Special collection MC-19
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Contains 24 Results:
Pilot's Powerplant Manual, 1942
Item — Special Collection: MC-19, Book: 094, Book: Catalog Number: TBD
Identifier: 20212027
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Pilot's Manual
Authority: Government Regulator (authoritative reference)
Document Number: Civil Aeronautics Bulletin No. 28Preface: "This manual has been prepared for use as a textbook in the Civilian Pilot Training Program. Specifically, it is designed for use in the ground school work of the controlled restricted commercial course of the program. However, the book should be of great assistance to all flying students preparing for the examinations required for...
Dates:
Publication: 1942
The Liberty Engine: 1918 - 1942, 1968
Item — Special Collection: MC-19, Book: 095, Book: Catalog Number: TBD
Identifier: 20212030
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Historical Monograph
Document Number: Smithsonian Annals of Flight, Volume 1, Number 3Foreword: "In this third number of the Smithsonian Annals of Flight, Philip S. Dickey tells the history of America's remarkable contribution to early aviation, the Liberty engine, the original model of which is now in the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum.In delineating the history of the engine from its brilliant conception through its role in...
Dates:
Publication: 1968
Aviation Fuels and their effects on Engine Performance (Revised Edition), 1951
Item — Special Collection: MC-19, Book: 097, Book: Catalog Number: TBD
Identifier: 20220602
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Technical Monograph Book
Authority: Manufacturer (authoritative reference)From Note on page 2: "Provides information concerning the more important properties of aviation fuel, and covers in particular those properties which are of most interest to the user of the fuel. This booklet was first issued during the latter part of World War II and was produced on contract at the joint request of the U.S.A.A.F. and Bureau of Aeronautics, U. S. Navy. The first issue is out...
Dates:
Publication: 1951
The Aircraft Gas Turbine Engine and its Operation, 1952-06, 1958-02
Item — Special Collection: MC-19, Book: 098, Book: Catalog Number: TBD
Identifier: 20220214
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Operations Handbook and Manual
Authority: Manufacturer (authoritative reference)
Document Number: PWA Operating Instruction 200 (PWA Part No. 182408) From the Preface: “The Aircraft Gas Turbine Engine and Its Operation, Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Operating Instructions 200, has been rewritten to provide aircraft flight and ground crews with a practical basic manual for aircraft gas turbine engines. Numerous good texts are available to the student of theory and...
Dates:
Publication: 1952-06; Modified: 1958-02