Consideration of how best to make available massive knowledge gleaned from war experience in engine design, fabrication and operation and precisely apply it to pursuits of peace; importance of economic aspect; engine designer controls 50% of all-up weight of transatlantic aircraft; some existing types examined, and suggestions for future offered; multi-bank radials, contra-rotation and "handed" engines. (See also - n 1878 Dec 21 1944 p 664-7)


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    Title :

    Civil aircraft engines


    Additional title:

    Flight


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Flight ; 46 , n 1879


    Publication date :

    1944


    Size :

    4 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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