Airplanes -- Motors -- Operation
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Includes aircraft engine operations manuals, handbooks, checklists, etc.
Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:
Continental Operators Handbook (A50 Series 4 & 5, A65 Series 1 & 3, A75 Series 3), 1939-06-15
Item — TB.S6.003, Folder: TF.S6.B005
Identifier: 20210014
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Operators Handbook and Manual
Authority: Manufacturer (authoritative directive)
Document Number: AV8Special Note on page 2: “This Operators Handbook and Table of Fits and Clearances combines in one unit engines; A50 Series 4 and 5, A65 Series 1 and 3 and A75 Series 3, and therefore cancels and supersedes all previous instructions and clearance data which may have been published or issued on the above engines.”Contents: Warranty, Continental...
Dates:
Publication: 1939-06-15
DC-2 and DC-3 "Airspeed Correction" charts & "True Airspeed vs. horsepower in Cruising Level flight chart" (Transcontinental & Western Air Inc.), Circa mid-to-late 1930s, 2024-07-03
Item — Box TB.S3.001, Folder: TB.S3.A.001
Identifier: 20060316.09
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Technical Data (Charts and Tables).
Purpose: Authoritative reference.
Authority: Operator (Commercial) and Company (Manufacturer).
Scope: Charts showing DC-2 and DC-3 airspeed corrections, etc.
Contents: Using these engine charts and known factors, trained flight engineers and pilots can determine true airspeed. Intended for aircrew of Transcontinental & Western Airline (T&WA).
Dates:
Issued: Circa mid-to-late 1930s; Digitized: 2024-07-03
"Graphic Method of Determining True Airspeed" (Aero Digest, September 1935), 1935-09, 2024-07-03
Item — Box TB.S3.001, Folder: TB.S3.A.001
Identifier: 20060316.08
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Article (Technical).
Purpose: Informational.
Authority: Author Expertise.
Scope: Article discusses using engine charts and known factors to determine true airspeed. Intended for trained flight engineers and pilots.
Content: TBD
Dates:
Publication: 1935-09; Digitized: 2024-07-03
"Liberty-12 Gasoline Consumption" (Bulletin of the Experimental Department, Airplane Engineering Division, U.S.A, Vol. II, No. 3) [Photocopy], 1918-12
Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.007
Identifier: 20140707
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Technical Research Report
Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference)
Document Number: Bulletin of the Experimental Department, Airplane Engineering Division, U.S.A. [United States Army], Vol. II, No. 3 (dated December 1918). This section on pages 41 through 43.Scope: By the Experimental Department. Intended for limited, controlled distribution (see General note on publication data).Contents: article includes "Tests at Maximum,...
Dates:
Publication: 1918-12
"Methods Used in Preparing Engine Specifications" by E.F. Pierce, Wright Aeronautical Corporation, 1939-06-20, 2024-07-03
Item — Box TB.S3.001, Folder: TB.S3.A.001
Identifier: 20060316.07
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Report (Technical).Purpose: Authoritative reference.Authority: Company (Manufacturer).Scope: Commercially printed document prepared by E. F. Pierce (Specification Engineer) for internal use in Wright Aeronautical Corp, as well as for external use by Wright Aeronautical aircraft engine customers.Content: "The engine specification inherently is a compromise as it represents two distinct...
Dates:
Copyright: 1939-06-20; Digitized: 2024-07-03
Operator's Handbook: A and C Series 4 cyclinder Continental Red Seal Aircraft Engines for your Piper Airplane, Circa late 1930s-early 1940s
Item — TB.S6.003, Folder: TF.S6.B005
Identifier: 20212020
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Operators Handbook
Authority: Manufacturer (authoritative directive)Note under "Service": "The engines described in this Handbook are of similar design and construction, their differences being in accessory drives, piston size, etc. Cylinders of aluminum heads and steel barrels are individually assembled to crankcase. Provisions are made for a Starter, Fuel Pump, Fuel Injector, and Oil Cooler on all "A" series en-gines. Provisions are made on all "C" series engines...
Dates:
Publication: Circa late 1930s-early 1940s
Pilot's Powerplant Manual, 1942, 1942-10
Item — Box MC-019-TBD, Folder: TBD
Identifier: 20212027
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Pilot's Manual
Authority: Government Regulator (authoritative reference)
Document Number: Civil Aeronautics Bulletin No. 28Preface: "This manual has been prepared for use as a textbook in the Civilian Pilot Training Program. Specifically, it is designed for use in the ground school work of the controlled restricted commercial course of the program. However, the book should be of great assistance to all flying students preparing for the examinations required for...
Dates:
Publication: 1942; Revised: 1942-10
Series VI: Aviation Operations (commercial & military)
Series
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The AEHS collection includes material donated by AEHS Members to the Society and later to the UAH Archives and Special Collections. This includes thousands of published and manuscript documents, drawings, charts, 16mm film and 35mm film clips, aviation sounds, and emphemera. The collection as includes publications and documents donated by non-AEHS donors such as George Martin and Saverio Morea. The AEHS collection includes subjects on aviation training, aircraft research and...
Dates:
1911 - 2013
Sub-series VI.B: Aircraft Operations (Engine)
Sub-Series
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The AEHS collection includes material donated by AEHS Members to the Society and later to the UAH Archives and Special Collections. This includes thousands of published and manuscript documents, drawings, charts, 16mm film and 35mm film clips, aviation sounds, and emphemera. The collection as includes publications and documents donated by non-AEHS donors such as George Martin and Saverio Morea. The AEHS collection includes subjects on aviation training, aircraft research and...
Dates:
1911 - 2013
The Aircraft Engine and its Operation, 1962-01, 1951
Item — Box MC-019-TBD, Folder: TBD
Identifier: 20191011
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Engine Operations ManualDocument Number: PWA109702From the FOREWORD: The aircraft engine is designed to power aircraft in flight. Its construction, installation, servicing, and repair present many interesting and important problems; but its actual operation is, naturally, of more immediate concern to the pilot. A number of texts, handbooks, and manuals are available which discuss the principles of engine design and installation, and describe the...
Dates:
Publication: 1962-01; Copyright: 1951