02083nam a2200433 a 4500 ebr10516785 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 090902s2010 vauad sb 001 0 eng d 2009036431 1600867111 9781600867118 9781600867286 (e-book) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)746792610 n-us--- TL703.P7 C58 2010eb 629.134/35 22 Connors, Jack. The engines of Pratt & Whitney [electronic resource] : a technical history / Jack Connors ; Ned Allen, editor-in-chief. Engines of Pratt and Whitney Reston, Va. : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, c2010. xviii, 527 p. : ill. Library of flight 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. Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Group History. Airplanes Motors History. Aircraft gas-turbines History. Jet engines History. Electronic books. local Allen, Ned. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. ebrary, Inc. Library of flight. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10516785 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 224357 224357