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Jet Web: CONNECTIONS in the Development History of Turbojet Engines 1920 - 1950

By Dietrich Eckardt
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By Dietrich Eckardt
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The present book describes the development history of turbojet engines, mainly in the web-type triangle Great Britain (USA) - Germany - Switzerland from early beginnings in the 1920s up to the first practical usage in the 1950s, before the still unbroken, grand impact of aero propulsion technology on global air traffic started. interconnections are highlighted, including the considerable impact of axial-flow compressor design know-how of the Swiss/German company BBC Brown Boveri & Cie. on b...

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