Jet aircrafts & generations of jet fighter aircrafts

Madrid, Renna (2012) Jet aircrafts & generations of jet fighter aircrafts. Orange Apple, Delhi, India. ISBN 9788132327882

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Abstract

A jet aircraft is an aircraft propelled by jet engines. Jet aircraft generally fly much faster than propeller-powered aircraft and at higher altitudes - as high as 10,000-15,000 meters (33,000-49,000 ft). At these altitudes, jet engines achieve maximum efficiency over long distances. The engines in propeller powered aircraft achieve their maximum efficiency at much lower altitudes. Some jet aircraft can move faster than sound. Two engineers, Frank Whittle in the United Kingdom and Hans von Ohain in Germany, developed the concept independently during the late 1930s. The concept had already been discussed as early as August 1928 by Frank Whittle at Flying School, Wittering, but Hans von Ohain also wrote in February 1936 to Ernst Heinkel, telling him of the design and its possibilities. However, it can be argued that A. A. Griffith, who published a paper in July 1926 on compressors and turbines, which he had been studying at the RAE , also deserves priority credits.

Item Type: Book
Subjects: T Technology > TL Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics
Divisions: Electronic Books
Depositing User: Esam @ Hisham Muhammad
Date Deposited: 13 Nov 2022 08:14
Last Modified: 13 Nov 2022 08:14
URI: http://odlsystem2.utm.my/id/eprint/3585

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