The present book describes in the English edition (Feb. 2023) on 750 pages the development history of turbojet engines, mainly in the web-type triangle Great Britain (USA) - Germany - Switzerland from early beginnings in the 1920s up to the first practical usage in the 1950s, before the still unbroken, grand impact of aero propulsion technology on global air traffic started. Interconnections are highlighted, including the considerable impact of axial-flow compressor design know-how of the Swiss/German company BBC Brown Boveri & Cie. on both sides.
The author reveals significant undercurrents which led to a considerable exchange, and thus change in understanding of the technical-historical perspective, especially in the decisive years before WWII, and thus closes gaps in the unilateral/national views of this ground-breaking technical advancement. The old 'Whittle vs. von Ohain Saga' is not repeated in full, but addressed in sufficient detail to understand the considerably enlarged narrative scope.
In addition, there is a German edition (Dec. 2023) of 794 pages, entitled 'Jet Web. Zur Entwicklungsgeschichte der Turbojet-Triebwerke 1920-1950', ISBN 978-3-658-41744-4.
Target groups for this book are specialists in aviation technology and jet engines, technology historians and interested beginners with some mechanical engineering background.
The author, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dietrich ECKARDT, has more than forty years of professional experience in turbomachinery research, in German turbojet engine and Swiss power generation gas turbine industry. He is winner of the 2017 ASME engineer-historian award.
The author reveals significant undercurrents which led to a considerable exchange, and thus change in understanding of the technical-historical perspective, especially in the decisive years before WWII, and thus closes gaps in the unilateral/national views of this ground-breaking technical advancement. The old 'Whittle vs. von Ohain Saga' is not repeated in full, but addressed in sufficient detail to understand the considerably enlarged narrative scope.
In addition, there is a German edition (Dec. 2023) of 794 pages, entitled 'Jet Web. Zur Entwicklungsgeschichte der Turbojet-Triebwerke 1920-1950', ISBN 978-3-658-41744-4.
Target groups for this book are specialists in aviation technology and jet engines, technology historians and interested beginners with some mechanical engineering background.
The author, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dietrich ECKARDT, has more than forty years of professional experience in turbomachinery research, in German turbojet engine and Swiss power generation gas turbine industry. He is winner of the 2017 ASME engineer-historian award.