Download or read book The First Airplane Diesel Engine: Packard Model DR-980 of 1928 written by Robert B. Meyer and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2021-04-25 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This incredible work is well illustrated with drawings and photographs and provides a historical background for developing the airplane diesel engine. Moreover, it includes a technical description that provides specifications and details of the performance. In addition, it contains comments from men and women who flew planes powered by the Packard diesel. The author finishes with an analysis of the engine's advantages and disadvantages.