From: Joseph M Berki <Joseph.M.Berki@grc.nasa.gov>
Date: 2005/04/04 Mon AM 11:28:51 EDT
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: K&W source [was Re: [FlyRotary]
 Re:Cooling-Learned a lot

Chapter 12 of K&W is available on Paul's Site

Joe Berki
Limo EZ

At 09:49 AM 4/4/2005 -0500, David Carter wrote:

>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Ed Anderson" <eanderson@carolina.rr.com>
>To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
>Sent: Monday, April 04, 2005 7:36 AM
>Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Cooling -Learned a lot
>
>
><snip>  I finally got a bound Xerox copy from a
> > foreign source with good legibility but that was about the best I could
>say.
> > Pages were out of order, upside down, etc. but like I said the information
> > was legible.
> >
> > The book is "Aerodynamics of Propulsion" by Kuchemann and Weber better
>know
> > as "K&W"
> > published by McGraw-Hill in 1953.  I searched long and hard for a copy and
>I
> > found none in the typical out of print book sellers.
> >
> > There is one other book  Hoerner Fluid Dynamics that is reported to be a
> > good one as well, but I have not acquired that one as yet.
> >
> >
> > I'll have to see if I can find my source for K&W,  it was back a few years
> > ago and I have had a couple of harddisk crashes since then.
> >
> > Ed
>
>I Googled "is "Aerodynamics of Propulsion" by Kuchemann and Weber" and rec'd
>20 hits, 1 of which is Ed's post Jan 2004:
>"Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #5621   Page 1 of 1"
>From: "Ed Anderson" <eanderson@carolina.rr.com>
>Subject: Fw: Source for Kuchmann and Weber (K&W) Book "Aerodynamics of
>Propulsion"
>Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2004 18:43:39 -0500
>To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
>(K&W) Book "Aerodynamics of Propulsion"
>   For those of you interested in Kuchemann and Weber book "Aerodynamics of
>Propulsion" I have found a source. What you get is good
>quality (very legible) xerox copy (two book pages per landscape oriented
>print page). You can get a soft copy cover or Hardcopy cover.
>The price is very reasonable I paid $44.95 for the hardcopy version (the
>soft copy cover is around $25 as best I recall) plus cost of
>registered mail from the Philippines (only way he will ship). The book is
>over 50 years old and out of print, so I don't think there are any
>legal problems such as copy rights - but perhaps someone knowledgeable of
>such would care to comment.
>There were a several pages printed upside down (of which I have informed the
>seller), but while an bit irritating, at least I have a legible copy
>at a reasonable cost.
>   Here is the URL of his web page
>http://www.usedbookcentral.com/cgi-bin/texis/scripts/ubc/dealerpage.html?sid=10401
>just search for "Aerodynamics of Propulsion" and take it from there. The
>softcopy cover version runs $24.00 plus cost of shipping.
>The gentleman respond to my inquiry about a "bulk" buy as follows:
>"I would be DELIGHTED to fill as many orders as you care to funnel my way.
>In fact, if I get a multiple-copy order, all going to the same
>address, I will apply a discount."
>Marc
>
>"So if anyone out there wants to contact Marc de Piolenc
><piolenc@dialup.msuiit.edu.ph> to work out a bulk buy for interested folks
>be my
>guest.
>Best Regards
>Ed Anderson
>RV-6A Rotary Powered
>Matthews, NC"....................end of quote..........................
>
>I'll kick in for a "group purchase of soft cover copies".
>
>David
>
>
>
>
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