History of Liquid Propellant Rocket Engines - Hardcover

Sutton, George P.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1563476495 ISBN 13: 9781563476495

Verlag: American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics, 2005

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"George Sutton couples his tremendous technical knowledge and experience with a unique historical perspective to provide a fascinating look at the development of the liquid rocket engine. This book locates and traces the threads of the liquid rocket engine technology development and weaves those threads together to provide a truly remarkable and insightful book.--Mark F. Fisher, Manager, MSFC Office of Exploration Systems"

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The contents mentioned in this book include Meeting Papers, Books, AIAA Education Series, Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics, General Interest, The Aerospace Press, Case Studies, Supplemental Material, Journals, Aerospace America, Standards, AIAA Electronic Library, How to Order, Reprint Permissions, Terms of Use. This new book, written by one of the foremost experts in rocket propulsion, gives an account of the liquid propellant rocket engine field over the last fourscore and more years. It is the story about the technological advances that allowed progressive improvements in design, analysis, thrust magnitude, reliability, cost, and performance; where and when those advances were made, including unique engines from the countries most important to this technology; the groups, companies, or organizations of engineers, specialists, and dedicated people who made it happen; and the different kinds of flight vehicles that have been propelled by liquid propellant rocket engines. You will learn about the early pioneers, amateur rocket societies, evolution of key hardware components, past investigations of different liquid propellants, reorganizations and mergers of key companies, and the principal areas of application. In addition to the United States, Russia, Ukraine, Germany, France, Japan, United Kingdom, People's Republic of China, and India histories are included.

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• Verlag: American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1563476495
• ISBN 13: 9781563476495
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 927