The engines of Pratt & Whitney [[electronic resource] ] : a technical history / / Jack Connors ; Ned Allen, editor-in-chief
| The engines of Pratt & Whitney [[electronic resource] ] : a technical history / / Jack Connors ; Ned Allen, editor-in-chief |
| Autore | Connors Jack |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Reston, Va., : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | xviii, 527 p. : ill |
| Disciplina | 629.134/35 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | AllenNed |
| Collana | Library of flight |
| Soggetto topico |
Airplanes - Motors - History
Aircraft gas-turbines - History Jet engines - History |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-60086-729-4
1-60086-728-6 1-61344-044-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465018103321 |
Connors Jack
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| Reston, Va., : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, c2010 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The engines of Pratt & Whitney [[electronic resource] ] : a technical history / / Jack Connors ; Ned Allen, editor-in-chief
| The engines of Pratt & Whitney [[electronic resource] ] : a technical history / / Jack Connors ; Ned Allen, editor-in-chief |
| Autore | Connors Jack |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Reston, Va., : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | xviii, 527 p. : ill |
| Disciplina | 629.134/35 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | AllenNed |
| Collana | Library of flight |
| Soggetto topico |
Airplanes - Motors - History
Aircraft gas-turbines - History Jet engines - History |
| ISBN |
1-60086-729-4
1-60086-728-6 1-61344-044-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789084403321 |
Connors Jack
|
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| Reston, Va., : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, c2010 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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