Special collection MC-19
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Contains 232 Results:
Aircraft Engines of the World, 1964/65 (21st Edition), 1965, 1965-01
Item — Special Collection: MC-19, Book: 093, Call No.: TL 701 .W46 1964/65
Identifier: 20170286
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Technical Reference).
Purpose: Informational.
Authority: Author Expertise.
Series: Aircraft Engines of the World (21st Edition)Scope: This "international reference book...referred to as the "bible" of the aircraft engine industry" was written and published in January 1965 by Paul H. (Howard) Wilkinson, "Member, Aviation/Space Writers Association; Associate Fellow, Royal Aeronautical Society; and Associate Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and...
Dates:
Copyright: 1965; Publication: 1965-01
Aircraft Engines of the World, 1966/67 (22nd Edition), 1967, 1967-07
Item — Special Collection: MC-19, Book: 094, Call No.: TL 701 .W46 1966/67
Identifier: 20121113
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Technical Reference).
Purpose: Informational.
Authority: Author Expertise.
Series: Aircraft Engines of the World (22nd Edition)Scope: This "international reference book...referred to as the "bible" of the aircraft engine industry".is written and published by Paul H. (Howard) Wilkinson, "CEng [Chartered Engineer (i.e. professionally recognized engineer in the UK)]; Member, Aviation/Space Writers Association; Associate Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics...
Dates:
Copyright: 1967; Publication: 1967-07
Aircraft Engines … Never a Dull Moment (22nd Wings Club General Harold R. Harris "Sight" Lecture, presented on May 16, 1985 at the Wings Club, New York City), 1985-05-16, 1985
Item — Special Collection: MC-19, Book: 095, Call No.: TL 701.7 .N49 1985
Identifier: 20136002
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Presentation (Industry).
Purpose: Informational.
Authority: Author Expertise.Scope: 22nd Wings Club General Harold R. Harris "Sight" Lecture, presented on May 16, 1985 at the Wings Club, New York City by Gerhard Neumann, a WW II engine mechanic in the American Volunteer Group and later U.S. Army Air Forces. He was a key player in the development of the jet engine. He retired as Vice President of General Electric, overseeing their jet engine business....
Dates:
1985-05-16; Copyright: 1985
Engine Dynamics and Crankshaft Design (1st Edition), 1925
Item — Special Collection: MC-19, Book: 096, Call No.: TL 701 .A5
Identifier: 20180012
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Technical Reference)
Purpose: Informational
Authority: Author ExpertiseSeries: First in the planned "Airplane Engine Design Series."Scope: Written by Glenn D. Angle, "Consulting Engineer; formerly In Charge of the Design of Airplane Engines for the United States Army Air Service." (from the Preface):
"The airplane engine has apparently received an equitable share of attention among technical writers when we consider the numerous other...
Dates:
Copyright: 1925
Engine Dynamics and Crankshaft Design (likely 1st Edition), 1925
Item — Special Collection: MC-19, Book: 097, Call No.: TL 701 .A5a
Identifier: 20061101
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Technical Reference)
Purpose: Informational
Authority: Author ExpertiseSeries: First in the planned "Airplane Engine Design Series."Scope: Written by Glenn D. Angle, "Consulting Engineer; formerly In Charge of the Design of Airplane Engines for the United States Army Air Service with Freehand Illustrations by the Author." (from the Preface):
"The airplane engine has apparently received an equitable share of attention among technical...
Dates:
Copyright: 1925
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...
Dates:
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