Glossary

TermMeaning
bmepbrake mean effective pressure
bsfcbrake specific fuel consumption
CATcarburetor air temperature
DivisionU.S. Army Air Service/Corp Materiel Command Engineering Division Equivalent to Air Corps and MatCmd
fmepfriction mean effective pressure
gphgallons per hour
gpmgallons per minute
imepindicated mean effective pressure
inHgAinches of mercury, absolute
inHgGinches of mercury, gauge
IOMInter-Office Memorandum
isfcindicated specific fuel consumption
MatCmdThe U.S. Army Air Corps Materiel Command at WF. Used interchangeably with the Division and Wright Field
OCACOffice, Chief of the Air Corps
PESCOPump Engineering Service Corporation
PPLWright Field Power Plant Laboratory
TETechnical Executive
USAACU.S. Army Air Corps
Van DykeA sepia intermediate photographic reproduction paper used to make secondary tracing masters. The Van Dyke process allowed drafters to create a translucent negative copy of an original blueprint, which could then be used to print more blueprints on standard blueprint paper.
WFWright Field