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The History of North American Small Gas Turbine Aircraft Engines (Library of Flight Series)

The History of North American Small Gas Turbine Aircraft Engines (Library of Flight Series)

enlarge enlarge 		Authors: Richard A. Leyes, William A. Fleming
Publisher: AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics & Ast
Category: Book

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Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 1 reviews
Sales Rank: 963781

Media: Hardcover
Pages: 998
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.4
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.5 x 2.1

ISBN: 1563473321
Dewey Decimal Number: 629.134353097
EAN: 9781563473326
ASIN: 1563473321

Publication Date: September 1999
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Product Description
This joint publication between the National Air and Space Museum and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics chronicles the evolution of the small gas turbine engine via a comprehensive study of a major aerospace industry. Drawing on in-depth interviews with pioneers, current project engineers and company managers, engineering papers published by the manufacturers, and the tremendous document and artifact collections at the National Air and Space Museum, the book captures and memorializes small engine development from its earliest stage. Leyes and Fleming leap back nearly 50 years for a first look at small gas turbine engine development and the seven major corporations that dared to produce, market and distribute the products that contributed to major improvements and uses of a wide spectrum of aircraft. In nontechnical language, the book illustrates the broad-ranging influence of small turbines - from commercial and executive aircraft to helicopters and missiles deployed in military engagements. Detailed corporate histories and photographs paint a clear historical picture of turbine development up to the present.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Money well spent!!!   May 13, 2003
chris stevenson (charlotte, nc United States)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

This book is a wonderfully rich source of information on the developement of quite a few turbine engines. The information is well researched and concise, given in a format that is broken down by the manufacturer. There is alot of information on some small turbine engines developed for cruise missle applications that I have not seen elsewhere. There are a decent amount of photos that give a good sense of most of the engines. I wonder though with all the research that was done for this book if many more interresting photos were left out?
The introduction is good and the information they present with the problems involved in design and production of small scale turbine engines is very interresting.
All in all this is money well spent for anyone who enjoys the history of gas turbine engines.