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Aircraft Engines (Volume One), 1940
Item — Special Collection: MC-19, Book: 087, Call No.: TL 701 .J8V.1 1940
Identifier: 20180003
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Technical Reference).
Purpose: Informational.
Authority: Author Expertise.
Scope: TBD
Contents: TBD
Dates:
Publication: 1940
Superchargers for Aviation, 1940, 1942
Item — Special Collection: MC-19, Book: 098, Call No.: TL 702 .S8 M6
Identifier: 20180017
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Technical Reference).
Purpose: Informational.
Authority: Author Expertise.Scope: Technical monograph written for a knowledgable audience by Dr. Sanford A. Moss ("Consulting Engineer, General Electric Co."), a foremost expert on aeroplane engine superchargers.From the Foreword: "Supercharging has such an important place with the modern internal combustion engine that the publication of the present book seems most timely. The material originally...
Dates:
Copyright: 1940; Publication: 1942
Engine Dynamics and Crankshaft Design (First Edition), 1925
Item — Special Collection: MC-19, Book: 096, Call No.: TL 701 .A5
Identifier: 20180012
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Technical Reference)
Purpose: Informational
Authority: Author ExpertiseSeries: First in the planned "Airplane Engine Design Series."Scope: Written by Glenn D. Angle, "Consulting Engineer; formerly In Charge of the Design of Airplane Engines for the United States Army Air Service." (from the Preface):
"The airplane engine has apparently received an equitable share of attention among technical writers when we consider the numerous other...
Dates:
Copyright: 1925
Rolls-Royce Aero Engines, 1989, 1989
Item — Special Collection: MC-19, Book: 101, Call No.: TL 703 .R6 G86 1989
Identifier: 20171004
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Historical Study).
Purpose: Informational.
Authority: Author Expertise.
Series: This is the first of three books in the history. Scope: Historical study of Rolls-Royce aeronautical engines, written by Bill Gunston, a former RAF pilot and flying instructor, and one of the top aviation writers in Great Britain.From the dust jacket: "Although formed in 1906 as a motor car manufacturer, by 1914 Rolls-Royce was urgently developing an aeroplane engine....
Dates:
Copyright: 1989; Publication: 1989
A.M. Fuel Systems for Aircraft, 1938
Item — Special Collection: MC-19, Book: 105, Call No.: TL 702 .F8 D42
Identifier: 20180016
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Technical Reference).
Purpose: Informational.
Authority: Author Expertise.Scope: Technical work on aircraft fuel systems written by "Basile Demtchenko, Ph.D. with an introduction by Paul Dumanois, General Inspector of Aeronautical Research and Instruction at the [French] Air Ministry. Translated from the French by M. E. Boname, B.A." Note: a 4" x 5.25" paper insert is in the book. A.M Pumps was a fuel pump producer and it was likely that this book...
Dates:
Publication: 1938
Aviation Fuels and Their Effects on Engine Performance (Revised Edition), 1951
Item — Special Collection: MC-19, Book: 107, Call No.: TL 704.7 .E8
Identifier: 20220602
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Technical Reference)
Purpose: Authoritative reference
Authority: Government CivilNB: Kimble McCutcheon attributes authorship to Sam Heron of Ethyl Company based on personal knowledgeScope (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...
Dates:
Publication: 1951
Gas Turbines and Jet Propulsion for Aircraft (Fourth Edition), 1946, 1946
Item — Special Collection: MC-19, Book: 118, Call No.: TL 709 .S648 1946
Identifier: 20180014
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Technical Reference).
Purpose: Informational.
Authority: Author Expertise.Scope: The fourth edition of a technical monograph written for an educated audience by G. Geoffrey Smith, M.B.E., editor of Flight magazine, the leading aeronautical journal in Great Britain.Contents:
"Preface by General Carl Spaatz, Commanding General, Army Air Forces This Book should do much to stimulate interest in the new field of jet propulsion. Mr....
Dates:
Copyright: 1946; Publication: 1946
Engines (Part I): Dealing With the Maintenance and Repair of the Armstrong Siddeley "Cheetah IX", the "Tiger VIII," and "Lynx IVC" Engines [Aeroplane Maintenance and Operation Series, Volume 5], 1940, 1941
Item — Special Collection: MC-19, Book: 124, Call No.: TL 701.5 .M655pt.1 1940
Identifier: 20180010
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Technical Reference)Purpose: InformationalAuthority: Author ExpertiseSeries: Aeroplane Maintenance and Operation Series, Volume 5Scope: A detailed technical manual "compiled by a panel of experts," overseen by General Editor, E. Molloy and Advisory Editor, E.W. Knott. The editors write that "...this book is offered to the ground engineer and air mechanic in the firm belief that it will be found invaluable whenever any...
Dates:
Publication: 1940; Issued: 1941
Aircraft Engine Mechanics Manual (Second Printing), 1932, 1934-10
Item — Special Collection: MC-19, Book: 139, Call No.: TL 701 .M65
Identifier: 20170270
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Textbook (Technical)
Purpose: Training & Education
Authority: Author ExpertiseScope: Textbbok written by C. John Moors "Chief Instructor, Department of Mechanics, Air Corps Technical School, United States Army"From Preface: "Safety in flying depends largely upon the reliability of the engine; this can be attained only by skillful operation, maintenance, and repair. The engine manufacturer employs only the highest grade of material and workmanship,...
Dates:
Copyright: 1932; Issued: 1934-10
Aircraft Engine Maintenance for the Engine Mechanic, 1939
Item — Special Collection: MC-19, Book: 140, Call No.: TL 701.5 .B7
Identifier: 20121109
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Textbook (Technical)
Purpose: Training & Education
Authority: Author ExpertiseScope: Book written by "Daniel J. Brimm, Jr., M.A., AFIAeS (Licensed Pilot; Licensed Airplane and Engine Mechanic; Instructor in Airplane Engines, New York City School of Aviation Trades. Formerly Test Pilot; Manager Marine Flying Services; Chief Engineer Ireland Aircraft, Inc." and "H. Edward Boggess (Licensed Pilot; Licensed Airplane and Engine Mechanic; Instructor in Airplane...
Dates:
Copyright: 1939