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 565
gate the air-plane when in the air, and if the machine is to be usedfor cross-country flying, they may be supplemented by acompass and a drift set. It will be evident that theseare purely navigating instruments and only indicate themotor condition in an indirect manner. The best way ofkeeping track… … •iH Compressed Air-Starting Systems 565 eter or revolution counter which is driven from theengine by a flexible shaft. This indicates directly thenumber of revolutions the engine is making per minuteand, of course, any slowing up of the engine in normalnights indicates that something is not…
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