A Brief History of General Electric (of the USA) Aircraft Engine Business
Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology
ISSN: 0002-2667
Article publication date: 1 October 1978
Abstract
The date: October 2, 1942. Shrouded by World War II secrecy, a small glider‐like aircraft taxied to the end of a runway on a dry California lake bed, throttled up, and gathered speed for its 10‐minute flight that began the jet age in the United States.
Citation
(1978), "A Brief History of General Electric (of the USA) Aircraft Engine Business", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 50 No. 10, pp. 25-28. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb035490
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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