TY - BOOK AU - Connors,Jack AU - Allen,Ned ED - American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. ED - ebrary, Inc. TI - The engines of Pratt & Whitney: a technical history T2 - Library of flight AV - TL703.P7 C58 2010eb U1 - 629.134/35 22 PY - 2010/// CY - Reston, Va. PB - American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics KW - Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Group KW - History KW - Airplanes KW - Motors KW - Aircraft gas-turbines KW - Jet engines KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - 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 UR - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/strathmore/Doc?id=10516785 ER -