Pegasus, The Heart of the Harrier : the History and Development of the World's First Operational Vertical Take-off and Landing Jet Engine.

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The conception of the Pegasus engine in 1957 upset all the conventions of aircraft design. It was previously usual for aircraft designers to seek a suitable engine, but this was an engine that sought an aircraft. The aircraft thatresulted was the famous Harrier that is still in front-line service wi...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Dow, Andrew
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Havertown : Pen and Sword, 2009.
Subjects:
Jet engines > Design and construction > History.
Harrier (Jet fighter plane)
Vertically rising aircraft > Jet propulsion > History.
Avions à décollage et atterrissage verticaux > Propulsion par réaction > Histoire.
Jet engines > Design and construction
Vertically rising aircraft > Jet propulsion
History
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Pegasus, the heart of the Harrier : the history and development of the world's first operational vertical take-off and landing jet engine /
by Dow, Andrew
Published 2009
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Electronic eBook
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