Special collection MC-19
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Contains 231 Results:
The Liberty Engine: 1918 - 1942 [Smithsonian Annals of Flight series, Volume 1, Number 3], 1968, 1978
Item — Special Collection: MC-19, Book: 078, Call No.: TL 515 .S5 vol. 1, no. 3
Identifier: 20212030
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Publication (Historical Study).
Purpose: Scholarly reference.
Authority: Author Expertise.
Document Number: Smithsonian Annals of Flight, Volume 1, Number 3.Scope (from the foreword): "In this third number of the Smithsonian Annals of Flight, Philip S. Dickey tells the history of America's remarkable contribution to early aviation, the Liberty engine, the original model of which is now in the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum."...
Dates:
Publication: 1968; Issued: 1978
Aerodynamics of Propulsion, 1953, 1953
Item — Special Collection: MC-19, Book: 075, Call No.: TL 701.1 .K8
Identifier: 20160508
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Textbook (Technical).
Purpose: Training & Education.
Authority: Author Expertise.
Scope: TBD
Contents: TBD
Dates:
Copyright: 1953; Publication: 1953
Some Unusual Engines, 1975
Item — Special Collection: MC-19, Book: 076, Call No.: TL 210 .S43
Identifier: 20171001
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Technical Reference).
Purpose: Informational.
Authority: Author Expertise.
Scope: TBD
Contents: TBD
Dates:
Publication: 1975
Aircraft Engines of the World, 1956 (14th Edition), 1956, 1956-05
Item — Special Collection: MC-19, Book: 090, Call No.: TL 701 .W46 1956
Identifier: 20170281
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Technical Reference).
Purpose: Informational.
Authority: Author Expertise.
Series: Aircraft Engines of the World (14th Edition)Scope: This "international reference book...referred to as the "bible" of the aircraft engine industry" was written and published in May 1956 by Paul H. (Howard) Wilkinson, "Member, Aviation Writers Association; Associate Fellow, Royal Aeronautical Society; and Associate Fellow, [American] Institute of the Aeronautical Sciences and...
Dates:
Copyright: 1956; Publication: 1956-05
Aircraft Engines of the World, 1957 (15th Edition), 1957, 1957-07
Item — Special Collection: MC-19, Book: 091, Call No.: TL 701 .W46 1957
Identifier: 20170283
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Technical Reference).
Purpose: Informational.
Authority: Author Expertise.
Series: Aircraft Engines of the World (15th Edition)Scope: This "international reference book...referred to as the "bible" of the aircraft engine industry" was written and published in July 1957 by Paul H. (Howard) Wilkinson, "Member, Aviation Writers Association; Associate Fellow, Royal Aeronautical Society; and Associate Fellow, [American] Institute of the Aeronautical Sciences and...
Dates:
Copyright: 1957; Publication: 1957-07
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
Gas Turbines, 1951, 1946
Item — Special Collection: MC-19, Book: 115, Call No.: TJ 778 .S67
Identifier: 20160509
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Textbook (Technical).Purpose: Training and Education.Authority: Author Expertise.Scope: Technical textbook written by Harry A. Sorensen, "Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Technology, The State College of Washington."From the Preface; "The fourth edition of a technical monograph written for an educated audience by G. Geoffrey Smith, M.B.E., editor of Flight magazine, the leadin
"The essential objective of this...
Dates:
Copyright: 1951; Publication: 1946
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
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