The Development of Jet and Turbine Aero Engines
Sparkford: Patrick Stephens, 1995. Large octavo, original green cloth, 224 pp., illustrated. Mild spotting on title leaf, otherwise an attractive copy in a fine dust-jacket. From the dawn of the present century, a number of inventors proposed various methods of jet propulsion. However, it was not until Frank Whittle, a young RAF pilot, persisted with next to no official support and little money that a practical jet engine was produced during the 1930s. Meanwhile, a rival development team had been set up in Germany, with all the resources of a large and prosperous aircraft company. The struggles, successes, and failures of these early developments provide a fascinating insight into jet propulsion. Item #252
ISBN: 1852604638
Price (AUD): $80.00