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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

Found in: The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections / Aircraft Engine Historical Society Collection / Series III: Aircraft Engines (commercial & military) / Sub-series III.E: Aircraft Engines (Special Collection)

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

Found in: The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections / Aircraft Engine Historical Society Collection / Series III: Aircraft Engines (commercial & military) / Sub-series III.E: Aircraft Engines (Special Collection)

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

Found in: The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections / Aircraft Engine Historical Society Collection / Series III: Aircraft Engines (commercial & military) / Sub-series III.E: Aircraft Engines (Special Collection)

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

Found in: The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections / Aircraft Engine Historical Society Collection / Series III: Aircraft Engines (commercial & military) / Sub-series III.E: Aircraft Engines (Special Collection)

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