Archive for Author 'Bill Ingalls', only excerpts shown, click title for full entry.

Higher and Faster: Memoir of a Pioneering Air Force Test Pilot

by Robert Michael White and Jack L Summers

US Air Force Major General Bob White (1924–2010) was the man who, in 1961 and 1962, flew the X-15 sixteen times to a speed of 4,094 mph (just short of Joe Walker’s 4,105 mph record) and an altitude of 314,750 feet (59.6 miles), earning White his astronaut wings.

Airplane Racing: A History, 1909–2008

by Don Berliner

Berliner has been writing books and magazine articles about airplane racing for five decades and here gives us a data-packed 260 pages describing more than 187 separate air racing events worldwide. For the time period between 1909 (the first race in France) and 2008 he lists who won each event, what they flew, and what engine twisted the prop.

Differentials: Identification, Restoration & Repair

by Jim Allen and Randy Lyman

Part history book, part school book, part mechanics manual, part encyclopedia, and part sales guide for aftermarket alterations, this 394-page softcover book is a gearhead’s dream . . . if you want to dream about differentials, that is. If not, it could be slow going.

Haynes-Apperson and America’s First Practical Automobile: A History

by W C Madden

Before you chalk the complex and relatively short-lived motor manufacturing activities of the three separate companies in this family off as ancient or marginal history, consider that one of the technologies it pioneered is in use still today: stellite.

Carriages Without Horses

J. Frank Duryea and the Birth of the American Automobile Industry

by Richard P Scharchburg

This small hardcover history book focuses on which of the Duryea brothers, Charles or Frank, contributed the most to the design and construction of the first US car put into series production. Charles always claimed credit for the design of the car, thanking his younger brother Frank for being “his indispensable helper.”

German Aircraft Industry and Production 1933–1945

by Vajda & Dancey

This book is a compilation of statistical data gathered from German archives and previously published material. While the book is certainly not for everyone, it does contain a huge quantity of information. The authors’ conclusions in Chapter 12 on why Germany was destined to lose the air war are alone worth the price of the book.

Engine Revolutions: The Autobiography of Max Bentele

by Max Bentele

This German mechanical engineer/scientist used extensive hands-on testing and mathematical analysis of the resulting data to systematically track down problems in engines and to analyze the viability of proposed new engine concepts. He became an expert in gas sealing, starting his jet engine education by solving the exploding blade problem.

Advanced Engine Development at Pratt and Whitney

by Dick Mulready

Why is it that some “inside stories” sparkle and others fizz? While generally not a riveting read, all that changes when the liquid hydrogen hits the turbo pump and the fizz turns to fire, roasting NASA and Rocketdyne.

Opposed Piston Engines: Evolution, Use, and Future Applications

by Jean-Pierre Pirault and Martin Flint

This book is an in-depth look at the type of engine Bill Gates et al are hoping to drive to the bank in the future. It addresses automotive issues but also deals with marine, aero, and commercial and military applications in the same detail as well as its history since the end of the 19th century.

Race Car Vehicle Dynamics

by William F Milliken and Douglas L Milliken

When I received my copy of RCVD—still an SAE bestseller—I felt like the guy at the bottom of the mountain to whom Moses handed the Ten Commandments. All the knowledge contained in the Holy Grail of how vehicles handle had just become mine! Comes with a workbook.

The Marmon Heritage

by George Philip & Stacey Pankiw Hanley

Marmon approached the auto industry methodically by hiring university trained engineers and building thoroughly tested prototypes. They then designed bespoke production facilities to build the end result.

Tatra, The Legacy of Hans Ledwinka

by Ivan Margolius & John G Henry

Who actually designed the original air-cooled volkswagen? Was it Ferdinand Porsche, or was it a Tatra creation appropriated by the Nazis? This book gives you the Tatra side of the story.