El Motor de Aviacion de la A a la Z [The Aviation Engine from A to Z] (2nd "Super" Edition with 7 revisions) [Unique encyclopedia of all known aircraft and rocket engines in Castilian Spanish], 2008-01, 2008-01 - 2008-07

Item — Special Collection: MC-19, Book: 230, Call No.: TBD

Identifier: 20135036

Scope and Contents

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Document Type: Book (Technical Reference).

Purpose: Authoritative reference.

Authority: Author Expertise.

Scope: This rare book is a unique encyclopedia of all known aircraft and rocket engines. Written in Castilian Spanish (but also available in English; see note below).

Contents: This 2nd (2008) Super edition contains approximately 2800 pages in which the author attempts to include basic information and photographs of all known aircraft and rocket engines ever made. Each entry is relatively short (a few paragraphs and one or two photographs), however the scope is immense. Vidal also includes information about engine and engine accessory manufacturers from around the world.

Also of interest are little snippets of aviation-related information at the bottom of many pages.

Note: The most current edition is available in English or Castilian Spanish at https://aeroenginesaz.com/en/home. The book is an alphabetically linear encyclopedia, whereas the web site is structured as a layered stack of linked web pages.

Dates

Publication: 2008-01
Revised: 2008-01 - 2008-07

Creator

Vidal, Ricardo Miguel, 1941- (Compiler, Person)

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 (2008 "Super Edition" with seven revisions. Several thousand pages total.)

Language of Materials

Spanish; Castilian

Additional Description

Related Materials

See related correspondence in ID #20135036.01 and Revision 3 (ID #20135036.02).

Format & Physical Description

Hardcover book, 11.7” height x 8.3" width x 6.5" thickness (approximatley ~2800 pages without Revision 3). Printed on standard double-sided A4 sized bond paper. The original (Revision 0) pages are printed on white paper, while each later revision is printed on a different colored paper. Includes black & white photgraphs, drawings, charts and tables.

Note: This book was constructed in the same manner as some aviation technical orders/manuals with posts and removable fasteners to facilitate page changes. However, this book is unique in that the covers are milled aluminum with brass hinges riveted to the covers. The book is held together by two 6.5" threaded steel posts with removable washers and wing nuts. Revisions are added by removing the top cover and all pages from the posts, inserting revised pages into the page stack, re-threading the posts through the stack and reattaching the top cover.

Note 2: Overall excellent condition with very minor damage to aluminum covers.

Note 3: The addition of Revision 3 will require longer threaded posts (7.75") which AEHS has graciously provided.

Publication Data

Sponsored and published in 2008 by L'Aeriteca, Barcelona, Spain. This unique book is the 2d "Super" Edition (2008 version; ISBN #978-84-89238-12-1) with seven revisions. This book has been updated with revisions 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 7. UAH Special Collections and Archives is in possessioin of Revision 3 (ID #20135036.02) which will be incorporated into this book at a later date.

Note: This edition is also know by the author & publisher as "Volume 6" with the first edition (encompassing volumes 1 to 5) published in 2003.