The Development of Jet and Turbine Aero Engines

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(2007), "The Development of Jet and Turbine Aero Engines", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 79 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/aeat.2007.12779aae.003

The Development of Jet and Turbine Aero Engines

The Development of Jet and Turbine Aero Engines

Bill GunstonSutton Publishing4th ed.

Keywords: Jet aircraft, Jet engines, Aerospace engineering

Patrick Stephens Limited was one of the great civil transport and engineering imprints of recent times. Trustworthy and reliable, innovative and influential, it was an important name in this genre of publishing. Sutton Publishing are re- launching the revolutionary name of PSL and putting it back in its rightful place with the release of two books by the prolific aviation author, Bill Gunston.

The first of the two books is, The Development of Jet and Turbine Aero Engines (4th edition).

What links the largest, heaviest transport aircraft, the highest flying reconnaissance aeroplanes and the fastest, most agile fighters? They are all powered by jet or gas-turbine engines.

Here, expert aviation author Bill Gunston explains in a highly accessible language the difference between gas- turbine, jet, rocket, ramjet and helicopter turboshaft. He traces their histories from the early days through to the complex and powerful units used in today's wide-bodied airliners and high performance military jets.

This new edition brings the story right up to date with details of Boeing's 787, the Engine Alliance's GP7200, Rolls- Royce's Trent 1000 power plants, and pressure-jet-tip-mounted combustion chambers for helicopters. It also includes drawings and photographs of these latest engines.

Part one contains nine highly illustrated chapters examining how the gas turbine works.

Part two contains nine further chapters which give a detailed account of the historical story. The pioneers, the Second World War, Rockets and ramjets and helicopters are some of the subjects covered in Part 11.

This book is a fully updated fourth edition.

The second book recently published by Bill Gunston is Development of Piston AeroEngines (2nd Edition).

When the first aviators sought engines to power their flying machines nearly a century ago, they did so in a world of rapid and exciting progress. This was a time of experiment and adventure, in which it soon became clear that what was needed was an engine that could give ample power but within reasonable limits of weight and bulk.

Expert aviation author, Bill Gunston, takes a thorough look at the history, development and application of these remarkable engines, from those used by the Wright Brothers for their pioneering flights in the early 1900s right up to the small engines fitted to microlights today.

This fully updated second edition includes details of new families of engines being developed at the present time, as well as suggestions as to what the future might hold. It is a clear, comprehensive and fully illustrated guide to the theory and history of piston aero engines.

Also included is a comprehensive review of all of today's engines: air- cooled, liquid-cooled, units derived from basic car designs, as well as some unconventional models.

The Author Bill Gunston OBE, FRAeS is a former RAF pilot and flying instructor and is perhaps the best-known aviation writer in Britain today with some 380 books published in a fifty-year writing career. His recent books include Night Fighters: A Development and Combat History (2nd edition, 2003) and World Encyclopedia of Aircraft Manufacturers: From Pioneers to the Present Day (2nd edition. 2005) Bill lives in Haslemere, Surrey in the South of England.

Details available from: Sutton Publishing, Tel: +1 (0) 1453 732 436, web site: www.suttonpublishing.co.uk