| Description |
vii, 190 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
The birth of the jet engine in Britain / Sir Frank Whittle -- The evolution and future of aeropropulsion systems / Hans von Ohain -- Jet fighters / Walter J. Boyne and Donald S. Lopez -- The development of the "Jumbo 004" turbojet engine / Anselm Franz -- Powerplants-- past, present, and future / Gerhard Neumann -- Jet bombers / Walter J. Boyne and Donald S. Lopez -- Flying jet aircraft and the Bell XS-1 / Charles E. Yeager -- The first forty years of jet aviation / Najeeb E. Halaby -- Jet airliners / Walter J. Boyne and Donald S. Lopez -- Jet aviation development : a company perspective / John E. Steiner -- Forty years of jet aviation : a selective bibliography and research guide / Dominick A. Pisano |
| Notes |
Lectures presented at a symposium held Oct. 26, 1979 and sponsored by the National Air and Space Museum |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 185-190 |
| Subject |
Airplanes -- Jet propulsion -- History -- Congresses.
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| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Author |
Boyne, Walter J., 1929-
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Franz, Anselm.
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Lopez, Donald S., 1923-2008.
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National Air and Space Museum.
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| LC no. |
79020216 |
| ISBN |
0874742471 (paperback) |
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087474248X |
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