"Fuel-Weight Measures For Better Flight Performance" (Aviation magazine, March 1944), 1944-03
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Article (Technical).
Purpose: Informational.
Authority: Author's Expertise.
Scope: Article titled "Fuel-Weight Measures For Better Flight Performance" published in Aviation magazine on better ways to measure remaining fuel (pages 162-163 and 307-308, however appears to be missing part of article on 309 [pages 161 and 164 included from other articles.]
Content: "Declares the author: Any time I'm flying 20 hr. and 208 gal. of fuel 'disappear,' I want to know why." ...demonstrating the fallacies of the old "6-lb rule," he offers accurate fuel yardsticks to improve balance and payload."
Dates
- Publication: 1944-03
Creator
- Aviation Week (Firm) (Publisher, 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
6 Pages
Language of Materials
English
Digital Scan Location
spc_aehs_000038
Format & Physical Description
Format: Loose-leaf, 11" x 8.5" pages (6 pages). Includes black & white charts and graphs. Removed from 3-ring binder.
Publication Data
This article was published in the March 1944 issue of Aviation magazine (later Aviation Week & Space Technology).
Preservation
Preservation Level 2.F. Digital preservation completed 15 Jul 2024.
Source
- Stelly, Floyd J., Flight Engineer (Donor, Person)
- Aircraft Engine Historical Society, Inc. (Donor, Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections Repository
M. Louis Salmon Library
301 Sparkman Drive
Huntsville Alabama 35899 United States of America
256-824-6523
archives@uah.edu