Author : Kimble D. McCutcheon
Publisher :
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 40,16 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Airplanes
ISBN : 9780971084704
"In the 1930s, when gas turbines were practically unknown, engine designers worldwide struggled to create a new and more powerful generation of aircraft engines. It was hoped these engines would push aircraft to speeds of more than 500 miles per hour. One such engine, the Tornado, was a remarkable 42-cylinder liquid-cooled radial conceived by the Wright Aeronautical Corporation."--Page 4 of cover.
Author : William Pearce
Publisher :
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 18,99 MB
Release : 2018-11-11
Category :
ISBN : 9780985035310
Before the United States entered World War II, the Army Air Corps conceptualized a large aircraft engine for which fuel efficiency was the paramount concern. It was believed that such an engine could power bombers from North America to attack targets in Europe, a tactic that would be needed if the United Kingdom were to fall. This engine project was known as MX-232, and Studebaker was tasked with its development. After years of testing and development, the MX-232 program produced the Studebaker XH-9350 engine design. Although a complete XH-9350 engine was not built, Studebaker's XH-9350 and Their Involvement with Other Aircraft Engines details the development of the MX-232 program and the XH-9350 design. In addition, the book covers Studebaker's work with other aircraft engines: the power plant for the Waterman Arrowbile, their licensed production of the Wright R-1820 radial engine during World War II, and their licensed production of the General Electric J47 jet engine during the Korean War.
Author : Graham White
Publisher : SAE International
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 27,6 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 : Fay Leone Faurote
Publisher :
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 45,36 MB
Release : 1924
Category : Aeronautics
ISBN :
Author : Jack D. Mattingly
Publisher : AIAA
Page : 732 pages
File Size : 30,15 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Aircraft gas-turbines
ISBN : 9781600860164
Annotation A design textbook attempting to bridge the gap between traditional academic textbooks, which emphasize individual concepts and principles; and design handbooks, which provide collections of known solutions. The airbreathing gas turbine engine is the example used to teach principles and methods. The first edition appeared in 1987. The disk contains supplemental material. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
Author : Howard R. DuFour
Publisher :
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 41,88 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Aeronautics
ISBN : 9780966996500
Author : Daniel Ford
Publisher : Warbird Books
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 13,92 MB
Release : 2023-05-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0692734732
During World War II, in the skies over Burma and China, a handful of American pilots met and bloodied the "Imperial Wild Eagles" of Japan and won immortality as the Flying Tigers. One of America's most famous combat forces, the Tigers were recruited to defend beleaguered China for $600 a month and a bounty of $500 for each Japanese plane they shot down--fantastic money in an era when a Manhattan hotel room cost three dollars a night.This May 2023 revision has never-before-published information about Chennault's early years. "Admirable," wrote Chennault biographer Martha Byrd of Ford's original text. "A readable book based on sound sources. Expect some surprises." Flying Tigers won the Aviation/Space Writers Association Award of Excellence in the year of its first publication.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 30,20 MB
Release : 1927
Category : Aeronautics
ISBN :
Author : Bill Gunston
Publisher : Haynes Publishing
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 14,39 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Reference
ISBN :
A reference work describing every major aeroplane engine manufacturer throughout the world, together with its products, from the pioneering days to the recent engines. Each aero engine is within its technological and historical context with power plants of all nationalities illlustrated. The human element of the story is also included with the personal struggles that resulted in such notable engines as the Rolls-Royce Merlin and the Pratt & Whitney P6 being related.
Author : Bill Gunston
Publisher : History Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,40 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Aircraft industry
ISBN : 9780750944793
In this new edition, Gunston describes every major aeroplane manufacturer throughout the world. He focuses on the aircraft from the pioneering days to the very latest engines, and places each engine within its technological and historical context.
