
Engines of Pratt and Whitney : A Technical History.
Başlık:
Engines of Pratt and Whitney : A Technical History.
Yazar:
Connors, Jack.
ISBN:
9781600867286
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Fiziksel Tanımlama:
1 online resource (548 pages)
İçerik:
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Foreword -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 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 Two-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 -- Pratt & Whitney Medallion -- Afterword -- Index -- Supporting Materials.
Notlar:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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