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In the second and final volume of this complete history of the early yeaars of the jet engine, Tony Kay covers all the countries to embark on jet engine development after the leads established by Great Britain and Germany beforew World War Two. Most important amongst three countries, in terms of turbojet development, and the United States, France and the USSR, but the book also covers the engines produced by Sweden, Switzerland, Canada, Hungary, Japan and Italy. Superbly illustrated with hundreds of photographs of engines - turbojet, turboprop, turboshaft and turbofan - snd the aircraft that they powered. AUTHOR: Tony Kay has written widely on areonautics and technical background ranges from instruments to heavy engineering and he has, for decades, run his own optical instrument business. Tony is also a keen pilot. 300 b/w photos and drawingsProduct Identifiers
PublisherT.H.E. Crowood Press LTD
ISBN-139781861269393
eBay Product ID (ePID)87264677
Product Key Features
Book TitleThe Early History and Development of the Turbojet 1930-1960: Volume 2 - USSR, USA, Japan, France, Canada, Sweden, Switzerland, Italy and Hungary
AuthorTony Kay
FormatHardcover
LanguageEnglish
TopicAircraft
Publication Year2007
Dimensions
Item Height280mm
Item Width220mm
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorTony Kay
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom