Diesels
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 fine 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
