While it took the demands of two World Wars to bring aviation into acceptance by the general public, it was a relative handful of engineers, entrepreneurs, and pilots who positioned the technology and resources necessary to make aviation one of the deciding factors in ending World War II. This book attempts to illuminate some of the historically significant technical developments that were incorporated into World War II aircraft engines that directly contributed to the execution and tactics of the war.
Engines detailed in the book include those from these manufacturers:
Rolls-Royce
Bristol, Napier
General Electric
Pratt and Whitney
Allison
Wright Aeronautical Corporation
Author: Graham White
Publisher: SAE International
Specs: Published by SAE International with a Product Code of R-154, ISBN of 978-0-7680-8025-4, and 442 pages in a softbound binding.
Related Topics:
Military aircraft
Gas turbines
Jet engines
Technical review
Pistons
Aircraft
Aviation fuels
Superchargers
Production
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