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ONLINE

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

1 online resource (xviii, 527 p.) : ill

ISBN 9781600867286 (electronic bk.)

ISBN 1600867111

ISBN 9781600867118

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. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries

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(Au-PeEL)EBL3111680

(CaPaEBR)ebr10516785

(MiAaPQ)EBC3111680

(OCoLC)922979129