Several different schools of thought and contributory designs led up to Frank Whittle's 1941 gas turbine flight. Despite the fact that NASA's development budget now trickles down to feed the ...
The engine consists, basically, of a gas generator and a power-conversion section, as shown in Figures 1.1 and 1.2. Figure 1.1: Example of an auxiliary power unit. GTCP 660-4 Auxiliary power unit ...