Major requirements of aircraft engines discussed are: minimum weight per horsepower; minimum consumption of fuel and oil; minimum frontal area or heat resistance; maximum reliability; maximum durability; minimum initial costs; minimum cost of maintenance; speed to secure efficiency and no noise from propeller; maximum unobstructed view ahead for pilot; description of Earl aircraft engine, which is 4-cycle gasoline engine, cylindrical in form, with two-part hollow propeller shaft extending through center of engine; weighs about 1 lb. per hp.
A compact aeronautic engine
Soc. Automotive Engrs. -- Jl
Society of Automotive Engineers -- Journal ; 26 , n 3
1930
5 pages
4 Figs.
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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