The engines of Pratt & Whitney : a technical history [E-Book] / Jack Connors ; Ned Allen, editor-in-chief.
The engines of Pratt & Whitney : a technical history [E-Book] / Jack Connors ; Ned Allen, editor-in-chief.
| Personal Name(s): | Connors, Jack. |
|---|---|
| Allen, Ned. | |
| Imprint: |
Reston, Va. :
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics,
c2010
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| Physical Description: |
xviii, 527 pages : illustrations |
| Note: |
englisch |
| Series Title: |
Library of flight
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| Subject (LOC): | |
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Full Text |
Table of Contents:
- Pre-flight briefing
- The early years
- The later piston engine years
- The piston engine experience
- Transition to gas turbines
- WWII ends and turbojet development begins
- Birth of the tow-spool turbojet
- Four more turbojets
- Transition to turbofans
- Higher and faster
- Going commercial
- Challenges and new turbofans
- High-bypass fans
- The modern era
- Looking back 80 years
- Appendix : Pratt & Whitney medallion.