Allied aircraft piston engines of World War II : history and development of frontline aircraft piston engines produced by Great Britain and the United States during World War II / / Graham White

• Autore: White Graham <1945->
• Pubblicazione: Warrendale, Pa. (400 Commonwealth Dr., Wallendale PA USA) : , : Society of Automotive Engineers, , ©1995; [Piscataqay, New Jersey] : , : IEEE Xplore, , [2019]
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 PDF (xvi, 426 pages) : illustrations, digital file
• Disciplina: 629.134/352
• Soggetto topico: Airplanes, Military - United States - Motors - History; Airplanes, Military - Great Britain - Motors - History; World War, 1939-1945 - Equipment and supplies
• Soggetto geografico: Great Britain; United States
• Soggetto genere / forma: History
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: 1. Introduction -- 2. Requirements -- 3. The British Contribution -- 4. Rolls-Royce -- 5. Bristol -- 6. Napier -- 7. The U.S. Contribution -- 8. General Electric Turbosuperchargers -- 9. Pratt & Whitney -- 10. Allison -- 11. Wright Aeronautical Corporation -- 12. Hyper Activity and Other Near Misses -- 13. Conclusion.
• Sommario/riassunto: While it took the demands of two World Wars to bring aviation into acceptance by the general public, it was a relative handful of engineers, entrepreneurs, and pilots who positioned the technology and resources necessary to make aviation one of the deciding factors in ending World War II. This book attempts to illuminate some of the historically significant technical developments that were incorporated into World War II aircraft engines that directly contributed to the execution and tactics of the war.
• Titolo autorizzato: Allied aircraft piston engines of World War II
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910438311803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Society of Automotive Engineers. Electronic publications.