This book offers a behind-the-scenes look at the almost unbelievable projects at Pratt & Whitney, including the RL10 hydrogen rocket engine, which has been used to launch most large satellites over the past half-century, and the development of the technology for the high-pressure staged combustion rocket engine used in the Space Shuttle.
Chapters cover these projects:
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Ramjets
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T57 - The Largest Turboprop
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Liquid Hydrogen and the 304 Engine - Suntan
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RL10
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High-Pressure Rockets
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Boost Glide and the XLR129
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and more