DER DIESEL-FAHRZEUGMOTOR [Main Title]

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  • Title: DER DIESEL-FAHRZEUGMOTOR [Main Title]
  • Film Number: GWY 1692
  • Other titles: THE DIESEL VEHICLE ENGINE [Translation]
  • Summary:
  • Description: The difference between the diesel and the four-stroke Otto petrol engine is described (using diagrams and intertitles). The film then goes on to describe the principles of the diesel in more detail, including such aspects as the fuel supply and injection, timing, glowplugs, mixing chamber design.
  • Alternative Title: THE DIESEL VEHICLE ENGINE [Translation]
  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised: No
  • Object_Number: GWY 1692
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM-GERMAN Attribution: IWM – GWY 1692
  • Featured Period: 1919-1938
  • Production Date: 1938
  • Production Country: Germany
  • Production Details:
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  • Keywords: equipment, German - propulsion: [diesel engine] (object name)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: None Title language: German Subtitle language: German
  • Technical Details: Format: 16mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 2 Footage: 749 ft; Running time: 21 mins
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    GWY 1692

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