Hand Book (Handbook) of Airplane Maintenance and Operation: A Practical Treatment of the Assembly, Service, Maintenance and Overhaul of Aircraft, Engines and Accessories.

New York:: National Aeronautics Council, 1944.. 1st Edition.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: dark navy binding with yellow text and small vignette; the front cover has a shadow from a small label; owner's names and dates on the front endpaper, the text is age-toning; Good condition; no dust jacket.. 8vo (8.5 inches tall) . Index. Description: Well illustrated in black and white (approximately six hundred drawings). Chapter headings are: The Internal Combustion Engine; The Aircraft Engine; The Lubrication System; The Carburetor; Supercharging of Aircraft Engines; Types of Aircraft Engines and their Construction; Aircraft Magnetos; Spark Plugs; Aircraft Engine Installation Requirements; Overhaul of the Aircraft Engine; Installation of the Aircraft Engine in the Aircraft Structure; Methods o Starting Aircraft Engines; Maintenance of the Engine; Propellers; Aircraft Instruments; Aircraft Landing Gears; Aircraft Structure and Construction; Maintenance and Overhaul of the Airplane Structure; The Construction and Repair of Flying Boats. Much of the material is contributed by Ivor B Yassin. Other contributors include Sanford B Moss, Alton DuFlon, H C Bender, Captain Holden C Richardson, Jack H Sheets, Haworth W Hurt, and Martin Barzelay. This is a wartime edition, with a wartime compliance statement.