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The engines of Pratt & Whitney a technical history /

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Autore principale: Connors, Jack
Enti autori: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, ebrary, Inc
Altri autori: Allen, Ned
Natura: Elettronico eBook
Lingua:inglese
Pubblicazione: Reston, Va. : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, c2010.
Serie:Library of flight.
Soggetti:
Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Group > History.
Airplanes > Motors > History.
Aircraft gas-turbines > History.
Jet engines > History.
Electronic books.
Accesso online:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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Sommario:
  • 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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