The Development of Jet and Turbine Aero Engines (4th Edition)
Author(s): Bill Gunston
Expert aviation writer Bill Gunston explains clearly and accessibly the differences between gas-turbine, jet, rocket, ramjet and helicopter turboshaft aero engines, and traces their histories from the early days to the complex units used in today's airliners and military jets. New edition includes Boeing's 787 and Rolls-Royce's Trent 1000. Bill Gunston OBE, FRAeS, is a former RAF pilot and flying instructor. He is perhaps Britain's best-known aviation writer, with over 380 books published during his fifty-year career. He lives in Surrey.
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BILL GUNSTON, a former RAF pilot and flying instructor, is perhaps the best-known aviation writer in Britain today, with some 300 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 the Pioneers to the Present Day (2nd edition, 2005).
General Fields
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- : haypub
- : haypub
- : 0.626
- : 01 July 2006
- : 238mm X 169mm X 15mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : Bill Gunston
- : Paperback
- : 4th Revised edition
- : 272
- : 250 black and white illustrations