Aviation engines, design - construction - operation and repair; a complete, practical treatise outlining clearly the elements of internal combustion engineering with special reference to the design, construction, operation and repair of airplane power plants; also the auxiliary engine systems, such as lubrication, carburetion, ignition and cooling. It includes complete instructions for engine repairing and systematic location of troubles, tool equipment and use of tools, also outlines the latest mechanical processes (1917)
Pagé, Victor Wilfred, 1885-1947 · New York, The Norman W. Henley Publishing Company · leaf 322
ge enough to permit thecrank-shaft and parts attached to it to turn inside andobviously its length is determined by the number of cylin-ders and their disposition. The crank-case of the radialcylinder or double-opposed cylinder engine would be sub-stantially the same in length. That of a… … Fig. 141.—Views of Upper Half of Thomas Aeromotor Crank-Case. compact and short member. When a three-bearing crank-shaft is utilized and the cylinders are cast in pairs, theengine base is longer than it would be to support a blockcasting, but is shorter than one designed to sustain in- 322 Aviation…
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