num_pages: 224
description: This is the fourth edition of Bill Gunston's definitive book on jet and turbine aero engines – the power behind a broad spectrum of aircraft, from the largest, heaviest transport aircraft to the highest-flying reconnaissance aeroplanes and the fastest, most agile fighters.It includes details of Boeing's 787 and Rolls-Royce's Trent 1000 power plants. The author also covers the pressure-jet tip-mounted combustion chambers for helicopters. Using language which will be easily accessible to non-engineers, the author explains the differences between gas-turbine, jet, rocket, ramjet and helicopter turboshaft aero engines. He traces their histories from the early days through to today's complex and powerful units, as used in the latest wide-bodied airliners and high performance military jets.
language: English
title: The Development of Jet and Turbine Aero Engines
publisher: Motorbooks Intl