02323nam 2200601 a 450 991078908440332120230725052303.01-60086-729-41-60086-728-61-61344-044-8(CKB)3390000000018383(SSID)ssj0000550783(PQKBManifestationID)12200190(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000550783(PQKBWorkID)10509281(PQKB)11740210(MiAaPQ)EBC3111680(Au-PeEL)EBL3111680(CaPaEBR)ebr10516785(OCoLC)922979129(EXLCZ)99339000000001838320090902d2010 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrThe engines of Pratt & Whitney[electronic resource] a technical history /Jack Connors ; Ned Allen, editor-in-chiefReston, Va. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronauticsc2010xviii, 527 p. illLibrary of flightBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph1-60086-711-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.Library of flight.AirplanesMotorsHistoryAircraft gas-turbinesHistoryJet enginesHistoryAirplanesMotorsHistory.Aircraft gas-turbinesHistory.Jet enginesHistory.629.134/35Connors Jack1473599Allen Ned1473600American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910789084403321The engines of Pratt & Whitney3686834UNINA