TY - BOOK AU - Smith, Geoffrey G. TI - Gas turbine and jet propulsion for aircraft / PY - 1944/// CY - New York : PB - Aerosphere, KW - TURBOMOTORES KW - TURBINAS DE GAS KW - PROPULSION A CHORRO N2 - Jet propulsion - Thrust and performance - Early projects - Gas turbine components - Combustion systems - Metallurgy - British gas turbines - American gas turbines - German gas turbines - Testing and maintenance - Types of turbine-propelled aircraft - Jets versus airscrews - Trubine-airscrews projects - Aerodynamic problems - Tailless aircraft and the flying wing - Closed-cycle gas turbines - Steam turbines - Guided missiles and flying bombs - Official adoption of jet aircraft - Broadcasting the news - Notable views on turbine propulsion ER -