The engines of Pratt & Whitney : a technical history / Jack Connors ; Ned Allen, editor-in-chief.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Connors, Jack.

Contributor:

Allen, Ned.

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

Series:

Library of flight.

Library of flight

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Group--History.

Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Group.

Airplanes--Motors--History.

Airplanes.

Aircraft gas-turbines--History.

Aircraft gas-turbines.

Jet engines--History.

Jet engines.

Physical Description:

xviii, 527 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Reston, Va. : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Engines of Pratt Whitney: A Technical History recounts the role played by Pratt Whitney (PW) 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 PW 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 PW committed its engineering efforts to winning World War II, but when the war was over, PW found itself on the outside of the gas turbine market, which was capably being served by General Electric and Westinghouse. How PW emerged from being five years behind the competition in 1945 to a positio

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-60086-729-4

1-60086-728-6

1-61344-044-8

OCLC:

922979129