Diesel Aircraft Engines: A Delayed Promise from the 1930's Salem State College

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

McLanahan, J. Craig, author.

Conference Name:

World Aviation Congress & Exposition (1999-10-19 : San Francisco, California, United States)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 1999

Summary:

Interest in and development work on the aviation diesel is building.In the 1930's and early 1940's, the diesel engine was adapted for aircraft use. It gave a surprisingly good showing as a potential replacement for gasoline fueled powerplants, and novel configurations were tried out in both airplanes and airships. Packard Motor Car company started the experimentation, but development spanned international boundaries, involving Mercedes Benz, Maybach, and Rolls-Royce, as well as less well-known organizations.One company, Junkers, developed a reliable engine used in volume by Lufthansa for long range routes and by the Luftwaffe in limited applications

Notes:

Vendor supplied data

Publisher Number:

1999-01-5583

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license