Aviation Fuels and Their Effects on Engine Performance (Revised Edition), 1951, 1951

Item — Special Collection: MC-19, Book: 107, Call No.: TL 704.7 .E8

Identifier: 20220602

Scope and Contents

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Document Type: Book (Technical Reference).

Purpose: Authoritative reference.

Authority: Author Expertise and Manufacturer.

Document Number: NAVAER-06-5-501 [Navy Technical Order] & USAF T.O. No. 06-5-4 [Air Force Technical Order]

NB: Kimble McCutcheon attributes authorship to Sam Heron of Ethyl Company based on Kim's personal knowledge of Heron's history and other data.

Scope (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 of print and this edition has therefore been revised and amplified to include discussion of turbine (jet) fuels."

Contents: Section 1. General

Section 2. The Piston Engine and Its Fuel

Section 3. The Aircraft Gas Turbine and Its Fuels

Section 4. Supplement - The Piston Engine and Its Fuel

Section 5. Supplement - The Turbine Engine and Its Fuels

Section 6. Physical and Chemical Properties of Fuels and Their Components

Dates

Copyright: 1951
Publication: 1951

Creator

Heron, S. D. (Samuel Dalziel), 1891-1963 (Author, Person)
Ethyl Corporation (Publisher, Organization)
Ethyl Corporation (Editor, Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research in the Archives & Special Collections reading room. Handling guidelines and use restrictions will be communicated and enforced by archives staff members.

Full Extent

1 Volume (1 book)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Related Materials

See also soft-bound copy in series 3D (ID# 20123048).

Format & Physical Description

Hardcover bound book, 8.5” x 11” (152 pages including flyleaf pages). Printed on semi-glossy paper. Includes color photographs, drawings and charts.

Note: Flyleaf pages are two-color reproductions of the full-color cover on the soft-bound version (ID #20123048).

Note 2: Overall excellent condition with significant spine damage and cover creasing.

Publication Data

Published in 1951 by the Ethyl Corporation and "supplied to U.S. Air Forces on Purchase AF-33(600)5312 and Department of the Navy, Bureau of Aeronautics on Contract NO. 52-202." Copyright 1951 by the Ethyl Corporation.

Note: This is a revised edition as the document 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." It is likely there were 1945 and 1947 versions.

Note 2: Kimble McCutcheon (AEHS President) attributes authorship of “Aviation Fuels and their effects on Engine Performance” to Sam Heron of Ethyl Company based on personal knowledge.