“The Packard Diesel Aircraft Engine—A New Chapter in Transportation Progress.” An advertising brochure produced by the Packard Motor Car Company in 1930, illustrated, 17 pages.
Fifty-Hour Test of the Engine by the Packard Company, 1930. Text and charts, 14 pages.
Fifty-Hour Test of the Engine by the U.S. Navy in 1931: Text and charts, 26 pages.
Packard Instructional Manual, 1931. Illustrated, 74 pages.
“The Packard Diesel Engine,” Aviation Institute of U.S.A. Pamphlet No. 21-A, 1930. Illustrated, 32 pages.
For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office
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Contents
| Page | ||
| Acknowledgments | [vi] | |
| Foreword | [vii] | |
| Introduction | [1] | |
| History | [2] | |
| Description | [11] | |
| Specifications | [11] | |
| Operating Cycles | [13] | |
| Weight-Saving Features | [15] | |
| Diesel Cycle Features | [20] | |
| Development | [23] | |
| Comments | [27] | |
| Analysis | [33] | |
| Advantages | [33] | |
| Disadvantages | [35] | |
| Appendix | ||
| 1. Agreement Between Hermann I. A. Dorner and Packard Motor Car Company | [43] | |
| 2. Packard to Begin Building Diesel Plane Engines Soon | [46] | |
| 3. Effect of Oxygen Boosting on Power and Weight | [47] |