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100 1 _aMeyer, Robert B.
245 1 4 _aThe First Airplane Diesel Engine: Packard Model DR-980 of 1928
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2010
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2010-01-20
508 _aProduced by Chris Curnow, Joseph Cooper, Stephanie Eason, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net.
520 _a"The First Airplane Diesel Engine: Packard Model DR-980 of 1928" by Robert B. Meyer is a scientific publication that was likely written in the mid-20th century. This book delves into the historical and technical significance of the Packard Model DR-980, which was the first diesel engine specifically designed to power an aircraft. The narrative not only highlights its innovation but also explores the challenges that led to its eventual decline. The book provides a comprehensive look at the development of the Packard diesel engine, detailing the historical context that led to its creation, including the collaboration between engineers Alvan Macauley and Hermann Dorner. It describes the engine's specifications, operating characteristics, and the technological breakthroughs that it introduced, such as its advanced fuel injection system. Despite its initial success and some record-setting flights, the book analyzes the engine's flaws and the reasons for its failure in the aviation market, primarily due to reliability issues and competition from gasoline engines. Overall, Meyer offers a detailed account that connects the Packard diesel engine's legacy to the evolution of aviation technology. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aAirplanes -- Motors (Diesel)
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/31023
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