The Buick Flight Pitch Dynaflow Buick Motor Division, General Motors Corporation

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

McFarland, Forest, author.

Conference Name:

SAE National Passenger-Car (Body, and Materials Meeting)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 1959

Summary:

THE Buick Flight Pitch Dynaflow is unique among automatic transmissions in that it contains no gear shifts. Rather, it employs three turbines, each geared at its own speed ratio to the driven shafts.The transmission contains a 5-element torque converter an engine-driven pump member, three turbines, and the stator combined with two planetary gearsets. The total transmission weighs about 200 lb, a result of the extensive use of aluminum.The authors outline in detail the design of the unit and its functioning

Notes:

Vendor supplied data

Publisher Number:

590050

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license