The development of jet and turbine aero engines /
Bill Gunston.
- 4th ed.
- Somerset: Patrick Stephen; 2006.
- 259 p.: figuras.
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.