Special collection MC-19
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The Art of Aviation: A Handbook upon Aeroplanes and Their Engines with Notes upon Propellers (Popular Edition), 1913-02
Item — Special Collection: MC-19, Book: 067, Call No.: TL 670 .B78 1913
Identifier: 20123102
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Technical Reference).
Purpose: Informational.
Authority: Author Expertise.Scope: The Art of Aviation was published in 1913 in London; it is NOT about aviation artwork, but rather describes in technical detail the "state of the art" regarding the design and construction of airplanes and airplane power plants a decade after the Wright Brothers first flew!From the Preface: "This work is intended to deal more with the practical aspect of flying...
Dates:
Publication: 1913-02
Aeronautical Engines: A Critical Survey of Current Practice with Special Reference to the Balancing of Inertia Forces, 1916
Item — Special Collection: MC-19, Book: 068, Call No.: TL 701 .K4
Identifier: 20123104
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Technical Reference).
Purpose: Informational.
Authority: Author Expertise.Scope: A technical reference book on aeronautical engiens sub-titled, "A critical survey of current practice with special reference to the balancing of inertia forces." Written and published in 1916 by Francis John Kean, B.Sc. (Lond.), "1st Class Honourman in Engineerig; Temporary Second Lieutenant in the Army Service Corps (inspection Branch of Mechanical Transport)."From...
Dates:
Publication: 1916
Aero Engines: With A General Introductory Account of the Theory of the Internal Combustion Engine (Eighth Edition), 1917
Item — Special Collection: MC-19, Book: 069, Call No.: TL 701 .B8 1917
Identifier: 20180004
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Technical Reference).
Purpose: Informational.
Authority: Author Expertise.Scope: Written by G. A. Burls, M.Inst.C.E, "Member of the Institution of Automobile Engineers; Whitworth Exhibitioner." (from the "Preface to the First Edition" [1914]):
"A short course of lectures on Aero Engines was given by the author at the Northampton Polytechnic Institute during 1914. On the suggestion of Mr Charles E. Larard, M.Inst.C.E., M.I.M.E., Head of the...
Dates:
Publication: 1917
Aero Engines: With A General Introductory Account of the Theory of the Internal Combustion Engine (Eighth Edition), 1917
Item — Special Collection: MC-19, Book: 070, Call No.: TL 701 .B8 1917
Identifier: 20123103
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Technical Reference).
Purpose: Informational.
Authority: Author Expertise.Scope: Written by G. A. Burls, M.Inst.C.E, "Member of the Institution of Automobile Engineers; Whitworth Exhibitioner." (from the "Preface to the First Edition" [1914]):
"A short course of lectures on Aero Engines was given by the author at the Northampton Polytechnic Institute during 1914. On the suggestion of Mr Charles E. Larard, M.Inst.C.E., M.I.M.E., Head of the...
Dates:
Publication: 1917
The Airplane and Its Engine (First Edition, Third Impression), 1928, 1928
Item — Special Collection: MC-19, Book: 073, Call No.: TL 670 .C48 1928
Identifier: 20170271
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Technical Reference).
Purpose: Informational.
Authority: Author Expertise.Scope: First edition of a technical monograph written for an educated audience by "Charles Hugh Chatfield, S.M. and Charles Fayette Taylor, M. E. (Associate Professors in the Course in Aeronautical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology)."From the Preface: "Such a large number and such a wide variety of books on aeronautical subjects are now being published...
Dates:
Copyright: 1928; Publication: 1928
The Airplane and Its Engine (Fourth Edition, Second Impression), 1940, 1940
Item — Special Collection: MC-19, Book: 074, Call No.: TL 670 .C48 1940
Identifier: 20180015
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Technical Reference).
Purpose: Informational.
Authority: Author Expertise.Scope: Fourth edition of a technical monograph written for an educated audience by C. H. Chatfield, S.M. (Fellow, Institute of Aeronautical Science); C. Fayette Taylor, M. E. (Professor of Automotive Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Fellow, Institute of the Aeronautical Sciences) and Shatswell Ober, S. B. (Associate Professor of Aeronautical Engineering, Massachusetts...
Dates:
Copyright: 1940; Publication: 1940
Aerodynamics of Propulsion, 1953, 1953
Item — Special Collection: MC-19, Book: 075, Call No.: TL 701.1 .K8
Identifier: 20160508
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Textbook (Technical).
Purpose: Training & Education.
Authority: Author Expertise.
Scope: TBD
Contents: TBD
Dates:
Copyright: 1953; Publication: 1953
Some Unusual Engines, 1975
Item — Special Collection: MC-19, Book: 076, Call No.: TL 210 .S43
Identifier: 20171001
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Technical Reference).
Purpose: Informational.
Authority: Author Expertise.
Scope: TBD
Contents: TBD
Dates:
Publication: 1975
From Gipsy to Gem With Diversions, 1926-1986: A History of the de Havilland Aero Engine, Napier & Other Associations & of the Rolls-Royce Small Engine Division/Helicopter Engine Group (Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust Historical Series #10), 1987, 1987
Item — Special Collection: MC-19, Book: 083, Call No.: TL 686 .D4 S76 1987
Identifier: 20171012
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Historical Study).
Purpose: Informational.
Authority: Author Expertise.
Series: Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust Historical Series #10.NB: The Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust and the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation are closely related. From "Rolls-Royce: The Pursuit of Excellence" (1984): "Both organisations share the history of the early days and work closely in harmony. This Historical Series of books was started by the Trust and it is intended that a series shall...
Dates:
Copyright: 1987; Copyright: 1987
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