Special collection MC-19
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Contains 233 Results:
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...
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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...
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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, 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: Author Expertise and Manufacturer.Document Number: NAVAER-06-5-501 [Navy Technical Order] and USAF T.O. No. 06-5-4 [Air Force Technical Order]NB: Kimble McCutcheon attributes authorship to Sam Heron of Ethyl Company based on Kim's personal knowledge of Heron's history and other data.Scope (from Note on page 2): "Provides information...
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Copyright: 1951; Publication: 1951
Aircraft Propeller Design (1st Edition, 7th Impression), 1930, 1930
Item — Special Collection: MC-19, Book: 110, Call No.: TL 705 .W44
Identifier: 20061114
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Technical Reference).Purpose: Authoritative reference.Authority: Author Expertise.Scope (from Preface):
"Great strides have been made in propeller design during the past decade, and it is the object of this book to collect in one volume the important experimental, theoretical, and practical developments and to present them in a simple, usable manner. The various factors have been considered not only from the point...
Dates:
Copyright: 1930; Publication: 1930
Aircraft Propeller Design (1st Edition, 11th Impression), 1930, 1930
Item — Special Collection: MC-19, Book: 111, Call No.: TL 705 .W44
Identifier: 20061114.01
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Technical Reference).Purpose: Authoritative reference.Authority: Author Expertise.Scope (from Preface):
"Great strides have been made in propeller design during the past decade, and it is the object of this book to collect in one volume the important experimental, theoretical, and practical developments and to present them in a simple, usable manner. The various factors have been considered not only from the point...
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Copyright: 1930; Publication: 1930
Thrusting Forward: A History of the Propeller, 1984
Item — Special Collection: MC-19, Book: 112, Call No.: TL 705 .R581984 Oversized
Identifier: 20135012
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Historical Study).Purpose: Informational.Authority: Author Expertise.Scope(from Introduction):
Illustrated introduction to the history of aircraft propellers, written by George Rosen, the chief of propeller research and development at Hamilton Standard before his retiremennt in 1977.
"The aircraft propeller-with the clean, graceful lines of its blades and smooth, sculpted roundness of its spinner-looks like a simple...
Dates:
Publication: 1984
Fast Jets: The History of Reheat Development at Derby (Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust Historical Series #5), 2001, 2001
Item — Special Collection: MC-19, Book: 114, Call No.: TL 709 .E43 2001
Identifier: 20160505
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Technical)Purpose: Technical Reference.Authority: Author Expertise.Series: Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust Technical Series #5.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...
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Copyright: 2001; Publication: 2001
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