Advanced Engine Development at Pratt and Whitney

Title: Advanced Engine Development at Pratt and Whitney
Author: Dick Mulready
ISBN: 0768006643 / 9780768006643
Format: Hard Cover
Pages: 236
Publisher: SAE
Year: 2001
Availability: 45-60 days

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This book offers a behind-the-scenes look at the almost unbelievable projects at Pratt & Whitney, including the RL10 hydrogen rocket engine, which has been used to launch most large satellites over the past half-century, and the development of the technology for the high-pressure staged combustion rocket engine used in the Space Shuttle.

Chapters cover these projects:

  • Ramjets
  • T57 - The Largest Turboprop
  • Liquid Hydrogen and the 304 Engine - Suntan
  • RL10
  • High-Pressure Rockets
  • Boost Glide and the XLR129
  • and more