The engines of Pratt & Whitney [electronic resource] : a technical history / Jack Connors ; Ned Allen, editor-in-chief.
Connors, Jack.; Allen, Ned.; American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
2010
TL703.P7 C58 2010eb
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Title
The engines of Pratt & Whitney [electronic resource] : a technical history / Jack Connors ; Ned Allen, editor-in-chief.
Author
Connors, Jack.
ISBN
1600867111
9781600867118
9781600867286 (electronic book)
Publication Details
Reston, Va. : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, c2010.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xviii, 527 p.) : ill.
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TL703.P7 C58 2010eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
629.134/35
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Access limited to authorized users.
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Allen, Ned.
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American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
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Library of flight
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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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