Forty Years of the Aircraft Gas Turbine: A review of the progress made since the inception of the gas turbine as a prime mover for aircraft
Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology
ISSN: 0002-2667
Article publication date: 1 October 1970
Abstract
THE aircraft gas turbine is intriguing in that there were early attempts at its development not only by the established aero engine companies and research establishments in many countries, but also by manufacturers of marine and industrial turbines and — most successfully — by individuals. The aero engine companies failed because in virtually every instance they attempted to produce a power unit of comparable or lower specific fuel consumption to the traditional piston engine. This led to unduly complex designs involving unattainably high component efficiencies and turbine temperatures at far too early a stage in the development of the new prime mover.
Citation
Fulton, K. (1970), "Forty Years of the Aircraft Gas Turbine: A review of the progress made since the inception of the gas turbine as a prime mover for aircraft", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 42 No. 10, pp. 18-32. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb034684
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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