{"product_id":"9781600867118","title":"The Engines of Pratt \u0026 Whitney: A Technical History","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Engines of Pratt \u0026amp; Whitney: A Technical History \u003c\/i\u003erecounts the role played by Pratt \u0026amp; Whitney (P\u0026amp;W) in the evolution of aircraft engines from 1925 to the present time—for the most part as told by the engineers who made the history. A technical reference of all P\u0026amp;W engines and their applications, the book describes the evolution of piston engines and gas turbines, and offers young engineers a wealth of insights about design, development, marketing, and product support efforts for customers at home and abroad.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first three chapters introduce the contributions of Frederick Rentschler, George Mead, and Leonard Hobbs, with stories of how each new piston engine came into being. From 1940-1945 P\u0026amp;W committed its engineering efforts to winning World War II, but when the war was over, P\u0026amp;W found itself on the outside of the gas turbine market, which was capably being served by General Electric and Westinghouse. How P\u0026amp;W emerged from being five years behind the competition in 1945 to a position of dominance ten years later is an exciting story of technical risk-taking and \"betting the farm\" on success.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrederick Rentschler, who founded P\u0026amp;W with George Mead, believed that 75 percent of the progress in aviation was due to engine technology. This book shows how P\u0026amp;W gave credibility to such a statement.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"American Institute of Aeronautics \u0026 Astronautics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47047570915568,"sku":"9781600867118","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781600867118_p0.jpg?v=1763815525","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781600867118","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}