The engines of Pratt & Whitney
Subtitle: a technical history
By: Jack Connors ; Ned Allen, editor-in-chief
Contributors: Allen, Ned; American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Publisher: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Reston, VA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 527
ISBN-13: 9781600867118
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Pre-flight briefing; title: The early years; title: The later piston engine years; title: The piston engine experience; title: Transition to gas turbines; title: WWII ends and turbojet development begins; title: Birth of the tow-spool turbojet; title: Four more turbojets; title: Transition to turbofans; title: Higher and faster; title: Going commercial; title: Challenges and new turbofans; title: High-bypass fans; title: The modern era; title: Looking back 80 years; title: Appendix : Pratt & Whitney medallion.