Aircraft Engine Historical Society, Inc.
Organization
Found in 15 Collections and/or Records:
Instruction Manual for Curtiss Electric Propellers: Section 15, Hollow Steel Blade Propeller (Four Blade), 1942-03, 1943-05
Item — Box 096, Folder: 010
Identifier: 20212033
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Instruction Manual. Includes detailed black & white photos and line drawings.
Contents include chapters on: 1. Operation and Description, 2. Installation, 3. Maintenance and Lubrication Instructions, 4. Removal and Disassembly, 5. Inspection and Parts Replacement, 6. Assembly, 7. Balancing and 8. Operational Inspection
Dates:
Publication: 1942-03; Modified: 1943-05
The Aircraft Engine and its Operation, 1962-01, 1951
Item — Book 089, Book: 000
Identifier: 20191011
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Engine Operations ManualDocument Number: PWA109702From the FOREWORD: The aircraft engine is designed to power aircraft in flight. Its construction, installation, servicing, and repair present many interesting and important problems; but its actual operation is, naturally, of more immediate concern to the pilot. A number of texts, handbooks, and manuals are available which discuss the principles of engine design and installation, and describe the...
Dates:
Publication: 1962-01; Copyright: 1951
The Aircraft Gas Turbine Engine and its Operation, 1952-06, 1958-02
Item — Book 098, Book: 000
Identifier: 20220214
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Operations Handbook and Manual. Includes detailed black & white photos and line drawings.
Document Number: PWA Operating Instruction 200 (PWA Part No. 182408) From the Preface: “The Aircraft Gas Turbine Engine and Its Operation, Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Operating Instructions 200, has been rewritten to provide aircraft flight and ground crews with a practical basic manual for aircraft gas turbine engines. Numerous good texts are available to the student of...
Dates:
Publication: 1952-06; Modified: 1958-02
The Airplane and Its Engine (Fourth Edition, Second Impression), 1940
Item — Book 086, Book: 000
Identifier: 20180015
Abstract
PREFACE TO THE FOURTH EDITION The wide use of the first three editions of the book, both by the general public and by schools and colleges, has indicated to the authors that their hope of meeting a definite need in aeronautical literature has been fulfilled. Like its predecessors, this edition is intended primarily for the reader who desires a sound knowledge of the basic principles and a broad view of the present development of the airplane and its power plant, without giving to the...
Dates:
Publication: 1940
The Airplane Engine (First Edition, Second Impression), 1922
Item — Book 079, Book: 000
Identifier: 20180007
Abstract
PREFACE This volume attempts two things: to formulate existing knowledge of the functioning of the airplane engine and its auxiliaries; and to present and discuss the essential constructive details of those engines whose excellence has resulted in their survival. The material here collected is largely new; very little of it could have been written before the war and only a small fraction was available for publication before 1919. It is based mainly on the researches and engine developments...
Dates:
Publication: 1922