BRIEF CONSIDERATION OF AIRCRAFT TYPES

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS OF AERIAL MOTORS

AERIAL MOTORS MUST BE LIGHT

FACTORS INFLUENCING POWER NEEDED

WHY EXPLOSIVE MOTORS ARE BEST

HISTORICAL

MAIN TYPES OF INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES

CLASSIFICATION BY CYLINDER ARRANGEMENT

OPERATING PRINCIPLES OF TWO- AND FOUR-STROKE CYCLE ENGINES

THE TWO-CYCLE AND FOUR-CYCLE TYPES

THEORY OF THE GAS AND GASOLINE ENGINE

EARLY GAS ENGINE FORMS

THE ISOTHERMAL LAW

THE ADIABATIC LAW

TEMPERATURE COMPUTATIONS

HEAT AND ITS WORK

CONVERSION OF HEAT TO POWER

REQUISITES FOR BEST POWER EFFECT

EFFICIENCY OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES

VARIOUS MEASURES OF EFFICIENCY

TEMPERATURES AND PRESSURES

FACTORS GOVERNING ECONOMY

LOSSES IN WALL COOLING

VALUE OF INDICATOR CARDS

COMPRESSION IN EXPLOSIVE MOTORS

FACTORS LIMITING COMPRESSION

CHART FOR DETERMINING COMPRESSION PRESSURES

CAUSES OF HEAT LOSS AND INEFFICIENCY IN EXPLOSIVE MOTORS

HEAT LOSSES TO COOLING WATER

ENGINE PARTS AND FUNCTIONS

WHY MULTIPLE CYLINDER FORMS ARE BEST

DESCRIBING SEQUENCE OF OPERATIONS

FOUR- AND SIX-CYLINDER ENGINES

ACTUAL DURATION OF DIFFERENT STROKES

EIGHT- AND TWELVE-CYLINDER V ENGINES

RADIAL CYLINDER ARRANGEMENTS

ROTARY ENGINES

DISTILLATES OF CRUDE PETROLEUM

PRINCIPLES OF CARBURETION OUTLINED

AIR NEEDED TO BURN GASOLINE

WHAT A CARBURETOR SHOULD DO

LIQUID FUEL STORAGE AND SUPPLY

STEWART VACUUM FUEL FEED

EARLY VAPORIZER FORMS

DEVELOPMENT OF FLOAT-FEED CARBURETOR

MAYBACH’S EARLY DESIGN

CONCENTRIC FLOAT AND JET TYPE

SCHEBLER CARBURETOR

THE CLAUDEL (FRENCH) CARBURETOR

STEWART METERING PIN CARBURETOR

MULTIPLE NOZZLE VAPORIZERS

BALL AND BALL TWO-STAGE CARBURETOR

MASTER MULTIPLE-JET CARBURETOR

COMPOUND NOZZLE ZENITH CARBURETOR

UTILITY OF GASOLINE STRAINERS

INTAKE MANIFOLD DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION

COMPENSATING FOR VARYING ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS

HOW HIGH ALTITUDE AFFECTS POWER

THE DIESEL SYSTEM

NOTES ON CARBURETOR INSTALLATION IN AIRPLANES

Reversing Carburetors

Starvation of Mixture

A Diving Danger

NOTES ON CARBURETOR ADJUSTMENT

Reversing Carburetors

Starvation of Mixture

A Diving Danger

EARLY IGNITION SYSTEMS

ELECTRICAL IGNITION BEST

FUNDAMENTALS OF MAGNETISM OUTLINED

FORMS OF MAGNETS AND ZONE OF MAGNETIC INFLUENCE DEFINED

HOW IRON AND STEEL BARS ARE MADE MAGNETIC

ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM CLOSELY RELATED

BASIC PRINCIPLES OF MAGNETO OUTLINED

ESSENTIAL PARTS OF A MAGNETO AND THEIR FUNCTIONS

THE TRANSFORMER SYSTEM USES LOW VOLTAGE MAGNETO

TRUE HIGH-TENSION MAGNETOS ARE SELF-CONTAINED

THE BERLING MAGNETO

SETTING BERLING MAGNETO

First Method:

Second Method:

WIRING THE MAGNETO

CARE AND MAINTENANCE

Lubrication:

Adjusting the Interrupter:

Cleaning the Distributor:

LOCATING TROUBLE

THE DIXIE MAGNETO

CARE OF THE DIXIE MAGNETO

TIMING OF THE DIXIE MAGNETO

SPARK-PLUG DESIGN AND APPLICATION

TWO-SPARK IGNITION

SPECIAL PLUGS FOR AIRPLANE WORK

First Method:

Second Method:

Lubrication:

Adjusting the Interrupter:

Cleaning the Distributor:

