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 78
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