The Engines of Pratt & Whitney: A Technical History by Jack Connors

The Engines of Pratt & Whitney: A Technical History by Jack Connors

The Engines of Pratt & Whitney: A Technical History recounts the role played by Pratt & Whitney (P&W) in the evolution of aircraft engines from 1925 to the present timefor the most part as told by the engineers who made the history. A technical reference of all P&W engines and their applications, the book describes the evolution of piston engines and gas turbines, and offers young engineers a wealth of insights about design, development, marketing, and product support efforts for customers at home and abroad. The first three chapters introduce the contributions of Frederick Rentschler, George Mead, and Leonard Hobbs, with stories of how each new piston engine came into being. From 19401945 P&W committed its engineering efforts to winning World War I, but when the war was over, P&W found itself on the outside of the gas turbine market, which was capably being served by General Electric and Westinghouse. How P&W emerged from being five years behind the competition in 1945 to a positio

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ISBN 13	9781600867118
ISBN 10	1600867111
Title	The Engines of Pratt & Whitney: A Technical History
Author	Jack Connors
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics
Year published	2010-01-30
Number of pages	548
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