Aviation spirit - past, present, and future

Dunstan, A E; Thole, F B

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Aviation spirit - past, present, and future

Dunstan, A E·Thole, F B

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The volatile fuel of the high-speed internal combustion engine has, in the past, consisted almost exclusively of the lighter distillates from crude petroleum. Alternative and supplementary fuels are discussed such as: tetraline, dekalin, alcohol, cyclo-hexenes.

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Dunstan, A E, Thole, F B. 1923-09-01. Aviation spirit - past, present, and future. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19930084666

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