History of liquid propellant rocket engines
Written by a rocket propulsion expert, this book gives an account of the liquid propellant rocket engine field. This book includes information on the early pioneers, amateur rocket societies, evolution of hardware components, investigations of different liquid propellants, reorganizations of key companies, and the principal areas of application.
Print Book, English, 2005
AIAA, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Reston, Va., 2005
XVI, 911 Seiten
9781563476495, 1563476495
255490470
Introduction; Merits of Liquid Propellant Rocket Engines and their Applications; Technical Trends and Historical Changes; Technology and Hardware; The Early Years, Visionaries, and Pioneers, 1903 to 1940; Liquid Propellant Rocket Engine Organizations Worldwide, 1941 to 2002; Liquid Propellant Rocket Engines in the USA; Liquid Propellant Rocket Engines in Russia and the Ukraine; Liquid Propellant Rocket Engines in Germany; France's Liquid Propellant Rocket Engine History; Japan's Liquid Propellant Rocket Engine History; Liquid Propellant Rocket Engines United Kingdom or Britain; Liquid Propellant Rocket Engines in the People's Republic of China; Liquid Propellant Rocket Engines in India; General Finding, Comments, and Conclusions.