Special collection MC-19
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Contains 231 Results:
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
Chrysler Aircraft Engines, 2012, 2012-11-21
Item — Special Collection: MC-19, Book: 099, Call No.: TL 703 .C4 M33 2012
Identifier: 20125000
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Historical Study).
Purpose: Informational.
Authority: Author Expertise.Scope: The definative historical and technical study of Chrysler's aircraft engines written by Kimble D. McCutcheon, President of the Aircraft Engine Historical Society, and himself a certified aircraft powerplant mechanic.From the back cover: "From the early 1930s until just after World War II, when gas turbines were practically unknown, engine designers worked to create a new...
Dates:
Copyright: 2012; Publication: 2012-11-21
Rolls-Royce: The Merlin At War
Item — Special Collection: MC-19, Book: 100, Call No.: HD 9711 .G74r
Identifier: 20171007
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Historical Study).
Purpose: Informational.
Authority: Author Expertise.
Series: This is the third of three books in the history. Scope: Historical study of the Rolls-Royce company, written by Ian Lloyd, an independent historian.From the dust jacket: "The history of the Battle of Britain, which will certainly rank as one of the decisive battles of British, if not world, history, will be rewritten by many authors. In this book, the third in his...
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Copyright: 1978; Publication: 1978
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
The Performance of a Supercharged Aero Engine (Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust Historical Series #3), 1941, 1997
Item — Special Collection: MC-19, Book: 102, Call No.: TL 703 .R6 H66 1997
Identifier: 20160512
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Historical Study).
Purpose: Informational.
Authority: Author Expertise.
Series: Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust Historical Series #3.NB: The Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust and the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation are closely related. From "Rolls-Royce: The Pursuit of Excellence" (1984): "Both organisations share the history of the early days and work closely in harmony. This Historical Series of books was started by the Trust and it is intended that a series shall...
Dates:
Copyright: 1941; Publication: 1997
Aircraft Diesels (2nd Printing), 1940, 1940
Item — Special Collection: MC-19, Book: 103, Call No.: TL 704.2 .W47
Identifier: 20170272
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Technical Reference).Purpose: Informational.Authority: Author Expertise.Scope: Technical monograph written for a knowledgable audience by Paul H. Wilkinson. From back flap: "Mr. Wilkinson served his engineering apprenticeship with the British Thomson-Houston Company, Ltd. (English branch of the General Electric Company). Later, he went to the Royal Aircraft Establishment and spent most of his time during the World...
Dates:
Copyright: 1940; Publication: 1940
Diesel Aviation Engines, 1940, 1942
Item — Special Collection: MC-19, Book: 104, Call No.: TL 704.2 .W53
Identifier: 20123097
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Technical Reference)
Purpose: Informational
Authority: Author ExpertiseScope: Technical monograph about diesel engines used in various types of aircraft. Written by Paul H. Wilkinson, "Diesel Aviation Consulting Engineer" From Chapter 1: "Most people in the United States who are interested in aviation associate the gasoline engine with the airplane as its power plant.True, the gasoline engine has made flight possible and it has been...
Dates:
Copyright: 1940; Publication: 1942
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
Fuel Economy in Aviation [NASA Special Publication SP-462], 1983
Item — Special Collection: MC-19, Book: 106, Call No.: TL 704.7 .E78 1983
Identifier: 20123078
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Technical Reference).Purpose: Authoritative ReferenceAuthority: Author ExpertiseDocument Number: NASA Special Publication (SP)-462.Scope (from the Preface): "The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) had generated projects that resulted in fuel efficiency, but it was not until January 1975, in the midst of the Arab oil embargo, that the U.S. Senate requested development of a program to...
Dates:
Publication: 1983
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