Dyke's Aircraft Engine Instructor (Revised Edition with Additions), 1928, 1929

Item — Special Collection: MC-19, Book: 138, Call No.: TL 701 .D85 1929

Identifier: 20180006

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Scope and Contents

Document Type: Textbook (Technical). Authority: Author Expertise. Purpose: Training & Education.

Scope (from Introduction): "This book deals principally with aircraft gasoline engines and their accessories, such as carburetors, magnetos, starters, etc., the idea being to familiarize the student, the mechanic, and the public in general, who are mechanically inclined, with the construction and the principle of operation of the modern gasoline engine designed for aircraft work.

Many will want to know more about maintenance of such engines, and with this in mind the subjects of disassembly, inspection, and assembly have been included."

Contents (from the Table of Contents): "1. Elementary Principles of an Automotive Gasoline Engine 2. Wright "Whirlwind" Aircraft Engines 3. "Wasp" Aircraft Engine 4. Curtiss Aircraft Engines 5. Packard Aircraft Engines 6. Fairchild-Caminez Cam-Type Drive Aircraft Engine 7. Aircraft Engine Lubrication 8. Miscellaneous Aircraft Engines 9. Miscellaneous Aircraft Engines (Early Models) 10. Aircraft Magnetos (Scintilla) 11. Aircraft Magnetos (Splitdorf) 12. Aircraft Carburetors (Stromberg) 13. Aircraft Engine Starters and Generators 14. Aircraft Instruments and Controls 15. Miscellaneous Aircraft Information 16. Nomenclature for Aeronautics

Dates

Copyright: 1928
Publication: 1929

Creator

Dyke, A. L. (Andrew Lee), 1875- (Author, Person)
Goodheart-Willcox Company (Publisher, Organization)

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

1 Volume (1 book)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Related Materials

1929 Edition. See also ID #20180005 (1928 Edition).

Format & Physical Description

Softcover bound book, 9.5” height x 7” depth x 1.25" thickness (428 pages, including flyleafs). Covers are flexible cardstock covered with faux leather. Printed on semi-glossy paper. Includes black & white (and a few one-color) photographs, drawings, charts and tables.

Note: Overall good condition with minor speckling on covers and minor staining on front and back flyleafs.

Publication Data

Published in 1929 by The Goodheart-Willcox Company, Inc., Chicago. Copyright 1928. Printed in the United States.

Note: Hand-written in pencil on the first page: “$50” (likely sale price when donor bought it).