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The engines of Pratt & Whitney

by Connors, Jack.
Additional authors: Allen, Ned. | American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. | ebrary, Inc.
Series: Library of flight Published by : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, (Reston, Va. :) Physical details: xviii, 527 p. : ill.
Subject(s): Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Group -- History. | Airplanes -- Motors -- History. | Aircraft gas-turbines -- History. | Jet engines -- History. | Electronic books.
Year: 2010
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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.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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