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The jet engine.

"The Jet Engine provides a complete, accessibledescription of the working and underlying principles of the gasturbine. Accessible, non-technical approach explaining the workings of jet engines, for readers of all levels. Full colour diagrams, cutaways and photographs throughout, written by RR s...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Rolls-Royce plc (Author), Knovel (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chichester, West Sussex : Wiley, 2015.
Subjects:
Rolls-Royce Ltd.
Airplanes > Turbojet engines.
Airplanes > Jet propulsion.
Aircraft gas-turbines.
Avions > Turboréacteurs.
Avions > Propulsion par réaction.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Aeronautics & Astronautics.
Aerospace engineering.
Jet engines.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:"The Jet Engine provides a complete, accessibledescription of the working and underlying principles of the gasturbine. Accessible, non-technical approach explaining the workings of jet engines, for readers of all levels. Full colour diagrams, cutaways and photographs throughout, written by RR specialists in all the respective fields, hugely popular and well-reviewed book, originally published in 2005 under Rolls Royce's own imprint"--
"The Jet Engine provides a complete, accessible description of the working and underlying principles of the gas turbine. Written by Rolls-Royce gas turbine engineers, it contains a wealth of detail and high-quality illustrations"--
Physical Description:1 online resource (288 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (page 288) and index.
ISBN:9781523111145
1523111143