Book Description
Fly- og helikoptermotorer fra hele verden pr. 1944
Author : Paul Howard Wilkinson
Publisher :
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 43,77 MB
Release : 1944
Category : Airplanes
ISBN :
Fly- og helikoptermotorer fra hele verden pr. 1944
Author : Hermione Giffard
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 31,29 MB
Release : 2016-10-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 022638862X
Our stories of industrial innovation tend to focus on individual initiative and breakthroughs. With Making Jet Enginesin World War II, Hermione Giffard uses the case of the development of jet engines to offer a different way of understanding technological innovation, revealing the complicated mix of factors that go into any decision to pursue an innovative, and therefore risky technology. Giffard compares the approaches of Britain, Germany, and the United States. Each approached jet engines in different ways because of its own war aims and industrial expertise. Germany, which produced more jet engines than the others, did so largely as replacements for more expensive piston engines. Britain, on the other hand, produced relatively few engines—but, by shifting emphasis to design rather than production, found itself at war's end holding an unrivaled range of designs. The US emphasis on development, meanwhile, built an institutional basis for postwar production. Taken together, Giffard's work makes a powerful case for a more nuanced understanding of technological innovation, one that takes into account the influence of the many organizational factors that play a part in the journey from idea to finished product.
Author : Paul Howard Wilkinson
Publisher :
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 36,82 MB
Release : 1955
Category : Airplanes
ISBN :
Author : Paul Howard Wilkinson
Publisher :
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 24,78 MB
Release : 1941
Category : Airplanes
ISBN :
Author : Herschel H. Smith
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Companies
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 41,28 MB
Release : 1981
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN :
Author : Victor F. Bingham
Publisher : Airlife Publishing
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 12,67 MB
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN :
"The frenzy of technological invention and improvement that accompanied each large-scale conflict during the twentieth century has been one of the most important factors in driving the spectacular scientific advances made during the last hundred years. The half-way point of the century saw the horrors of the first truly global battle--World War II. At that time the piston aero engine was at its zenith and the world's airforces were almost entirely propeller driven. It is a period that provides the most interesting study of these engines and the aircraft they powered because the rapid change to turbojets that occurred in the post-war era saw the demise of the piston engine on almost all types of military aircraft and large airliners. This book looks at the design and development of the most famous engines used by the combatants during this great air war. Each type is studied and evaluated in historical perspective and many famous aircraft are illustrated to demonstrate installation and differing usage. One Merlin makes a Spitfire, two a Mosquito, and four a Lancaster. Engines made in America, Russia, and Germany could boast the same versatility and are described here in detail." --Book jacket.
Author : Graham White
Publisher : SAE International
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 30,82 MB
Release : 2019-05-16
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0768095557
Allied Aircraft Piston Engines of World War II, now in its second edition, coalesces multiple aspects of war-driven aviation and its amazing technical accomplishments, leading to the allied victory during the second world war. Not by chance, the air battles that took place then defined much of the outcome of one of the bloodiest conflicts in modern history. Forward-thinking airplane design had to be developed quickly as the war raged on, and the engines that propelled them were indeed the focus of intense cutting-edge engineering efforts. Flying higher, faster, and taking the enemy down before they even noticed your presence became a matter of life or death for the allied forces. Allied Aircraft Piston Engines of World War II, Second Edition, addresses British- and American-developed engines. It looks at the piston engines in detail as they supported amazing wins both in the heat of the air battles, and on the ground supplying and giving cover to the troops. This new edition, fully revised by the original author, Graham White, offers new images and information, in addition to expanded specifications on the Rolls-Royce/ Packard Merlin and the Pratt & Whitney R-2800 engines. Jay Leno, a known enthusiast, wrote the Foreword.
Author : Paul H. Wilkinson
Publisher :
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 38,33 MB
Release : 1951
Category :
ISBN :
Fly- og helikoptermotorer fra hele verden pr. 1951
Author : Philippe Bauduin
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 16,60 MB
Release : 2014-06-09
Category : History
ISBN : 1473823390
This is the story of the Arado 234, an aircraft that on one day in 1944, in the skies above Normandy, heralded the beginning of a new era in aviation: the jet era...??For more than a century, the aviation industry has experienced continual change and upheaval. Many individuals have contributed to this field of developmental aviation over the course of time. One of these key players is Heinrich LÙbbe, a man who marked the evolution of aerial transportation through his cultivation of technological excellence. From flying lessons given to him by his friend Roland Garros, to the creation of the Arado business, LÙbbe made a significant impact and left a lasting legacy.??His machines, the first jets in the world, were flown by exceptional pilots such as Horst G_tz and Erich Sommer, known as "des moustachus" (the moustachioed). In Hitler's Germany, the Arado jets were put to work in a variety of contexts. Perhaps most significantly, they were employed in the task of photo-reconnaissance during the Battle for Normandy, following the iconic landings of June 1944. In this role, they brought back extraordinary images from the invasion beaches, revealing with astounding detail the positions and plans of the allied forces.??These images, previously unseen by the public, shed new light on the battle, whilst at the same time proving the Germans' indisputable superiority in the field of jet aviation. The fact that American troops hastened to transfer the Arado AR234 and Messerschmitt 262 to the USA to uncover all their secrets post-war says a lot about how they were viewed in the eyes of the enemy.??In addition to many top-secret aerial images, this book is enriched with around twenty photographs from the personal archives of Erich Sommer, the Arado pilot, which have never before been published. The book is packed with both colour and black and white images and represents an impressive pictorial history of the world's first jet.
Author : United States. War Department
Publisher :
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 43,39 MB
Release : 1941
Category : Airplanes
ISBN :