The engines of Pratt & Whitney : a technical history

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Connors, Jack (Engineer)
Corporate Author American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Other Authors Allen, Ned
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Reston, VA : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, ©2010.
SeriesLibrary of flight.
Subjects
Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Group > History.
Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Group
Airplanes > Motors > History.
Aircraft gas-turbines > History.
Jet engines > History.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781613440445
1613440448
9781600867286
1600867286
9781600867118
1600867111
1600867294
9781600867293
Physical Description1 online resource (xviii, 527 pages) : illustrations

Cover

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.

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