Aircraft Diesels

The Deschamps Aircraft Diesel

Diesel Aviation Engines, by Paul H. Wilkinson, 1940.

Chapter 1 - Development of the Diesel Aircraft Engine (648K PDF)

Chapter 2 - How the Diesel Aircraft Engine Functions (462K PDF)

Includes this diagram of the Bosch Fuel Injection System (293K)

Chapter 3 - The Guiberson Diesel (517K PDF)

Chapter 4 - The Junkers Jumo 205 Diesel Engine (396K PDF)

Chapter 5 - Flights with Diesel-Engined Aircraft (249K PDF)

Chapter 6 - Advantages of the Diesel for Aviation (275K PDF)

First Aircraft Powered by the Packard Diesel
An Early Packard Diesel Powerered Twin, the Stewart M-2

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