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ROLLS-ROYCE NENE TURBO-JET AERO ENGINES, Brochure published 1953, vg condition, measures 8 1/2" x 11", complete & detailed including an explanation of all features, a cut-away diagram of the engine, lubrication system & wheelcase gears, and a flow diagram of the fuel system, this engine was used inthe Supermarine Attacker & Hawker Sea-Hawk, color plates, drawings, 16 pgs. $30.00 |
| PACKARD-DIESEL AIRCRAFT ENGINE, Brochure, 1930,
5 1/2" x 8 1/2" unflods to 22" x 8 1/2", The Packard DR 980 engine first flew in a Stinson Detroiter on Sept. 18, 1928. The ATC was issued on
March 6, 1930. by 1933, in the height of the depression, it was decided not to continue production. The engine
was a 9 cylinder radial rated at 225 hp. The brochure has photos, cut-aways & engine specifications, as well as a page
showing the safety aspects of diesel fuel.
$55.00 |
| AIRCRAFT PROPELLER DESIGN, Weick, Fred, McGraw Hill, 1930, vg (inked name ), inscribed by Fred E. Weick, see photo, technical book that includes, illustrations, graphs & photos, 294 pgs. | $95.00 |
| ANOTHER ICARUS Jarrett, Philip, Smithsonian, 1987, vg/vg (rubbed), see photo, Percy Pilche's quest for flight, 4 years before the Wright brothers' first flight, he designed & built a triplane glider which was intended to fit with an engine, unfortunately before he got a chance to test out his machine he died in a glider demonstration in 1899, photos & drawings, 226 pgs. | $12.50 |
| DORNIER WAL, van der Mey, M. Michiel, LoGisma, 2007, new, softcover, see photo, important flying boat design, of much interest for its technical innovations & long distance flights, also for its production thanks to the first international joint-venture of the Italian aviation industry, photos, maps, illustrations, 222 pgs. | $27.00 |
| FAIRCHILD PT 19, 19A, 19B, 23 & 26 PILOT'S FLIGHT OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS, Dept. of Army Air Forces, 1943, see photo, photos, illustrations & charts, 38 pgs. | $85.00 |
| FLYING, THE WHY & WHEREFORE, "Aero Amature", Aero, 1909, vg (issued w/o dj), see photo fold out of three panels of photos showing 'Eight Fying Machines' (biplanes and monoplanes), illustrated with black and white drawings, index, page of advertisements, 98 pgs + | $50.00 |
| THE H-16A FLYING BOAT HANDBOOK, published by the Navy Department, 1918, vg (ex-library), see photo, photos, illustrations, fold-outs, 44 pgs. + fold-outs. | $350.00 |
| THE HS-1L FLYING BOAT HANDBOOK, published by the Navy Department, 1918, vg, see photo, photos, illustrations, fold-outs, 40 pgs. + fold-outs. | $350.00 |
| MODEL 40 FLYING BOAT HANDBOOK Aeromarine Plane and Motor Company, 1919, very good condition, see photo, list of illustrations, specifications, instructions for assembly, coversion tables, packing sheets, drawings (including fold-outs, 34 pages + 10 fold-out drawings. | $185.00 |
| ROLLS-ROYCE AERO ENGINE INSTRUCTINS BOOK - "EAGLE" Series I to VIII - "FALCON" Series I, II & III, published by Rolls-Royce Limited, 1917, see photo,photos & illustrations, 116 pgs. | $175.00 |
| SECOND BOYS BOOK OF MODEL AEROPLANES, THE, Collins, Francis, Century Company, 1911, (some cover wear & yellowing of pages), see photo, standard reference book about constructing these models as evidenced by its being referenced in Kitecraft & Kite Tournaments, unbelieveable amount of illustrations for these very early works, photographs, 262 pgs. | $75.00 |
| SILHOUETTES OF AIRPLANES AND AIRSHIPS, printed by Harrison & Sons, 1916, vg, soft cover, see photo, illustrates distinctive markings of British, French, Belgian & German aircraft, 40 pgs. | $75.00 |
| STEAM IN THE AIR, Kelly, Maurice, Pen & Sword, 2006, new, see photo, application of steam power in aviation during the 19th & 20th senturies, describes in detail how many types of steam engine were adapted for use in flight and the flying-machines into which they were fitted, photos, diagrams & drawings, 159 pgs. | $39.95 |
| STINSONS, THE Underwood, John, Heritage Press, 1969, very good , soft cover, see photo, photographs of most models, as well as the specifications, performance and production figures of all Stinson models produced from the SB-1 to the 108-3. This copy has the fold-out drawings of the Stinson Reliant, 80 pgs. | $75.00 |
| A SYSTEM OF AERONAUTICS, COMPREHENDING ITS EARLIEST INVESTIGATIONS AND MODERN PRACTICE AND ART, Wise, John, Joseph A Speel, 1850, fine condition (some foxing), original binding, spine was professionally rebuilt, In three parts containing an account of the various attempts in the Art of Flying by Artificial Means, from the Earliest Period down to the Discovery of the Aeronautic Machine by the Montgolfiers, in 1782, and to a later Period, with a brief history of the author's fifteen years' experience in aerial voyages. Also, full instructions in the art of making balloons, parachutes, etc. , as adapted to the practice of aerial navigation, and directions to prepare experimental balloons." black and white drawings, 310 pgs. | $900.00 |
| WISCONSIN AERONAUTICAL MOTORS BOOKLET, see photo, This booklet describes their 2 aero engines, a 140 hp 6 cylinder and a 250 hp 12 cylinder engine. We have been unable to pin down the year of this publication, but the engines are listed in Jane's 1919 and Glen Angles Encyclopedia of Aero Engines in 1921. The booklet has descriptions and illustrations of the engines. They used a Bleriot type plane as their logo, illustrations, 13 pgs. | $23.50 |
| WRIGHT FLYER, AN ENGINEERING PERSPECTIVE, Wolko, Howard (editor)), Smithonian Institute, 1987, vg, soft cover, proceedings of a symposium held at the National Air and Space Museum, Dec. 16, 1983. 106 pages, illustrated with photographs and diagrams | $25.00 |
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