection / Series III: Aircraft Engines (commercial & military) / Sub-series III.E: Aircraft Engines (Special Collection)

Superchargers for Aviation, 1940, 1942

Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 098, Call No.: TL 702 .S8 M6

Identifier: 20180017

Scope and Contents Document Type: Book (Technical Reference). Purpose: Informational. Authority: Author Expertise.Scope: Technical monograph written for a knowledgable audience by Dr. Sanford A. Moss ("Consulting Engineer, General Electric Co."), a foremost expert on aeroplane engine superchargers.From the Foreword: "Supercharging has such an important place with the modern internal combustion engine that the publication of the present book seems most timely. The material originally...