The Development of Jet and Turbine Aero Engines by Bill Gunston

The Development of Jet and Turbine Aero Engines Bill Gunston ebook
Page: 272
Publisher: Haynes Publications, Inc.
ISBN: 9781852606183
Format: pdf

Rolls-Royce speeded the development of jet fighter planes, which came too late to significantly affect World War II but which proved decisive in Korea. Working on aircraft turbines (Chrysler built a turbo-prop for the U.S. This is why, for instance, Böhler Forging, a medium-sized enterprise in Kapfenberg in Austria, is developing a new manufacturing process for lighter turbine blades. The story of jet engine development in Germany during WWII is a classical example of premature introduction of immature technology into operational use. The JTI, for example, funded the development of a special jet engine, the so-called geared turbofan. The gas turbine relates to the jet engine, patented by England's Frank White in 1930. MHI will undertake development and manufacture of the new engine's combustors, high pressure turbine disks and diffuser cases as well as final engine assembly and operational testing of delivered products. Navy Bureau of Aeronautics in 1948), but didn't begin thinking about roadgoing applications until the mid-Fifties, perhaps inspired by Rover of Britain's 1952 experimental turbine car. The compressor and turbine of jet engines were particularly complicated and delicate components operating under high physical forces. The airlines expect this “The development of the geared turbofan is beyond what we could do alone,” says Peter Taferner from the Munich engine manufacturer, MTU Aero Engines. MHI's track record in the development and manufacture of engines for commercial aircraft includes participation in projects relating to P&W's large-scale PW4000 jet engine, International Aero Engines' (IAE) V2500, and Rolls-Royce's TRENT 1000. German As aviation historian Alfred Price wrote: “…at this time (May 1944) the poor reliability of the 004 engines precluded the operational use of the Me 262 in any rule.”.