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Autore |
Connors Jack |
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Titolo |
The engines of Pratt & Whitney [[electronic resource] ] : a technical history / / Jack Connors ; Ned Allen, editor-in-chief |
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Reston, Va., : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, c2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-60086-729-4 |
1-60086-728-6 |
1-61344-044-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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Collana |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Airplanes - Motors - History |
Aircraft gas-turbines - History |
Jet engines - History |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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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