Airplanes -- Motors
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: LOCSH Variants: Aircraft engines // Airplane engines // Airplanes--engines
Common usage variants: Aircraft power plants // Airplane power plants
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Aircraft Engines: Volume One, 1940
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 075, Book: Catalog Number: TBD
Identifier: 20180003
Topics
Document Type: TextbookFrom Preface: "The object of the present book, which is the first of two volumes on aircraft engines, is an endeavour to present the principles and results of relevant research work upon internal combustion engines, for the benefit of those entering or already engaged in aircraft engineering work. It is also written in order to fill a gap existing in aeronautical literature, between the more advanced specialist books on theory and design and the elementary...
Dates:
Publication: 1940
The Aircraft Engine and its Operation, 1962-01, 1951
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 089, Book: Catalog Number: TBD
Identifier: 20191011
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Engine Operations ManualDocument Number: PWA109702From the FOREWORD: The aircraft engine is designed to power aircraft in flight. Its construction, installation, servicing, and repair present many interesting and important problems; but its actual operation is, naturally, of more immediate concern to the pilot. A number of texts, handbooks, and manuals are available which discuss the principles of engine design and installation, and describe the...
Dates:
Publication: 1962-01; Copyright: 1951