Project Gutenberg 2010-01-20 Public domain in the USA. 484 Meyer, Robert B. 65061626 The First Airplane Diesel Engine: Packard Model DR-980 of 1928 Produced by Chris Curnow, Joseph Cooper, Stephanie Eason, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. "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.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/31023/31023-h/images/cover.jpg en Airplanes -- Motors (Diesel) TL Text Technology Browsing: Computers & Technology Browsing: Engineering & Construction Browsing: Science - General 144210 144219 2024-09-13T08:02:06.466121 2023-09-13T12:41:19.218873 text/html text/html 139408 2021-01-06T01:39:45 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1468884 2021-01-06T01:39:45 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1367481 2024-09-13T08:02:10.406137 application/epub+zip 1368876 2024-09-13T08:02:07.336304 application/epub+zip 92542 2024-09-13T08:02:06.822134 application/epub+zip 1430822 2024-09-13T08:02:12.785123 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1407413 2024-09-13T08:02:09.904086 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 134708 2022-09-14T09:40:21.425437 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 116799 116671 2024-09-13T08:02:05.932146 2023-09-13T12:41:18.757865 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 116646 2021-01-06T01:39:45 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 41985 2021-01-06T01:39:45 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 116661 2021-01-06T01:39:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 41969 2021-01-06T01:39:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20138 2024-09-13T08:02:12.985072 application/rdf+xml 14595 2024-09-13T08:02:06.916159 image/jpeg 2581 2024-09-13T08:02:06.869128 image/jpeg 1683289 2024-09-13T08:02:06.592122 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog