“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
Washington, D.C., 20402—Price 60 cents


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]