U.S. ENGINE MAKERS PESSIMISTIC ABOUT CHANCES FOR MAJOR TECHNOLOGICAL BREAKTHROUGHS

General Electric and Pratt and Whitney see opportunities for big gains in efficiency of existing engines. Research and development efforts to improving the fuel consumption and noise characteristics of existing power plants are described.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Reinhold Publishing Company, Incorporated

  600 Summer Street
  Stamford, CT  United States  06904
• Authors:
  • Baumgarner, J D
• Publication Date: 1979-3

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: p. 37-40
• Serial:
  • ATW: Air Transport World
  • Volume: 16
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Penton Media
  • ISSN: 0002-2543

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Fuel conservation; Jet engines; Research projects
• Identifier Terms: General Electric engines
• Uncontrolled Terms: Research programs
• Old TRIS Terms: Pratt and whitney jt10 engine; Pratt and whitney jt8d engine; Pratt and whitney jt9d engine
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Energy; Research; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00194425
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Air Transport World
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 30 1979 12:00AM