Author: Kimble D. McCutcheonPublisher:
ISBN: 9780971084780
Category : Airplanes
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
American Sleeve-valve Aircraft Engines
Author: Kimble D. McCutcheonPublisher:
ISBN: 9780971084780
Category : Airplanes
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Duesenberg Aircraft Engines
Author: William PearcePublisher:
ISBN: 9780985035303
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
The Duesenberg name became legendary in early auto racing and is now known around the world as one of the most sought after classic cars. For a brief period, encompassing World War I, Fred and Augie Duesenberg turned their attention to aircraft engines. In the span of five years, their company created four unique aircraft engines and was involved in the development of others. Duesenberg Aircraft Engines: A Technical Description contains over 100 illustrations and describes the aircraft engines from this nearly forgotten chapter in Duesenberg and aviation history.
Allied Aircraft Piston Engines of World War II
Author: Graham WhitePublisher: SAE International
ISBN: 0768095557
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
Allied Aircraft Piston Engines of World War II, now in its second edition, coalesces multiple aspects of war-driven aviation and its amazing technical accomplishments, leading to the allied victory during the second world war. Not by chance, the air battles that took place then defined much of the outcome of one of the bloodiest conflicts in modern history. Forward-thinking airplane design had to be developed quickly as the war raged on, and the engines that propelled them were indeed the focus of intense cutting-edge engineering efforts. Flying higher, faster, and taking the enemy down before they even noticed your presence became a matter of life or death for the allied forces. Allied Aircraft Piston Engines of World War II, Second Edition, addresses British- and American-developed engines. It looks at the piston engines in detail as they supported amazing wins both in the heat of the air battles, and on the ground supplying and giving cover to the troops. This new edition, fully revised by the original author, Graham White, offers new images and information, in addition to expanded specifications on the Rolls-Royce/ Packard Merlin and the Pratt & Whitney R-2800 engines. Jay Leno, a known enthusiast, wrote the Foreword.
Tornado
Author: Kimble D. McCutcheonPublisher:
ISBN: 9780971084704
Category : Airplanes
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
"In the 1930s, when gas turbines were practically unknown, engine designers worldwide struggled to create a new and more powerful generation of aircraft engines. It was hoped these engines would push aircraft to speeds of more than 500 miles per hour. One such engine, the Tornado, was a remarkable 42-cylinder liquid-cooled radial conceived by the Wright Aeronautical Corporation."--Page 4 of cover.
Aircraft Piston Engines: the Manly Balzer to the Continental Tiara
Author: Herschel SmithMajor Piston Aero-engines of World War II
Author: Victor F. BinghamPublisher: Airlife Publishing
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
"The frenzy of technological invention and improvement that accompanied each large-scale conflict during the twentieth century has been one of the most important factors in driving the spectacular scientific advances made during the last hundred years. The half-way point of the century saw the horrors of the first truly global battle--World War II. At that time the piston aero engine was at its zenith and the world's airforces were almost entirely propeller driven. It is a period that provides the most interesting study of these engines and the aircraft they powered because the rapid change to turbojets that occurred in the post-war era saw the demise of the piston engine on almost all types of military aircraft and large airliners. This book looks at the design and development of the most famous engines used by the combatants during this great air war. Each type is studied and evaluated in historical perspective and many famous aircraft are illustrated to demonstrate installation and differing usage. One Merlin makes a Spitfire, two a Mosquito, and four a Lancaster. Engines made in America, Russia, and Germany could boast the same versatility and are described here in detail." --Book jacket.
Development of Aircraft Engines
Author: Robert SchlaiferPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Airplanes
Languages : en
Pages : 784
Book Description
Aeronautics and Astronautics
Author: Significant American and International Awards in Aviation
Author: United States. Navy Department. Bureau of AeronauticsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
The Secret Horsepower Race: Western Front Fighter Engine Development - Special Edition Merlin
Author: Calum E. DouglasPublisher: HarperTempest
ISBN: 9781911658870
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
The piston engines that powered Second World War fighters, the men who designed them, and the secret intelligence work carried out by both Britain and Germany would determine the outcome of the first global air war. Advanced jet engines may have been in development but every militarily significant air battle was fought by piston-engined fighters. Whoever designed the most powerful piston engines would win air superiority and with it the ability to dictate the course of the war as a whole. This is the never before told story of a high-tech race, hidden behind the closed doors of design offices and intelligence agencies, to create the war's best fighter engine. Using the fruits of extensive research in archives around the world together with the previously unpublished memoirs of fighter engine designers, author Calum E. Douglas tells the story of a desperate contest between the world's best engineers - the Secret Horsepower Race.