The engines of Pratt & Whitney a technical history / [electronic resource] :
Engines of Pratt and Whitney
Jack Connors ; Ned Allen, editor-in-chief.
- Reston, Va. : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, c2010.
- xviii, 527 p. : ill.
- Library of flight .
- Library of flight. .
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.