Aviation Engines: Design, Construction, Operation and Repair, 1917

Item — Book: 081, Book: 000

Identifier: 20180009

Staff Only

Topics

Topics: - Brief Considerations of Aircraft Types & Essential Requirements of Aerial Motors - Operating Principles of Two- and Four-Stroke Engines - Efficiency of Internal Combustion Engines - Engine Parts and Functions - Properties of Liquid Fuels - Ignition Systems - Why Lubrication is necessary - Methods of Cylinder Construction - Construction Details of Pistons - Power Plant Installations - Tools for Adjusting and Erecting Engines - Aviation Engine Types

Publication Detail & Remarks

Published in 1917. Quarter page flap glued in front of table of contents: "CENSORED. This books Entitled "Aviation Engines by Lieut. Victor W. Pagé has been censored by the United States Government, and pages and parts of pages have been omitted by special instructions from Washington. The book has been passed by THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC INFORMATION and is as complete as we can furnish it, and we so advise the purchaser of it. THE NORMAN W. HENSLEY PUBLISHING COMPANY.

Special Collections Catalog Number

TBD

Dates

Publication: 1917

Creator

Norman W. Henley Publishing Company (Publisher, Organization)
Pagé, Victor W., A.S.S.C, U.S.R., First Lieutenant (Victor Wilfred), 1885-1947 (Author, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research in the Archives & Special Collections reading room. Handling guidelines and use restrictions will be communicated and enforced by archives staff members.

Extent

From the Collection: 72 Linear feet (91 boxes + 81 binders + 9 oversize + TBD books in UAH Special Collections)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

A COMPLETE, PRACTICAL TREATISE OUTLINING CLEARLY THE ELEMENTS OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINEERING WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION AND REPAIR OF AIRPLANE POWER PLANTS; ALSO THE AUXILIARY ENGINE SYSTEMS, SUCH AS LUBRICATION, CARBURETION, IGNITION AND COOLING. IT INCLUDES COMPLETE INSTRUCTIONS FOR ENGINE REPAIRING AND SYSTEMATIC LOCATION OF TROUBLES, TOOL EQUIPMENT AND USE OF TOOLS, ALSO OUTLINES THE LATEST MECHANICAL PROCESSES.