History of the Liberty Engine-Op

by Robert J. Neal

The aim of the Liberty was to standardize aircraft engine design. The theory was to have an engine design that could be built in several sizes and thus power airplanes for any purpose, from training to bombing. The differences in sizes would be obtained by using different numbers of cylinders in the same design. A large number of other parts would also be used in common by all resulting sizes of the engine series. The initial concept called for four-,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 158007149X
• ISBN13: 9781580071499
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Specialty Press
• Length: 616 Pages
• Weight: 5.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 8.6" x 11.1"