The engines of Pratt & Whitney : a technical history /

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Connors, Jack (Engineer)
Autor Corporativo: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Otros Autores: Allen, Ned
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Reston, VA : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, ©2010.
Colección:Library of flight.
Temas:
Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Group > History.
Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Group.
Airplanes > Motors > History.
Aircraft gas-turbines > History.
Jet engines > History.
Avions > Moteurs > Histoire.
Moteurs à réaction > Histoire.
Aircraft gas-turbines.
Airplanes > Motors.
Jet engines.
Vliegtuigmotoren.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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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