The First Airplane Diesel Engine
Packard Model DR-980 of 1928
9781465544285
39 pages
Library of Alexandria
Overview
The author’s narrative, well illustrated with drawings and photographs, provides a historical background for the development of the engine, and a technical description that includes specifications and details of performance. It also contains comments from men and women who flew planes powered by the Packard diesel. The author concludes with an analysis of the engine’s advantages and disadvantages. Philip S. Hopkins Director, National Air Museum 30 July 1964 Introduction
