Document Type: Textbook (Technical). Purpose: Training & Education. Authority: Commercial (Services).

Scope: Textbook written by Lawrence T. Cargnino (Associate Professor of Aeronautics, Astronautics and Engineering Sciences, Purdue University) and Clifford H. Karvinen (Engineering Specialist, McDonnell Aircraft Corporation).

From the Preface: ""Aerospace Propulsion Powerplants" is the 4th edition of a textbook formerly titled "Aircraft Propulsion Powerplants." It has been written to provide the background which will enable the student maintenance engineer and the aerospace technologist to explore and grasp with greater clarity the facts pertaining to the more involved aspects of the powerplant and its operation. With the advent of jet-propelled aircraft and space vehicles, the powerplant has become increasingly important.

This book stresses fundamentals and operating principles. It is intended not only to give the reader a foundation in all phases of engine and accessory design, construction and operation, but also in those systems which are related to the operation of the engine, such as external lubrication systems, fuel systems and electrical systems.

No attempt has been made to give detailed information about specific makes and models of engines and engine accessory and related equipment, except where such information can be used to enhance the reader's understanding of the phase of the material under discussion.

The book should be of considerable value to mechanics studying for their F.A. A. aircraft engine mechanics rating, to instructor personnel teaching powerplant subjects, to students studying aviation subjects in technical high schools, to students in colleges offering aeronautical and astronautical training, and to aviation personnel in general as a convenient reference manual.

This edition of the textbook has been revised to bring it up to date in the areas of propulsion for missiles and space. A completely new chapter on rocket engines has been added. Both chemical and nuclear rocket engines are covered. Extensive questions and problems are included at the end of each chapter to assist both the student and instructor in a review of the material. The latest and most powerful jet propelled engines have been covered."

From the Foreword: "This work meets a long standing need for a text which bridges the gap between the largely practical treatment of the subject on one hand, and the largely theoretical treatment on the other. Thus the book lends itself to teaching not only students having little preparatory background and aiming at vocational training, but also those planning further study in the field.

From the standpoints of scope, coverage, and teachability, it ranks far ahead of anything I have seen. It not only incorporates detailed information on the latest equipment, including jet propulsion, but it also covers the various types of powerplants being used for instructional purposes in most schools today. Every part of the engine and its related equipment has been included.

Each is discussed extensively with particular emphasis on fundamental principles. Possibly its most outstanding attribute is the practical slant in all discussion. Both authors are themselves certificated mechanics, and, having taught thousands of students, are able to anticipate certain questions that inevitably arise in students' minds. Having participated in the stepped-up program for the training of mechanics for the Air Forces during the last war, the authors have been able to emphasize those fundamentals which usually need to be reviewed in order to refresh the students' background.

Even in its technical accuracy, the language is simple and understandable, with more than five hundred illustrations to aid in visualization of the construction, function, and operation of the many component parts of the aircraft powerplant. This text will, I am certain, be welcomed by teachers and students alike as a valuable forward step in training and developing technicians who are able to understand and deal intelligently with all types of powerplants now in use as well as those which will be built in the near future utilizing these basic principles."

Contents (chapters from Table of Contents): "1. Engine Theory 2. Engine Power and Power Measurement 3. Engine Types, Cylinder Numbering and Firing Orders 4. Construction Principles of Crankcase and Cylinder Assemblies 5. Internal Parts of Reciprocating Engines 6. Induction Systems and Supercharges 7. Fuels and Fuel Systems 8. Lubricants and Lubrication Systems 9. Basic Carburetion 10. Pressure Carburetors and Mechanical Fuel Injection 11. Elements of Electricity 12. Aircraft Engine Ignition Systems. 13. Principles of Batteries, Generators and Motors 14. Generator and Motor Control Systems 15. Powerplant Installation 16. Engine Control Systems and Engine Instruments 17. Inspection, Operation and Trouble Shooting 18. Engine Overhaul, Repair and Servicing 19. Propellers 20. Hydraulically Operated Counterweight Propellers 21. Hydromatic and Electric Constant Speed Propellers 22. Jet Propulsion Powerplants 23. Turbo Jet Engine Systems 24. Turbo Jet Engine Production and Service 25. Turbo Jet Engine Overhaul 26. Rocket Engines"