"In collaboration with the Aviation Training Division, D.C.N.O. (Air) and Bureau of Aeronautics, U.S. Navy."
Contents
Introduction -- Electric propellers -- Where you come in -- Propellers are not prima donnas -- What is a propeller? -- A propeller must be versatile -- Unit construction -- Operation -- Principle of operation -- Propeller controls -- Curtiss propeller model designation -- Installation -- Assembly procedure -- Installation of the propeller -- Installing power unit -- Field inspection and maintenance -- Neglect -- Just like a time table -- The daily check -- 25/30-hour inspection -- 100/120-hour inspection -- Brake clearance measurement and adjustments -- Three-blade propeller -- Four-blade propeller -- Maintenance and dressing of blades -- Steel blades -- Nicks and scratches -- Corrosion and oxidation -- Aluminum alloy blades -- Salt water -- Cracks -- Trouble shooting -- Trouble shooting charts.