Advanced Engine Development at Pratt and Whitney: The Inside Story of Eight Special Projects, 1946-1971 - Rilegato
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Learn the inside story behind a series of technically advanced projects over a 25-year period at Pratt & Whitney. Dick Mulready spearheaded Pratt & Whitney projects such as 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.
Advanced Engine Development at Pratt & Whitney 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
- The XLD-1 Gas Dynamic Laser
- The Space Shuttle Engine
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