Jet Web: Connections in the Development History of Turbojet Engines 1920 - 1950 (Hardcover, 2022)

Survey Relevant timeline for aero engine technolgy - from ~ 400 B.C to 1951.- Excursion I: Max Koenig (1893-1975) and Claude Seippel (1900-1986) Detailed personal description of two Swiss engineers, an early 'turbojet prophet' and the important 'Father of the axial compressor'.- Turbomachinery and Aero-Related Activities at BBC and in International Context up to 1935 Internationl description of early turbomachinery design experiences.- Excursion II: Fritz Heppner (1904-1982) and Hellmut Weinrich (1909-1988) Personal description of a German/ English Jewish engineer, and his German partner.- 'Connections' and Early Turbojet Developments 1935-1939 A jet-web type survey of early beginnings in turbojet engine technology, and related basics.- Excursion III: Helmut Schelp (1912-1994) and Max Adolf Mueller (1901-1962) The 'good and the bad guy' in German turbojet engine development.- The War Years 1940-1945 Comparative description of turbojet engine development in Great Britain/ USA and Germany, with Swiss support.- Excursion IV: Hermann Reuter (1911-1981) and Hermann Oestrich (1903-1973) Detailed personal description of two leading German turbojet engineers.- The Post-War Period Turbojet engine techology transfer amongst the Allies.