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[wpearce]

Here are some old books that are available in PDF form. For the Google Book links, there is a download PDF link at the far right near top. Just click that and the "book" will be yours.

Angle, Glenn - Airplane Engine Encyclopedia (1921):
http://books.google.com/books?id=16Y7AAAAMAAJ&dq=airplane%20engines&pg=PA1#v=onepage&q&f=false

Bacon, John - Elements of Aviation Engines (1918):
http://books.google.com/books?id=D7AEAAAAMAAJ&dq=aviation%20%20engines&pg=PR2#v=onepage&q&f=false

Burls, George - Aero Engines (1915):
http://books.google.com/books?id=yJg7AAAAMAAJ&dq=aero%20engines&pg=PR10#v=onepage&q&f=false

Chadwick, John - Aviation Engines (1919):
http://books.google.com/books?id=aC5IAAAAIAAJ&dq=aviation%20%20engines&pg=PR5#v=onepage&q&f=false

Kean, Francis - Aeronautical Engines (1916):
http://books.google.com/books?id=loMVAQAAIAAJ&dq=aeronautical%20engines&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false

Marks, Lionel - The Airplane Engine (1922):
http://books.google.com/books?id=ntkpAAAAYAAJ&dq=airplane%20engines%20marks&pg=PR1#v=onepage&q&f=false

Page, Victor - Aviation Engines (1918):
http://books.google.com/books?id=ihYPAAAAYAAJ&dq=aviation%20%20engines&pg=PA4#v=onepage&q&f=false

Pollard, Harold - Aero Engines, Magnetos, and Carburetors (1918):
http://books.google.com/books?id=0_NBAAAAYAAJ&dq=aero%20engines%2C%20magnetos%20carburetors&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false

Sherbondy, E. H. and G. Wardrop - Textbook of Aero Engines (1920):
http://books.google.com/books?id=WwhFAAAAMAAJ&dq=textbook%20of%20aero%20engines&pg=PP9#v=onepage&q&f=false


Some others that may be of interest

Colvin, Fred - Aircraft Mechanics Handbook (1918):
http://books.google.com/books?id=v8TnUJ98GRMC&dq=aircraft%20handbook%20colvin&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false

Moss, Sanford - The Gas Turbine (1903):
http://books.google.com/books?id=J-NMAAAAMAAJ&dq=sanford%20moss&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false

Various engine books not so aviation related:
http://www.digitalbookindex.com/_search/search010engineeringenginesinternalcombustiona.asp

Enjoy,
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Bill Pearce

www.oldmachinepress.com