TY - BOOK AU - Gunston,Bill TI - The development of jet and turbine aero engines SN - 0750944773 PY - 2006/// CY - Somerset: PB - Patrick Stephen; KW - TURBINAS KW - HELICOPTEROS KW - COHETES N2 - How gas turbines work: Principles - Compressors - Combustion - Turbines - Jetpipes - Propellers and fans - Engine systems - Construction - Installation. The historical story: The pioneers - The Second World War - Rockets and ramjets - The post-war era to 1960 - Powered lift - Militray jet engines - Civil jet engines - Turboprops and propfans - Helicopters ER -