Title Allied aircraft piston engines of World War II : history and development of frontline aircraft piston engines produced by Great Britain and the United States during World War II / Graham White

Published Warrendale, Pa. (400 Commonwealth Dr., Warrendale PA USA) : Society of Automotive Engineers, ©1995

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Description 1 electronic text (xvi, 426 pages) : illustrations, digital file Series Society of Automotive Engineers. Electronic publications Society of Automotive Engineers. Electronic publications Contents 1. Introduction -- 2. Requirements -- 3. The British Contribution -- 4. Rolls-Royce -- 5. Bristol -- 6. Napier -- 7. The U.S. Contribution -- 8. General Electric Turbosuperchargers -- 9. Pratt & Whitney -- 10. Allison -- 11. Wright Aeronautical Corporation -- 12. Hyper Activity and Other Near Misses -- 13. Conclusion Summary While it took the demands of two World Wars to bring aviation into acceptance by the general public, it was a relative handful of engineers, entrepreneurs, and pilots who positioned the technology and resources necessary to make aviation one of the deciding factors in ending World War II. This book attempts to illuminate some of the historically significant technical developments that were incorporated into World War II aircraft engines that directly contributed to the execution and tactics of the war Notes Title from PDF title page (SAE Web site, 08/03/2012) Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes Also available in print Subject Airplanes, Military -- United States -- Motors -- History Airplanes, Military -- Great Britain -- Motors -- History World War, 1939-1945 -- Equipment and supplies. TRANSPORTATION / Aviation / History. HISTORY / Military / World War II. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Aeronautics & Astronautics. Airplanes, Military -- Motors Equipment and supplies Great Britain United States Genre/Form History Form Electronic book LC no. 95020100 ISBN 9780768046410 0768046416

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