• DocumentCode
    1443975
  • Title

    The horsepower meter for aircraft

  • Author

    Luttrell, J. C. ; Petrasek, W. A.

  • Author_Institution
    Army Air Force Transport Command, Washington, D. C.
  • Volume
    62
  • Issue
    11
  • fYear
    1943
  • Firstpage
    501
  • Lastpage
    502
  • Abstract
    The torquemeter method of operating aircraft engines was developed to meet the need for more accurate engine control and to help ease the work of the pilot. The horsepower meter described herein was developed to provide suitable and accurate instrumentation for that method.
  • Keywords
    Accuracy; Engines; Generators; Potentiometers; Resistance; Torque;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electrical Engineering
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0095-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/EE.1943.6435980
  • Filename
    6435980