02052nam a2200421 a 4500001001200000003000800012006001900020007001500039008004100054010001700095020001500112020001800127020002700145040002100172035002100193043001200214050002500226082001900251100001900270245012700289246003300416260007900449300002600528490002200554504005100576505044500627533015201072610004501224650003201269650003601301650002601337655002901363700001601392710005601408710001701464830002301481856012601504ebr10516785CaPaEBRm        u        cr cn|||||||||090902s2010    vauad   sb    001 0 eng d  z  2009036431  z1600867111  z9781600867118  z9781600867286 (e-book)  aCaPaEBRcCaPaEBR  a(OCoLC)746792610  an-us---14aTL703.P7bC58 2010eb04a629.134/352221 aConnors, Jack.14aThe engines of Pratt & Whitneyh[electronic resource] :ba technical history /cJack Connors ; Ned Allen, editor-in-chief.3 aEngines of Pratt and Whitney  aReston, Va. :bAmerican Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics,cc2010.  axviii, 527 p. :bill.1 aLibrary of flight  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.0 aPre-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.  aElectronic reproduction.bPalo Alto, Calif. :cebrary,d2013.nAvailable via World Wide Web.nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.20aPratt & Whitney Aircraft GroupxHistory. 0aAirplanesxMotorsxHistory. 0aAircraft gas-turbinesxHistory. 0aJet enginesxHistory. 7aElectronic books.2local1 aAllen, Ned.2 aAmerican Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.2 aebrary, Inc. 0aLibrary of flight.40uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10516785zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view