Waters, Leslie
Person
Biographical Note
Mr. Leslie (Les) Waters was involved in diesel and gasoline engine design and development for 50 years, including 5 years of fuels and lubricants research at Shell Oil. He worked for Ricardo Group, and from 1975 to 1982 was Vice President for Engineering at Teledyne Continental Motors.
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Firewall Forward -- Top End: Basic and Advanced Light Plane Maintenance, 1987
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 154, Call No.: TL 701.5 .F58 1987
Identifier: 20123041
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Informational)
Purpose: Informational.
Authority: Author Expertise.
Series: Light Plane Maintenance LibraryScope: General knowledge book written for General Aviation pilots, owners and mechanics. Written by the Editors of Light Airplane Maintenance magazine.From the dust jacket: "The Top End of your engine is where most of the action is. In that explosive environment, neglect and faulty maintenance can take a terrible toll ranging from engine...
Dates:
Copyright: 1987
Memories and Machines: The Pattern of My Life, 1968, 1990
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 206, Call No.: TJ 140 .R53 A3 1990
Identifier: 20123044
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Historical Study).Purpose: Informational.Authority: Author Expertise.Scope (from the Foreword): "This book recounts the episodes that the author considers most significant both as regards his own full life and the technical developments which he has seen and influenced. It is of interest that the year of his birth (1885) was also the birth of the first real motor cars, for in that year both Daimler and Benz in...
Dates:
Publication: 1968; Issued: 1990
The Development of Piston Aero Engines -- From the Wrights to microlights: A Century of Evolution and Still a Power to be Reckoned With, 1993, 1993
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 084, Call No.: TL 701 .G97 1993
Identifier: 20123045
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Publication (Historical Study).
Purpose: Scholarly reference.
Authority: Author Expertise.Scope: An excellent technical history written by Bill Gunston, a former RAF pilot and flying instructor, and one of the top aviation writers in Great Britain.
From the introduction: "When the first aviators sought engines to power their flying machines nearly a century ago, they did so in a world of rapid and exciting progress. This was a time of experiment and adventure, in...
Dates:
Copyright: 1993; Publication: 1993
Whittle: The True Story, 1987, 1987
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 211, Call No.: TL 540 .W48 G65 1987
Identifier: 20123036
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Historical Study).Purpose: Informational.Authority: Author Expertise.NB: Inside cover are three articles from 1981, 1996 and 1999 about Frank Whittle. Materials moved to folder in series 7 Subseries B (ID #20123036.01)Scope: Semi-autobiography of Sir Frank Whittle.Preface: "This is the human and dramatic story of a very great Englishman.By creating and giving birth to the turbojet, Sir Frank Whittle became one...
Dates:
Copyright: 1987; Publication: 1987