WHY LUBRICATION IS NECESSARY

FRICTION DEFINED

THEORY OF LUBRICATION

DERIVATION OF LUBRICANTS

PROPERTIES OF CYLINDER OILS

FACTORS INFLUENCING LUBRICATION SYSTEM SELECTION

GNOME TYPE ENGINES USE CASTOR OIL

HALL-SCOTT LUBRICATION SYSTEM

DRAINING OIL FROM CRANK-CASE

OIL SUPPLY BY CONSTANT LEVEL SPLASH SYSTEM

DRY CRANK-CASE SYSTEM BEST FOR AIRPLANE ENGINES

WHY COOLING SYSTEMS ARE NECESSARY

COOLING SYSTEMS GENERALLY APPLIED

COOLING BY POSITIVE WATER CIRCULATION

WATER CIRCULATION BY NATURAL SYSTEM

DIRECT AIR-COOLING METHODS

AIR-COOLED ENGINE DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS

METHODS OF CYLINDER CONSTRUCTION

BLOCK CASTINGS

INFLUENCE ON CRANK-SHAFT DESIGN

COMBUSTION CHAMBER DESIGN

BORE AND STROKE RATIO

MEANING OF PISTON SPEED

ADVANTAGES OF OFF-SET CYLINDERS

VALVE LOCATION OF VITAL IMPORT

VALVE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION

VALVE OPERATION

METHODS OF DRIVING CAM-SHAFT

VALVE SPRINGS

KNIGHT SLIDE VALVE MOTOR

VALVE TIMING

BLOWING BACK

LEAD GIVEN EXHAUST VALVE

EXHAUST CLOSING, INLET OPENING

CLOSING THE INLET VALVE

TIME OF IGNITION

HOW AN ENGINE IS TIMED

GNOME “MONOSOUPAPE” VALVE TIMING

SPRINGLESS VALVES

FOUR VALVES PER CYLINDER

CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF PISTONS

ALUMINUM FOR CYLINDERS AND PISTONS

PISTON RING CONSTRUCTION

LEAK-PROOF PISTON RINGS

KEEPING OIL OUT OF COMBUSTION CHAMBERS

CONNECTING ROD FORMS

CAM-SHAFT AND CRANK-SHAFT DESIGN

BALL-BEARING CRANK-SHAFTS

ENGINE-BASE CONSTRUCTION

INSTALLATION OF CURTISS OX-2 ENGINE

STANDARD S.A.E. ENGINE BED DIMENSIONS

HALL-SCOTT ENGINE INSTALLATION

FUEL SYSTEM INSTALLATION

IGNITION SWITCHES

WATER SYSTEMS

PREPARATIONS TO START ENGINE

INSTALLING ROTARY AND RADIAL CYLINDER ENGINES

PRACTICAL HINTS TO LOCATE ENGINE TROUBLES

A TYPICAL ENGINE STOPPAGE ANALYZED

CONDITIONS THAT CAUSE FAILURE OF IGNITION SYSTEM

COMMON DEFECTS IN FUEL SYSTEMS

DEFECTS IN OILING SYSTEMS

DEFECTS IN COOLING SYSTEMS OUTLINED

SOME CAUSES OF NOISY OPERATION

BRIEF SUMMARY OF HINTS FOR STARTING ENGINE

LOCATION OF ENGINE TROUBLES MADE EASY

Ignition System Troubles Only

Motor Will Not Start or Starts Hard

Motor Stops Without Warning

Motor Runs Irregularly or Misfires

DEFECTS IN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM COMPONENTS

Carburetion System Faults Summarized

Motor Starts Hard or Will Not Start

Motor Stops In Flight

Motor Races, Will Not Throttle Down

Motor Misfires

Noisy Operation

TOOLS FOR ADJUSTING AND ERECTING

FORMS OF WRENCHES

USE AND CARE OF FILES

SPLIT PIN REMOVAL AND INSERTION

COMPLETE CHISEL SET

DRILLING MACHINES

DRILLS, REAMERS, TAPS AND DIES

MEASURING TOOLS

MICROMETER CALIPERS AND THEIR USE

TYPICAL TOOL OUTFITS

SPECIAL HALL-SCOTT TOOLS

OVERHAULING AIRPLANE ENGINES

DEFECTS IN CYLINDERS

CARBON DEPOSITS, THEIR CAUSE AND PREVENTION

USE OF CARBON SCRAPERS

BURNING OUT CARBON WITH OXYGEN

REPAIRING SCORED CYLINDERS

VALVE REMOVAL AND INSPECTION

RESEATING AND TRUING VALVES

VALVE GRINDING PROCESSES

DEPRECIATION IN VALVE OPERATING SYSTEMS

PISTON TROUBLES

PISTON RING MANIPULATION

FITTING PISTON RINGS

WRIST PIN WEAR

INSPECTION AND REFITTING OF ENGINE BEARINGS

ADJUSTING MAIN BEARINGS

SCRAPING BRASSES TO FIT

FITTING CONNECTING RODS

SPRUNG CAM-SHAFT

PRECAUTIONS IN REASSEMBLING PARTS

TESTING BEARING PARALLELISM

CAM-SHAFTS AND TIMING GEARS

AVIATION ENGINE TYPES

ANZANI ENGINES

CANTON AND UNNÉ ENGINE

CONSTRUCTION OF EARLY GNOME MOTOR

GNOME “MONOSOUPAPE” TYPE

GNOME FUEL SYSTEM, IGNITION AND LUBRICATION

GERMAN “GNOME” TYPE ENGINE

THE LE RHONE MOTOR

THE RENAULT AIR-COOLED VEE ENGINE

SIMPLEX MODEL “A” HISPANO-SUIZA

STURTEVANT MODEL 5A 140 HORSE-POWER ENGINE

SPECIFICATIONS—MODEL 5A TYPE 8

THE CURTISS AVIATION MOTORS

THOMAS-MORSE MODEL 88 ENGINE

SIXTEEN-VALVE DUESENBERG ENGINE

AEROMARINE SIX-CYLINDER VERTICAL MOTOR

WISCONSIN AVIATION ENGINES

PRINCIPAL DIMENSIONS

TWELVE-CYLINDER ENGINE

HALL-SCOTT AVIATION ENGINES

GERMAN AIRPLANE MOTORS

MERCEDES MOTOR

THE BENZ MOTOR

AUSTRO-DAIMLER ENGINE

SUNBEAM AVIATION ENGINES

INDICATING METERS FOR AUXILIARY SYSTEMS

COMPRESSED AIR-STARTING SYSTEMS

ELECTRIC STARTING SYSTEMS

BATTERY IGNITION SYSTEM PARTS

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