jet engine

Well i don't have mutch knowledge about it and there is not so mutch to find about. They have the potential to be very good tought as far as my small research goes bearings where the big problems. Maybe you guys know more about it. I will link the wiki page to it...

The Victorians developed effective turbines for turning water and steam power into work, and also turbopumps for doing the opposite. During the early part of the 20th century, research was carried out into various arrangements for turbo-compression, combustion and turbine work extraction in the...

Ah okay, that makes more sense. It seems the original description was incorrect. Justo, do you know where I can find more information regarding Japanese centrifugal-type jet engines? I’m curious how they compare to the axial series. and thanks for the amazing images and information, as always

Hi all I've done quite a bit of searching on the net, but cannot seem to find details on all the Avon series engines with physical characteristics and timelines. Any pointers would be much appreciated. On this topic, I've seen the Mirage III originally touted for Australia was fitted with an...

Got this form Groggy on the TGP site http://www.tgplanes.com/Public/snitz/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1268 “The L.R.1 bomber project was first submitted to the Ministry of Aircraft Production late in 1944” and “In May, 1945 a project was prepared for a transatlantic civil transport powered by four...