Developed by and for the aircraft powerplant section at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, this is a most comprehensive textbook on modern gas turbine engines for the A&P or EASA B1 student who wants a focus on turbine powerplants; exceeding both A&P and B1 standards.With over 500 illustrations, charts, and tables; you will find comprehensive information on the theory of gas turbine engines as well as extensive coverage of all turbine sections, systems, and types, as well as their practical application in a variety of aircraft including helicopters, turboprops, and APUs up to the largest transport-category airliners.The Aircraft Gas Turbine Powerplants Workbook includes a series of carefully prepared study questions matching each chapter. These questions emphasize key elements and enable you to continually check your understanding as you navigate through the material.

Contains questions from each chapter in the Aircraft Gas Turbine textbook with page references. Packed with illustrations and explanations. Written by Charles Otis. ISBN# 0-88487-315-3. 192 pages.

Professors Wild and Davis, both of Purdue University, have updated the classic Aircraft Turbine Engines textbook to create the second edition. This new edition contains the latest in turbine engine technology and manufacturing practices. Of course, it still covers the unchanging principles of heat engines, performance factors, and all the terminology that goes with them.This book was written for powerplant technicians and crewmembers who service, maintain, and operate gas turbine engines used on today's aircraft. Comprehensive diagrams and images are used throughout the text to illustrate key concepts. Turbine engine practices and techniques provide background information on standard industry practices.Turbofan, turboprop, and turboshaft engines are explored, emphasizing their differences and how they fulfill unique requirements. Example engine models are explored in detail for each type. Readers can easily understand engine systems and components and their function as part of the overall engine operation.Topics?History and advancement of turbine engines?Turbine principles?Terms and engine types?Turbine design?Turbine engine systems and maintenance?Testing and operation?Turbofan engines?Turboprop engines?Turboshaft engines and APUs?Inspection and maintenance?Fault analysis?Turbine engine manufacturing

Annotation A design textbook attempting to bridge the gap between traditional academic textbooks, which emphasize individual concepts and principles; and design handbooks, which provide collections of known solutions. The airbreathing gas turbine engine is the example used to teach principles and methods. The first edition appeared in 1987. The disk contains supplemental material. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).

This landmark joint publication between the National Air and Space Museum and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics chronicles the evolution of the small gas turbine engine through its comprehensive study of a major aerospace industry. Drawing on in-depth interviews with pioneers, current project engineers, and company managers, engineering papers published by the manufacturers, and the tremendous document and artifact collections at the National Air and Space Museum, the book captures and memorializes small engine development from its earliest stage. Leyes and Fleming leap back nearly 50 years for a first look at small gas turbine engine development and the seven major corporations that dared to produce, market, and distribute the products that contributed to major improvements and uses of a wide spectrum of aircraft. In non-technical language, the book illustrates the broad-reaching influence of small turbinesfrom commercial and executive aircraft to helicopters and missiles deployed in recent military engagements. Detailed corporate histories and photographs paint a clear historical picture of turbine development up to the present. See for yourself why The History of North American Small Gas Turbine Aircraft Engines is the most definitive reference book in its field. The publication of The History of North American Small Gas Turbine Aircraft Engines represents an important milestone for the National Air and Space Museum (NASM) and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). For the first time, there is an authoritative study of small gas turbine engines, arguably one of the most significant spheres of aeronautical technology in the second half o